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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Managers and stakeholders from the disaster and emergency management sectors in 15 Pacific Island countries convened in Nadi, Fiji, earlier this month to review progress, obstacles, and prospects in regional cooperation to enhance disaster preparedness and response....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Wednesday afternoon, April 24, 2024, the American Samoa Community College- Nursing Department, Nurse Aide Program for Spring 2024 graduated 23 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) during a certificate awards ceremony held at the Georgina Building- ASDOH Training Center...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A medical advisor from New Zealand's Immunization Advisory Center says dengue fever is expected to increase with climate change and urbanization.
In its report for the period of April 1-14, Samoa's Ministry of Health said the country had 82 new cases reported in the two...
Apia, SAMOA — Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, in a formal ceremony on April 16, 2024, handed over to the Samoa Ministry of Health an oxygen plant and consumables, funded by the European Union and valued at approximately US$ 500...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, her Chief of Staff Leafaina Tavai, and the rest of the congressional office in Fagatogo said their farewells to High Chief Pulu Ae Ae Jr., in a press release issued as he made his departure from the post official on Tuesday.
Pulu is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Government employees were thrilled yesterday morning when they were informed in a memo from the governor, that the Flag Day holiday on Tuesday for the Fautasi race was going to be expanded to include the rest of the week.
But while the memo might have thrilled those that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 7, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a domestic dispute where two brothers were allegedly fighting each other.
The suspect was apprehended and later charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Resisting Arrest — a class A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is set to receive $102,742 in federal funding for newborn hearing screening and intervention. “Helping Babies Hear” is the territory’s newborn hearing screening program, which aims to identify infants who may have hearing loss.
This notice Monday from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Marine Patrol Division of the Department of Search and Rescue continued the search on Monday for Vincent Eti (inset) in the waters of Vatia and Afono, who was reported missing since last Friday. The Marine Patrol team is led by Chief Ina Ulberg who said they were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 16th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting opened on Monday, April 22, at the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. This year’s meeting chair — American Samoa’s Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) Taotasi...