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TROPICAL STORM GITA

Taro plants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The community is “responding favorably” to the American Samoa agriculture census, following an ongoing public awareness program, however the farmers are not. Farmers are refusing to provide information due to not being compensated from crop damage assessments following...
Congresswoman Amata testifies before the Rules Committee
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US House approved last Friday a major disaster relief legislation, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, which includes a provision increasing to $18 million in fiscal year 2019, emergency nutrition assistance for American Samoa following Tropical Storm Gita in...
 SBA’s section on Mar. 13, 2018 at the now closed Disaster Recovery Center
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week Friday, SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West director, Tanya N. Garfield, reminded American Samoa small businesses that Dec. 3, 2018, is the deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by Gita. In a statement, Garfield...
American Samoa Executive Office Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $500K was paid out in overtime hours for American Samoa Government employees who worked during the recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Gita early this year, according to a revelation in the fiscal year 2018 performance report for the Department of Human...
Rendering of proposed new Fono Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Agriculture Department director, Filifaatali Mike Fuiava, revealed during his department’s fiscal year 2019 budget hearing last week that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved $500,000 to American Samoa for farms damaged as a result of Tropical Storm Gita...
  Secretary of Samoa Affairs Mauga Tasi Asuega
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega has cautioned local residents who received federal disaster assistance as a result of Tropical Storm Gita, not to misuse federal money. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $22.22 million in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Human Resources is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of the Presidential Disaster Declaration for workers in American Samoa who lost their jobs and self-employed individuals who have been unable to work due to...
Sacramento, CA — Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced this week that SBA has approved more than $5 million in federal disaster loans for American Samoa businesses and residents impacted by Tropical Storm Gita that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency and ASG remind members of the public impacted by Tropical Storm Gita, that 4p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1, is the deadline to register for federal disaster assistance. Anyone with damage due to the storm must register with FEMA...
Representatives from the National Weather Service after appearing for a Senate Homeland Security hearing last Thursday. Raymond Tanabe (second from left) is the Pacific Regional Director and Elinor Lutu-Moore (far left) is the Meteorologist in Charge.  [photo: AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators wanting to hear directly from the Weather Service Office (WSO) about details regarding Tropical Storm Gita, due to many in the community believing it failed to warn them of the severity of the incoming storm, as well as during the storm, held a hearing on the...

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