Administration bill
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Administration is taking another shot at a bill to increase the government’s and members’ contributions to the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) and it was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday morning.
The bill had been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill to amend the ASG Code Annotated to extend the time an individual’s driver’s license may be suspended after refusing to be tested for driving under the influence — for both drugs and alcohol — was discussed during a House Public Safety Committee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A measure by the Lemanu and Talauega administration was introduced in the Fono last week prohibiting a member of the Immigration Board from acting as a sponsor and clarifies the terms of Board members. The new bill would amend the Section 41.0203 of the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lolo Administration has proposed amendments to the local law dealing with the composition, qualifications, and number of members of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) board.
“This bill aims to streamline board selection and action which will allow vital...



![Some faipule told Samoa News that board members serving as sponsors has been an ongoing problem with the Immigration Board for many years now. One faipule believes that this practice must stop and the bill from the Administration will address this problem. Pictured are faipule back in February when masking was mandated as the first repat flight arrived in the territory. [SN file photo] Faipule, some with masks](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/faipule_with_masks_0816_0.jpg?itok=x9cY3P_R)
