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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the governor’s nominees for membership on the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) who was rejected by the Senate in November last year, was yesterday unanimously confirmed.
Yesterday morning before the Senate’s regular session,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In January, police officers patrolling on the Iliili public highway observed an unknown man, who was later identified after found laying on the ground at the right side of the highway.
He was later arrested and charged with Counts 1& 2 of Sexual Abuse in the First...
Lahaina, MAUI (AP) — Lahainaluna football players have been asked to serve as honorary coin toss captains at the Super Bowl
Four Lahainaluna High School sports captains will be at Super Bowl LVIII this weekend as guests of the NFL.
The news comes nearly six months after the Aug. 8 fire that claimed...
Washington, D.C. — the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passed the bipartisan Pacific Partnership Act, H.R. 7159. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), would bolster U.S. engagement with the Pacific Islands region, an issue which Congresswoman Amata highlights often. She is also an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate Vice President Magalei Logovi’i on Tuesday introduced a Senate Resolution which “seeks to investigate the misuse of the unbudgeted and unobligated revenue of Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $36 million and calls for the Attorney General to petition the court for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa National Olympic Committee is in the midst of planning big for their Olympic Heart Day, slated for Feb. 24, from 6am - 9am. It’s open to the public and will be an event focused on activities that not only promote sports in the territory, but also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Saipan Tribune is reporting that a Republican majority in a U.S. House of Representatives committee has rejected Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan’s (D-MP) proposal to create a grant program to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for CNMI...
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced Monday nearly $7 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to advance climate resilience and restore lands and waters through impactful ecosystem restoration work in the U.S. territories. American Samoa’s share is $1,799,000.
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Washington, D.C. — American Samoa is receiving grants totaling $1.7 million ($1,681,971) funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) as notified by Assistant Secretary Carmen Cantor in a letter to Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Congresswoman Aumua Amata.
The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Recipients of the Department of Human and Social Services’ Food Stamp Program will soon, no longer be required to make the monthly trip to the Food Stamp Office at Utulei to uplift their Food Stamps, but instead will be able to access them using Electronic Benefit...