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Bluesky staff with check
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the first week of October, Bluesky Communications joined the international celebration of Customer Service Week, where the theme was “The Power of Service”. In accordance with the theme, one of Bluesky's primary activities during the week was a coin drive to raise...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — San Diego-based JM Fisheries LLC, G.S. Fisheries Inc., the companies’ manager, and the chief engineer of the commercial fishing vessel Capt. Vincent Gann have agreed to pay a total of $725,000 in civil penalties to settle federal Clean Water Act claims related to oil...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  An overstayer who made his initial appearance in District Court last month was remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status. According to Immigration, the defendant's Immigration ID expired on March 19, 2021 The defense attorney informed the court that the defendant's...
ASG Treasurer Malemo L. Tausaga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasurer Malemo L. Tausaga has provided an update for employers in American Samoa regarding the 2% wage tax, which was repealed through Fono legislation and signed into law on Apr. 8th by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga. In a brief statement dated Nov. 17th...
Chairman Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Task force chair, Lt Governor Talauega Ale at the regular meeting this week opened discussions on the proposed mass max stand down (or shutdown), after members of the private sector — led by the Chamber of Commerce expressed concerns regarding ongoing plans for the mass...
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Washington, D.C. — 100 percent federal funding is now available through the end of 2021 for any emergency protective measure grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of COVID-19 response.  “We’ve had a lot of major funding news recently and since early 2020, but this...
Jacinta Fuamatu-Ma’ilo (left) and Pearl Tuiasosopo (right)
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two members of the Fono’s Legislative Reference bureau (LRB) participated in the National Conference of State Legislatures (“NCSL”), 2021 Legislative Staff Certificate Program. It took place every Friday during the month of October.  Ms. Pearl Tuiasosopo and Ms. Jacinta...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nichlous Nauer made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He is charged with 7 counts including one count of 2nd degree burglary, a class C felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both; along with 6...
TURKEY TAILS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fifteen food commodities contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) in October, according to the BFI report released by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division. It also says that the BFI in October registered a “substantial increase of 4.4%” from...
Amata and Sablan
Washington, D.C. —  Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan House passage Wednesday by a vote of 420-4 of legislation she cosponsored to establish a new committee of Veterans from the islands to advise the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) and the VA Secretary on Veterans’...

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