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WASHINGTON, DC — House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Vice Chair Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), released earlier this week the following statements after the Committee published the bipartisan Women Veteran Task Force report, which was prepared by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga will be attending the 12th Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) and the 52nd Pacific Island Forum (PIF) next week Monday Nov. 6, 2023 in Cook Islands. The Governor was expected to travel yesterday evening with the Chief of Staff Loa Tuimavave T....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines plans to maintain the current two weekly flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago for the upcoming holiday season, but the Honolulu-based carrier will monitor demand, says airline spokesman Alex Da Silva.
In past years, Hawaiian Airlines usually adds a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. James Galvin from the University of Miami, is an investigator, neurologist and specializes in studying Alzheimer disease and brain health.
He is here with a team of two others, for a three-day Amerika Samoa Mental Health Summit at the American Samoa Community College...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the challenges cited in a federal government report when it comes to investment in American Samoa, includes the “onerous process of obtaining a business license” and “restrictions on foreigners purchasing land”. It further points out that in terms of value,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fagatogo Police Station, also known as the Central Police Station, was contacted on October 20, 2023 at 1 PM when a woman came into work with multiple injuries on her facial area and upper body. Officers responding to the call at the workplace of the victim, were...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo is confident that a new bilateral agreement forged with law enforcement in American Samoa will help identify how drugs are imported into Samoa.
Auapa'au confirmed that the ministry does not have any new leads in identifying the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is welcoming the appointment of Air Force Veteran Fa’alagiga Nina Tuā’au-Glaudé to her new position advising the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on behalf of local and Pacific region...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Ava ceremony conducted by the American Samoa Community College Samoan Studies Institute Students Association to welcome delegates from the US, who are here for a Mental Health Summit this week.
The ceremony's Folafola Ava — Ava Announcer was a female student making...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As we head towards the end of the year with the holiday season looming, the Lemanu-Talauega Administration is continuing this year the Christmas gift presentation to elder citizens of the territory during the annual Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Christmas...