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Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Communications Committee has tabled — for now —legislation sponsored by Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet that seeks to establish by law, the American Samoa Telecommunications Corporation Authority (ASTCA), which continues to operate under an executive order issued...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued by The Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced the approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for American Samoa, effective July 25, 2021 to July 24, 2024. The MCP was developed by...
Launch group members at virtual meeting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Department of Commerce, in collaboration with Coursera, is moving forward with their efforts to development of the IT workforce within the territory. Coursera – a universal online learning program that offers access to online courses, degrees, and certificates from...
Rep. Larry Sanitoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With three legal counsels employed at the Governor’s Office making high salaries, Rep. Larry Sanitoa queried the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola as to why several Administration bills submitted to the Fono are “incomplete” — delaying the legislative...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In separate general memoranda issued late last week, acting governor, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, appointed two acting directors — for the Treasury Department and the Office of Public Information (OPI). Treasury’s deputy director, Levi Reese is appointed acting...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Nu’uuli was arrested last month accused of attempting to assault a woman who is his neighbor — while she was holding her 1-year-old son. When Tomasi Alataua made his initial appearance in District Court, the court granted a motion to release him on his own...
Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a response letter from the Biden Administration directly expressing President Biden’s support for a Medicaid priority that is shared by the Territories, as introduced legislatively earlier this year with the unanimous bipartisan backing...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with an outstanding arrest warrant was taken into custody last month after police picked him up for a public peace disturbance (PPD) in Tafuna. He was on the run for over two months before he was apprehended. Asotau Opeta, 37, who has a previous assault conviction...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following a request from the US State Department, and on behalf of the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal’s have given a new time frame response to plaintiffs-appellees, who sought an “en banc” or full panel...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa, who unlawfully entered a home with the intention of sexually assaulting a woman who was sleeping in the living room is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month. Vaa Toafau made his initial appearance in District Court last month. He is...

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