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TROPICAL STORM GITA
![Representatives from Bluesky Communications appeared before the House Communications Committee this week to answer questions pertaining to communication services that were knocked out during Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Bluesky%20reps_0141.jpg?itok=zm5CtlVc "Representatives from Bluesky Communications appeared before the House Communications Committee this week to answer questions pertaining to communication services that were knocked out during Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during the House Communications Committee hearing on Monday that Bluesky Communications has — since Tropical Storm Gita — restored 93% of its cable service and 100% of its telephone service, while the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pre-registration for residents who were affected by Tropical Storm Gita is set to be completed tomorrow, while the government has released the list of more villages to register for federal disaster assistance at the Disaster Recovery Center, which is operated jointly by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With more than 600 residents who have already registered and asked questions about federal assistance following last month’s Tropical Storm Gita, contracted inspectors with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be conducting field inspections soon....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Residents of two subdivisions of Tafuna village impacted by Tropical Storm Gita are next on the list of those to register today, Thursday, at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) inside the Pago Pago Community Youth Center for disaster assistance.
The DRC, operated jointly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Chamber of Commerce will be meeting with the US Small Business Administration (SBA) on federal programs available to the local business community, impacted by Tropical Storm Gita, which left behind devastation 30-days ago, today.
US President Donald J. Trump...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga announced Friday that US President Donald J. Trump has approved his request for a major disaster declaration for American Samoa following the Feb. 9 devastation left behind by Tropical Storm Gita.
Lolo said in a news release that the approval...
![Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/red%20cross%20supplies.jpg?itok=YGe936L7 "Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Red Cross has issued Client Assistance Cards (CAC) to individuals whose homes have been assessed by the American Samoa Government (ASG) and considered to have sustained major damages or destruction as a result of Tropical Storm Gita.
Yesterday, the...