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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Thursday July 11, 2024, the Samoan Monolingual Dictionary book launch was held at the American Samoa Community College Multipurpose Center in Malaeimi, with Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa present for the unveiling of a long-...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed notice this past Friday of two discretionary federal grants for childhood education/ social services and hospital preparedness in American Samoa, both through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for a total of about $5.7...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has declared Manu'a Cession Day a holiday in American Samoa — Tuesday, July 16, 2024. All government offices will be closed with the usual protocols and caveats.
This day commemorates the ceding of the Manu'a islands to the United States...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono was the only one who defended the Hope Dialysis Center(HDC) when its closure was first discussed, and he went as far as accusing the LBJ Dialysis Unit management of doing all it could to stifle and kill the private dialysis center since its...
Wasington, D.C. — "In times of turmoil, the Samoan people pray. We are a people of strong faith. History tells us that the United States has been through several terrible violent attempts on the lives of our presidents and presidential candidates, which is why we have a professional Secret Service...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In May, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from A’uma regarding a female individual who allegedly assaulted her younger sister and was disturbing the peace in the family home.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata cosponsored a bipartisan Resolution on Wednesday, the 70th anniversary of the program that supports renewal of the Food for Peace program in the upcoming Farm Bill.
“Food for Peace was signed into law by President Eisenhower, who first appointed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The reasons behind the closure of the Hope Dialysis Center (HDC), LBJ's role in the treatment process for HDC’s dialysis patients, and the suspension of Medicaid funding for the patients' off-island referral program were explained in detail in yesterday's hearing of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is being charged with felony stealing, among other charges, in two separate cases.
Hurry Magalasin in the first case, had an arrest warrant issued on May 9, 2024 and in the second case an arrest warrant was issued on May 22, 224.
FIRST CASE
In the first case, he is...