March 2024
ASCC holds Grand Opening of food court style cafeteria and breaks ground on art & community building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Friday, March 15, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) reached another milestone with the grand opening of its new Cafeteria Building, which was preceded by th
VA Pacific offers numerous transportation options for Vets when on Oahu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) coverage area is much different than other VA locations since Veterans cannot simply drive from American Sam
MARCH 2024 IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The month of March is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the remarkable contributions that women have made to the history of this great nation.
Conservation Arts Day celebrates 50th year of Endangered Species Act
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local students ranging from kindergarten to high school got together at the Tauese P.F.
Gov takes a lunch break photo & caption
Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga was the first customer for a vendor in the food court of the new Cafeteria Building at ASCC.
UPDATE: Gov’t is not paying its Medicaid bills with local share funds
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency (ASMSA) has suspended all its services, as of Mar.
Moving Am Samoa away from oil and toward renewable sources
Honolulu, HAWAII — The effects of climate change — along with seismic activity that is prompting the islands making up American Samoa to sink — are part of a one-two punch raising question
Territory receives additional $3.8M health grant, this one for 2024
Washington, D.C. — American Samoa is receiving notification of $3.8 million in federal funding from the U.S.


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