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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 199th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene in-person June 24-26, 2024, at the Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom, in Honolulu, HI.
The Council will consider and may take action on two issues, including any public comments on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — May 20th to June 2nd, 2024, has been named the national "Click It or Ticket" law enforcement mobilization period and is being observed in the territory after Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga signed a declaration on May 16, urge all citizens to always wear seat belts when driving...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Lady Naomi vessel which used to sail to American Samoa and the Cook Islands from Samoa is likely to be sunk in the deep.
The vessel was built in 1998 and of late continuous mechanical and structural problems have caused the vessel owned by Samoa Shipping...
Washington, DC — The office of Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was delighted to welcome American Samoa’s Close Up student delegation Wednesday for lunch in the congressional office, including Samoan food, and then guide their tour of the U.S. Capitol.
The students are in Washington, D.C. with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government finished out the FY 2024 2nd quarter with an estimated shortfall of $11 plus million, according to its FY2024 ASG Performance Report. The 2nd quarter performance report comprises the months of Oct 01, 2023 to March 31, 2024, and is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A discussion that took place during the recent Atoa o Samoa talks ongoing collaboration between the Department of Legal Affairs and the Samoa Consul General and government officials has resulted in 20 Samoa citizens jailed at the Tafuna Correctional Facility being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa seems to have banned all flavored e-cigarette products, after the Department of Health went into many of the retail stores that sell such products, telling owners to take them off their shelves due to a bill passed in the Fono and signed by the governor....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A car flipped over yesterday in Fatu-ma-Futi, going west before noontime.
The crash backed up traffic going both ways on the highway for at least an hour.
There is no official statement from the Department of Public Safety, but people on social media are saying that the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Summer season is upon us once again, and Hawaiian Airlines as it usually does at this time of the year, will operate additional flights to accommodate the increased number of travelers who will be using their summer break to visit friends and family.
The airline’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A daughter of American Samoa has etched her name firmly in US Army history as the first Samoan female to be inducted into the Quartermaster Hall of Fame, in acknowledgement of her dedicated service in a distinguished career that spanned more than four decades.
The...