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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga, along with Lt Governor Talauega E. V. Ale convened the weekly Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 and addressed a number of topics.
During the meeting Gov Lemanu congratulated Poumele A. P. Galea’i for his appointment to the Senate by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa having its own National Guard; US nationals wanting to vote locally from overseas; and meetings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation were highlighted in a comprehensive report shared by the governor with his cabinet after his month-long trip...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lieutenant Governor Talauega E. V. Ale has warned Cabinet members to follow local and federal laws prior to implementing government projects.
He also zeroed in on the recent egg saga where the Department of Agriculture staff allegedly was seen delivering eggs imported...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is sinking due to the effects of climate change, said Lt Governor Talauega E. . Ale when he spoke before Cabinet yesterday.
“Climate change is a big priority of the governor and that's why we're talking about building up more windmills for solar farms, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During Wednesday’s virtual cabinet meeting, the local Education Department presented ASDOE’s Hybrid Plan to reopen schools for in-class instruction on alternating days, according to a news release yesterday from the Governor’s Office, saying that the presentation was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu-Talauega Cabinet “Zoomed” on Tuesday this week for the first virtual Cabinet meeting brought about after the Code Red shutdown put in place by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga when community spread of the Coronavirus was first detected.
Code Red has now been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In concert with Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata who has contacted the U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about issues with the 2020 Census count and how it affects American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga directed the Dept. of Commerce to plan how best to approach the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at last Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga says the $8 million budget for the American Samoa government’s repatriation program is running low, and efforts are being made to secure additional funding to ensure that all stranded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the third stimulus check of $1,400 per qualified tax payer to be released “soon”, in which a family of ten is estimated to get $14,000. Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale, urged the territory’s workforce not to quit their jobs, but save that money for rain days...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga gave directors an April timeline to begin planning for the 2022 Budget submission and a strategic “spending plan” for all grant and COVID funding.
He and Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale also discussed the...