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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Nov. 12th memorandum, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola informed cabinet members of the government’s Island Wide Clean-up for the month of November is set for Friday, Nov. 19th
And that all departments, agencies, offices and authorities are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After spending almost 4 years behind bars while awaiting the outcome of his case, Sio Godinet Jr is now a free man after he was “discharged” by the High Court yesterday morning.
After the government presented their witnesses, the defense attorney moved for a judgment of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued last night, Hawaiian airlines advised that Thursday’s flight to Honolulu had been postponed until this morning. The inbound flight arrived as scheduled Thursday evening and no reason for the delay was explained by the airline.
Around 8:45 pm the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jury instructions, opening statements and govt witness testimonies for the jury trial of one of the co-defendants from Pago Pago drug raid over three years ago began yesterday in High Court.
Sio Godinet Jr, who is still in custody unable to post a $50,000 bond after...