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Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee in a hearing last Wednesday, tabled for further review, an administration bill which “repeals the powers of arrest authority which currently provides employees of the local airport security guards with the same...
Samoa Supreme Court building
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting a man accused of murdering a female cop last December will be filing another bail application with the hope of getting released pending his Supreme Court trial next year. The defendant Edward Jireh Fanueli appeared in the Supreme Court on Monday before...
Dr Suluai-Mahuka
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — South Pacific Academy's Board of Directors announced yesterday the appointment of Dr Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka as principal of South Pacific Academy.  Dr Suluai-Mahuka has been acknowledged by two US Presidents for her dedication to academic excellence; she was honored by...
Architectural renderings of proposed LBJ upgrades
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A copy of a confidential report passed out to the House Health Committee, chaired by Ituau Faipule Manumaua Wayne C. Wilson, contained details of the architectural plans for a new two-story building that will be housing the Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, CT Scan,...
ARPA LOGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the $20 million allocated to build the new 40-bed hospital in Tafuna, just over $424,000 in expenditures have been recorded as of June 30, 2023, according to the American Samoa 2023 Recovery Plan Performance Report of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A “deferred” savings account for ASG employees; development of ASG’s land in Samoa; and building a small boat wharf in the Western District are among a handful of new government initiatives allocated funding under the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget for Special Programs...
PART OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga has reappointed Clara Reid to chair the Jean P. Haydon Museum Board of Trustees for another year, along with, Regina Meredith Fitiao and Tapaau Dr Dan Aga to continue on as Trustees. He also appointed James Himphill and Letitia Mautumua Peau -...
FLAGS OPENING PARADE
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  The American Samoa Government opened the 2023 Samoan Heritage Festival at Keehi Lagoon Park, Saturday, July 29, 2023. The ceremony began with parade included the U.S. Marine Corps Band, followed by the reigning Miss Samoa-Hawaii and Miss Samoa Tribal Council - Alaska....
Monument and sign
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the projects the Faasao High School Alumni completed to commemorate 50 years of the high school in American Samoa through the Catholic Education system, was a new monument and school sign. It was dedicated and blessed to commemorate the anniversary on Wednesday,...
Pacific ReefCloud Monitoring Project Knowledge Exchange Workshop participants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A significant milestone drawing on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to monitor and conserve coral reefs and coastal ecosystems is taking place in a Samoa village on the south coast of Upolu. Satitoa villagers rolled out a red-carpet welcome for communities engaged...

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