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FONO BUILDING

Work on fono building construction
This Samoa News photo taken yesterday shows — from the ocean side — the ongoing construction of the new Fono building that is now slated to be completed in December 2022. According to some lawmakers, plans by the builder’s designer, Honolulu based Lively Architects, add a reflection of the Samoan...
Progress on the new fono building
Latest update on progress on the new Fale Fono. O se vaaiga i le aso ananafi i le tulaga ua o’o i ai le galuega, fausia o le maota fou o le Fono Faitulafono i Fagatogo.  [ata: FS]
Three Fono staffers giving a thumbs up
Three Fono staffers posed for a Samoa News photo last week at the Fono Guest Fale in Fagatogo.  Construction on the new Fono building — which meets federal flooding zone requirements is expected to be completed in December 2022 — based on testimony to lawmakers earlier this year. [photo: FS]
Rendering of new Fono building and proposed court house
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Economic Development Authority’s (ASEDA) new rating report focuses on the preliminary total of more than $41 million for the government’s proposed 2021 Bond Series, in which revenues earned are earmarked for the new Fono building and Judiciary Branch...
Paramount Builders crew at work on Fono building
Paramount Builders crew at work after 8a.m yesterday on the site of the new Fono Building, which is the subject of a Senate Government Operations Committee hearing today, Friday, with officials from DPW. The committee wants to find out — among other things — the status of the project, which is for...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia and legal counsel Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase with drawings of proposed fono offices
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Right now the timeline from the contractor is August 2022” to complete the construction of the new two-story Fono building, says Senate legal counsel, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase during a meeting of senators on Tuesday with Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean. Tuaolo, who...
fono building site
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Government Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono has been tasked with communicating with the Department of Public Works to find out the status of the new Fono building — as seen in this Samoa News photo taken Wednesday this week. Status...
Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With more than $15 million forecast in surplus funds from fiscal years 2019 and 2020, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga says proposed legislation is to be drafted for the appropriation of this surplus for the construction of the new Fono building project. The governor made the...
Site of the yet to be constructed new two-story Fono building in Fagatogo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Samoa News photo taken yesterday morning, shows the status of the yet to be constructed new two-story Fono building in Fagatogo. This large area is usually filled with water, during times of heavy rain. It remains unclear as to when actual construction work on the...
Building site for the new fono building.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the cost of the proposed new two-story Fono building escalates with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintaining that the structure must meet federal regulations, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is requesting Congresswoman Aumua Amata’s assistance in...

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