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Rep. Larry Sanitoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local certified athletic trainer, Florence Wasko, medical doctors and “our legal team” thoroughly reviewed a House bill that calls for government agencies and private associations that are sponsors of youth athletic activities to require primary coaches and officials to...
Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More COVID-19 benefits will soon be distributed by Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) to children who lost access to free meals at school due to schools being closed, reduced attendance hours or as well as when virtual learning was being done. The program is...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man who is on probation after being convicted of felony drug possession is now back in custody after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs in his possession during a traffic stop last month in Nu’uuli. Talifa Logovi’i is charged with one...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Earlier this year, U.S, President Joe Biden directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to increase the federal cost share for COVID-19 Public Assistance funding from 75 percent to 100 percent. This memo built on a previous memo issued in January and included...
Rep. Larry Sanitoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following a site visit late last week, a decision was reached for a 4-way stop to be installed at the intersection of Jason David Street — the street where Pacific Horizon School is located — and Ottoville Road, a very busy street with lots of both vehicles and foot...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man who unlawfully entered a home in Vaitogi last month with the intention of sexually assaulting a woman who was sleeping in the living room is now in custody. During his arrest, police found a glass pipe containing white crystalline substance in his...
APIPA chairman and also American Samoa’s Acting Territorial Auditor, Tofa Sualauvi H. Su’a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale has made it “mandatory” for finance personnel from all ASG entities to register and attend the Annual Conference of the Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) that will be held virtually and hosted by American Samoa....
Port Administration staff
Port Administration staff posed for a photo on Wednesday at the department’s main office at the Port of Pago Pago, during the launch of its Port Electronic Ticketing System (PETS) project to streamline the ticketing and boarding process for ferry operations to the Manu'a islands. This photo was...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Gov. Lemanu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has been in contact with the Pentagon, and put the following public statement on her congressional Facebook page:  “I am receiving inquiries regarding an American Samoan soldier. I want you to know I immediately began looking into this...
COVID-19 Task Force members at Fono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force in it’s weekly meeting on Monday heard Director of Health Motusa Nua caution that Hawaii’s COVID cases are going through the roof and Hawaii is now being considered a deadly zone. In a press release issued this week by the Task Force, it was noted...

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