FONO NEWS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Allen brought up an issue concerning private schools in American Samoa during the House session, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
He communicated that the U.S. Department of Education funding that has paid salaries of private school teachers is being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House bill to increase the salaries of the Governor and Lt. Governor was introduced in the House of Representatives last week and it’s now assigned to the House Budget committee.
House Speaker, Savali Talavou Ale told faipule that they need to take a quick look at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasurer, Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a told the House last week that tax refund checks still haven't been issued because they are still negotiating the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
During a hearing on the bill to increase the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman, Sen. Magalei Logovi’i, announced at last Friday’s Senate session that a hearing set for today, Tuesday, Jan. 22, has been canceled.
The two main topics that were to be discussed during the hearing included an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Agriculture Department director, Filifaatali Mike Fuiava, revealed during his department’s fiscal year 2019 budget hearing last week that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved $500,000 to American Samoa for farms damaged as a result of Tropical Storm Gita...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Office of Program Planning and Budget director Catherine D. Saelua has informed senators that her office has always processed expenditures requested by the Senate, including Travel Authorization (TA) requests, but only held such requests following Tropical Cyclone...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate Joint Resolution giving the Fono authority to over-ride a vote by the governor, instead of the US Interior Secretary, was approved by the House last Wednesday, the last day of the 3rd Regular Session of the 35th Legislature.
With the House approval, the Joint...