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Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House has passed 14 Natural Resources bills supporting protections and management of areas around the country, including promoting coastal resiliency.
A bill of nationwide significance, the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 8790, passed with a bipartisan support by a vote of 268...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Public Works construction of the Olomoana access road was dedicated on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
The project included paving an access road to repair an existing two-lane asphalt road that was 20 feet wide, with a total length of seven thousand six hundred twenty...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The manufacturing sector is the largest sector in the American Samoa economy followed closely by retail trade.
The Economic Census of Island Areas shows the diversity of industries among the U.S. islands’ economies. Some islands depend heavily on tourism-related...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Medicaid Director Sandra King-Young testified before the Senate Health Committee yesterday, detailing her plans for administering Medicaid services, in particular, the off-island medical referral program, which will be reactivated next Tuesday, October 1st, aligning with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Utah public radio station KUER is reporting due to a quirk in immigration paperwork, Ignacio Carlos Gomez, of West Valley City, UT is stranded in American Samoa after he traveled there in January for a construction job.
Now, officials won’t let him leave.
“He's stuck...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG released yesterday the official 2024 edition of the American Samoa Administrative code. Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and Lt. Governor La’apui Talauega E. V. Ale prioritized this as one of their primary objectives upon assuming office as there had not been an update in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 18, 2024, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report her husband who allegedly assaulted her by slapping her 4 times and then took off with their two children, two and four years old respectively.
The officers were able to chase down the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 16, 2024, a male individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report an unknown male caught on camera who stole from his property.
The officers weren’t able to locate the suspect however an arrest warrant was requested and the suspect was charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has been awarded a total of $422,162 through the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for fiscal year 2024.
These funds will support two biosecurity projects aimed at enhancing the territory’s environmental resilience and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Park Service has given notice of federal grant funding totaling $4.8 million ($4,782,160.96) from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for four projects in American Samoa. Three of the grants are for specific projects that are or will be located on...