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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two freighters which off loaded cargo in Fiji before arriving in Pago Pago Harbor last week were required to wait outside for 7 days as a precaution against Covid-19.
These were the Coral Islander II which arrived Tuesday and the Olomana which arrived the following day....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a is still experiencing a partial outage with Broadband being the only available service, the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority said in an update to the public released Monday night.
“Connection is stable with reduced speeds as reported on our last update...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted the advancement of legislation that would lead to road improvements for American Samoa as the House passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. This Act authorizes $343 billion for roads, bridges and safety measures, $109 billion for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the government’s new pay increase, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga is telling the ASG workforce that he expects to see employees “demonstrating increased levels of professionalism and service” for the people they serve.
The governor’s message was outlined...
Honolulu, HAWAII —the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa advisory council and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary advisory council will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. SST / 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. HST for a joint meeting. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Vaitogi has been convicted of escape from confinement, a felony punishable by imprisonment of not more than 5 years, and/ or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.
Under a plea agreement, Kolose Tautua, 29, admits that on/ or about April 24, 2019, he escaped...
The Court has set bail at $500 for Aifili Fonoia, who was taken into custody last week following an incident in Tafeta where he is alleged to have gone to his neighbor’s home with a knife, and also challenged people in the neighborhood to a fight.
Fonoia, who made his initial appearance in court...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand's central bank is working to stem an exodus of international banks from Pacific Island nations, which is leaving their populations vulnerable to predatory finance operators.
Governor Adrian Orr says cross-border banking relationships have declined rapidly over...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The second of the four defendants arrested after police executed two search warrants in February of last year at two homes in Tafuna and Vaitogi has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Jack Alesana, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu Administration is finalizing the proposed budget document for fiscal year 2022, which begins Oct. 1st this year, before it heads to print and then is submitted to the Fono when lawmakers convene on the second Monday of July for the Second Regular Session of...