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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa will now have seven women members of Parliament after the Supreme Court today ordered the Speaker, Papali'I Li'o Ta'eu Masipa'u, to swear in three new women MPs forthwith. The Samoa Observer reports the decision means the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) will have two new...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force is finalizing plans for this year’s graduates especially high school seniors, as parents are eager to find out whether or not the local Education Department (ASDOE) will allow some form of public graduation ceremony this year, amid COVID-19...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has allocated $50 million of its $300 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act for recruitment, retention and retraining of staff at LBJ and the proposed new 40-bed facility in Tafuna. “Funding to cover these costs is essential to attracting...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for his involvement in a stealing and burglary case five years ago is back in court this week after he was arrested at the scene of the alleged crime. During his arrest, police discovered drugs inside his bag Neil Olosega made his initial...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “This is a critical point for American Samoa as the numbers continue to drop, in terms of [COVID] positive rates, [and] our admissions to the hospital continue to wane,” says Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during yesterday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference. “...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father accused of abusing his 6-year-old son by assaulting him is now in custody after he was arrested last month. The defendant made his initial appearance in Court. He is charged with two counts of the information including abuse of a child involving domestic...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming an upcoming grant for Pago Pago International Airport from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) totaling over $17.8 million for runway rehabilitation.  “This is great news for our airport, which is a key link to the United States...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Local inflation reached double digits in the first quarter of 2022… recorded at 11.6%” — an increase from 9.7% at the end of the year 2021, declared the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 1st Quarter of 2022 report...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused of burglarizing the home of a Filipino couple is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month. Felesi Toilolo made his initial appearance in Court last month. He is charged with three counts of information including one count of 1st-...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The Dept. of Health’s (DoH) latest report released on Friday evening shows Faleasao village leading the active case count with 25 active cases, up from 18 reported on the previous accounting — followed by Tafuna with 19, Leone 15 and Nuuuli 12.  DOH continues to send...

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