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Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata
Washington, D.C. —  Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing final passage through Congress of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act. Amata is an original cosponsor of H.R.1448, and supported a similar effort in the previous Congress. The Senate passed the...
Sen. Magalei Logovi’i
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has rejected another Administration bill  — this one, pertaining to the new pay scale for public school teachers, while senators endorsed a measure extending the government land lease agreement for the Boys and Girls Club of American Samoa. TEACHER PAY SCALE...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s four nominees to the American Samoa Student Financial Aid Board — referred to as the Scholarship Board — and a nominee for director of the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs (DYWA) were introduced in the Senate on Tuesday...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The passenger of a pick-up in which investigators found a small bag that allegedly contained white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia was let go. However, instead of taking advantage of his near miss from being arrested — the following evening, Vito Laulala was...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted by the District Court for assaulting his girlfriend has been ordered to spend 10 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a condition of a 12-month probation term. The detention period will see the defendant spending 5 straight...
Sandra King-Young, director of the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With no local matching funds provided by the territorial government, all services provided by the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency, have been suspended for the rest of this fiscal year 2021, and that includes any medical charters, except for the one already set for...
Public Defender Michael White
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Public Defender, Michael White submitting directly to the Fono a supplemental budget for his office’s fiscal year 2022 budget didn’t sit well with several lawmakers, and White was cautioned to submit any request to the governor, and not directly to the Fono. Over the...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono Joint Budget Committee hearings of the government’s fiscal year 2022 budget ended yesterday, as scheduled. The next step that will be announced soon, is when the committee meets to discuss and debate a final version and present a report to both chambers for a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of giving marijuana to a minor to sell for him at the beginning of this year has asked the High Court to set his case for jury trial. Ualesi Asuni appeared in court last week for his pretrial conference. Defense attorney told the court that they have...
Governor’s Office employees
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the start of school approaches the Governor’s Office is participating in the Adopt-a-School program, the Governor’s Office with the staff assigned to Fagaitua High. They were there in full force to clean up and paint, before the new school year begins Aug. 23rd.  The...

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