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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Christmas came early for some with the auspicious gathering of Pastors, family and friends in Fagatogo, last Thursday, as RHEMA Bible Training Center Pago Pago completed their first year of ministerial training since opening their classroom doors on August 1st this year...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Thursday filed a letter in support of the amici brief in the Supreme Court concerning abusive use of the Antiquities Act, which has been used to create and expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM).
“The PRIMNM was over...
WASHINGTON — American Samoa, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming were selected to participate in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce Policy Academy from a highly competitive application process.
The Policy Academy is an eight-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Office of Veterans Affairs stood in unity with the entire nation last week Thursday, laying wreaths to remember the fallen, prisoners of war, and missing in action, while honoring those who served and continue to serve our great nation's armed forces....
Na Keiki Mauloa in partnership with Coach Meleisha Purcell of Samoana High School and Tausala Gold Volleyball Club offered free volleyball clinics at Samoana High School, Tafuna High School, and Matafao Elementary School. The clinics were led by the Na Keiki Mauloa Volleyball Club from Oahu, Hawaii...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata focused on Veterans throughout 2023, and is providing a year-end summary of the efforts in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), one of her three Committee assignments in Congress.
At the start of the year, Amata was named Vice Chairman of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After issuing his Christmas message to the Territory, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga had a Christmas gift for ASG workers — Tuesday, Dec. 26, has been declared a government holiday.
In his Christmas message the governor said, “Christmas is a time of reflection, gratitude, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Islands — both east and west are in high anticipation for the coming of Christmas Day.
Since Samoa’s move across the international dateline several years ago, Jolly Old St. Nick has been distributing toys to good girls and boys in the independent county a day...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that there are currently two children being isolated in the children's ward at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole hospital in Motootua as they were tested positive for COVID-19.
This was confirmed by hospital staff members as well as a security who all did not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Swains Island delegate in the American Samoa legislature wants the US Congress to maintain oversight of the territory.
Currently before the Congress is a measure that would give this right solely to the Secretary of the Interior.
The Swains delegate Su'a Alexander...