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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tuesday aftrnoon Congresswoman Aumua Amata said she was blessed to be able to return to American Samoa during the House district work period due to a military-operated FEMA/medical flight to the islands that had room on the way. She released the following statement:
“I’m...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a June 7th memorandum, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has revised ASG policies to facilitate access of the benefits in two federal income assistance programs for ASG workers who were furloughed, lost jobs and had reduced working hours as a result of the COVID-19 emergency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With about 300 local residents stranded in Samoa since the closure of borders between the two Samoas due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has directed the Health Department and other ASG officials to come up with a plan to repatriate local residents...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with prior convictions for stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drugs is back in court — once again charged with both. This time, he’s accused of stealing money from his aunt to buy meth for himself and his friends, and he was found with meth in his...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed the announcement of over $1 million in federal funds for American Samoa’s law enforcement.
Specifically, the grant of $1,033,440 is directed through the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency. The funds are from the U.S. Department of...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Changes affecting fishing communities due to COVID-19 closures, mandatory electronic reporting for the American Samoa longline fishery and the 2019 annual status of the fisheries report were among topics discussed by fishermen from Hawai'i, American Samoa, Guam and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the community who participated last Saturday morning in the March of Honor to pay tribute to fallen heroes, two firefighters — Captains Mike TIpoti and Talofa Allen Velega who died late April this year when their fire truck hit the side of the mountain as they...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Sunday’s government COVID-19 task force meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said “enforcement” is very important now while the territory is under a COVID-19 declaration.
He points out that Public Safety enforcement has started to improve with additional...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Human Resources released last week an advisory to assist government departments and agencies responding to any concerns and inquiries related to the COVID-19 declarations.
The advisory, issued through the governor’s June 1st memo addressed to cabinet members,...
(Original title of this story was in error. Samoa News apologizes.)
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man serving a 20 month detention as a condition of his 5-year probation after being convicted for sexually abusing a female student was released from custody last Friday after Chief Justice Michael...