DOC
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Statistician, Meleisea Vai Filiga, who is also Commerce Department assistant deputy for the Statistics & Analysis Division, suggested a feasibility study to determine benefits and constraints of having “price controls” for consumer goods — especially food items...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has dismissed claims by Samoa Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure Olo Fiti Vaai of “talks” about businesses in Samoa requiring a “clearance” from their Ministry before applying for a business license in the territory.
This was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an email statement to local news outlets this week, Commerce director Petti T. Matila moved to set the “record straight to avoid misinformation during this challenging time”, following an email request from former American Samoa Chamber of Commerce chair, Ella Gurr,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From the $479.1million in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFR) allocated for the territory through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) — Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga is dedicating $10 million to support local businesses.
The American Samoa Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight food commodities increased in price for June, according to the June 2020 Basic Food Index (BFI) report released by the ASG Commerce Department, which surveyed seven major food outlets.
Those food items which increased in price include chicken legs, fresh fish, rice...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Commerce Department director, Keniseli Lafaele, appeared Tuesday morning before the Senate Rules Committee, where he apologized to senators about the wrong ASG lease proposal that was submitted to the Fono for review and endorsement.
Under local law, any ASG lease of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Complaints over the drastic increase of taxi rates, alleged to have been imposed by the Taxi Owner Association (TOA) — referred to as TOA Taxi stand — located next to the Tafuna Health Center, have reached the Attorney General’s Office, which is working with the Commerce...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Average prices for fresh fish, rice, taro, and sugar, increased last month, according to the January 2019 Basic Food Index (BFI) released last week by the ASG Commerce Department.
Taro showed an increase of 0.5% for the first time since September 2018, and fresh fish...
![Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lafaele%206495_9.jpg?itok=x34jxOJD "Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In about two weeks, the Commerce Department plans to implement a new standard classification when classifying local businesses in the American Samoa Business Registry (ASBR), which lists all registered businesses operating in the territory in accordance to the economic...