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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant of $299,145 to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and their Office for Victims of Crime.
“As ever, thank you...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The final review of the FY 2025 budget by the Joint Budget & Appropriations Committee of the Fono was postponed yet again yesterday to this morning by Fono leaders.
This was after the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee met on Wednesday and agreed to...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will be back in Washington, D.C., for a three-week September stretch of key legislative efforts, especially the need to extend appropriations beyond the upcoming end of the fiscal year, and full House consideration of bills that Amata sponsored or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House of Representatives and Senate failed to reach an agreement on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget on Tuesday morning, and deliberations by the Joint Budget and Appropriations Committee ended with a postponement for yesterday.
However, the review was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After being the spokesperson of the LBJ Hospital during Senate hearings since his appointment as CEO, and with more than 20 years of service in American Samoa under his belt, Dr. Akapusi Ledua’s contract was unceremoniously terminated by the LBJ Board recently, along...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Health Committee hearing scheduled for this morning where among the witnesses subpoenaed to testify were LBJ Board chairman, former LBJ CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua and former LBJ COO Dr. Jean Anderson has been postponed to Monday next week due to advice from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa was highlighted during the Advisor Roundtable Discussion at the National Governors Association (NGA) for the territory’s efforts in uniting local healthcare stakeholders.
The National Governors Association (NGA) held its annual Health and Human Services...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The following is the distribution schedule of benefits to approved ASNAP participants in the first ten business days of September 2024. Days are assigned by last names beginning with letters, as follow:
Tuesday, September 03 — (G, H, 1, J, K)
Wednesday, September 04 — (L...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The planned merger between Hawaiian and Alaska airlines has hit a glitch in the $1.9 billion deal with some experts saying it will likely only delay the merger.
United Airlines is concerned about what a merger will mean about its existing agreements with Hawaiian...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 13, 2024, a female individual contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) claiming her husband caused a peace disturbance and assaulted her and her 8-year-old daughter.
The defendant was apprehended and later charged with the following charges:
Count 1 & 2:...