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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs this week announced that grant funding applications will be considered to develop grant writing capacity, grant administration, and oversight in the Insular Areas.
Applications that support building grant application and...
Washington, D.C. –— Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in the conclusion of voting Thursday in the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding a proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that will continue to be debated in Congress.
While aspects of the same legislation were being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Hazard Mitigation Council has put out a public call for all interested parties to submit proposals for Hazard Mitigation Projects. The call was made in a May 12th public letter from the council’s chairman, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is the...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech this week announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 grant application deadline for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and the Coral...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech on Tuesday announced $1,640,000 in redirected Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds to the American Samoa Government to make emergency repairs to the M.V. Manu’atele Ferry.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has called for a Conference Committee of the Fono to convene Fridy morning to iron out differences and reach a resolution on the final language of an Administration bill appropriating funds for the construction of a “new cement perimeter wall” around the...
The poor conditions of the field at Veterans Memorial Stadium is only one of many challenges being faced by local athletes, currently training for the upcoming Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. Funding for the trip is another challenge. Read in Sports section how local rugby teams are scrambling to...
Apia, SAMOA — The Delegation of the European Union (E.U.) yesterday warned Samoa could lose out on funding if it still exists in the blacklist of “non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.”
Mohammed Nazim-Kasim, the press and information officer (Political, Trade, Press and Information Section) at the...


![Amata in the Sept. 9, 2021 Natural Resources Committee markup — about which she said that although the Committee action represents another step forward for the bill, some key congressional leaders prefer that it be passed in a less costly version. [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_in_natural_resources_committee_markup_on_september_9_2021.png?itok=LxZ2fhYm)


![The damaged MV Manu'atele near the dock in Ofu where it was damaged last January.. [photo: Manu'atele Community] MV Manu'atele near the dock in Ofu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manuatele_damaged_in_ofuweb_0.jpg?itok=B37XkhDL)
![Rendering of proposed new Fono Building [SN file photo] Rendering of proposed new Fono Building](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono_bldg_rendering_45.jpg?itok=8BTnfQ-d)

![Chief Executive Officer, Revenue, Avalisa Viali Fautua’ali’i. [Samoa Observer] Chief Executive Officer, Revenue, Avalisa Viali Fautua’ali’i](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ceo_revenue_avalisa_viali_fautuaalii.jpg?itok=OhSji4KO)