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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In notices posted on its website, the Office of the Insurance Commission confirmed that it has “received numerous inquiries about Progressive Insurance [Pago Pago] and Oxford Pacific Ins. Mgmt.”  “And many policyholders are wanting to file complaints. Our advice is, you...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fully COVID-19 vaccinated travelers from American Samoa will no longer be required to be quarantined upon arrival in Apia, under a new agreement set by authorities in Samoa, according to ASG Health Department (DOH) officials during a news conference yesterday where...
Port Administration director Christopher King
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Renovation and upgrade of the terminal building at Pago Pago International Airport as well as the purchase of a landing craft unit (LCU) to improve inter-island transportation for the territory, are two of the three projects that the Port Administration Department (DPA)...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 40-year-old man from Samoa who was convicted of assaulting his wife while he was extremely intoxicated told the court that she was the one who started the fight, which landed him a 3-night stay at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). The defendant was...
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Honolulu, HAWAII — The 2020 annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports have been released on the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s online portal: wpcouncildata.org. These reports on nearshore and pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific Region provide data and...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is a cosponsor of a bill introduced in the House last week that would make some additional local infrastructure investments eligible for payment with unspent COVID-19 relief funds. The bipartisan State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s case against former Chief Immigration Officer (CIO), Peseta Dennis Fuimaono is now handed over to the panel of Judges to decide. Associate Justice Fiti Sunia announced yesterday morning after counsels from both parties presented their closing arguments...
Chicken of the Sea tuna cans
  Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), a major competitor for StarKist Samoa cannery, contends that application of the Buy American provisions to tuna purchased for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has resulted in higher costs and is not in the best interest...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of pouring gasoline on his wife and threatening to burn her alive is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month. The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court last month and he’s held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man from Kokoland accused of burglarizing a store in Tafuna and taking off with several items has admitted to the allegations against him. Tevita Peniata, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in High Court...

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