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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Talofa Airways anticipated the arrival of its third aircraft expected to land at Faleolo international airport, at 5p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (yesterday Samoa time).
The aircraft is piloted by Thomas Lobex, owner of Gateway Company in California and Captain...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Only one of the governor’s nominations for members of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) Board of Directors was approved by the Senate before the Fono’s long recess, which starts this week.
In a letter to Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, dated September...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the House Public Works committee, headed by faipule Ape Mike Asifoa, held a hearing with the Department of Public Works to receive an update on issues concerning American Samoa’s roads.
Called as witnesses were DPW Director Faleosina...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) convened an informal meeting last week to discuss longline fishery management components of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Victims of abuse in American Samoa, now have a special place for a tender loving care (TLC) and understanding. Located in downtown Fagatogo, on the ground floor of the Tedi of Samoa building, the resource center is called JESSICA’s Place.
JESSICA is where you can...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Bi-annual Atoa o Samoa Talks being held in Apia this week officially opened yesterday, Wednesday, September 11, 2023 (Samoa Time) at the Taumeasina Island Resort in Apia.
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa on behalf of her government and the people of Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Requiem Mass for Mr. David Vargas is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11 at 10am at the Holy Family Cathedral with the Family Service at 9am immediately preceding the Mass.
The family invites David’s friends to join them to honor and celebrate his memory.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that 22 Samoans who are in Israel for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ)'s Feast of Tabernacles 2023 are safe. The group arrived in Tel Aviv on a chartered Fiji Airways flight on September 29 with no idea that they would...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — October 10th is an important date for Fijian citizens in Fiji and the world over, because it is the day that Fiji was officially granted independence in 1970, after 96 years of British colonial rule.
For the more than a thousand Fijian citizens in American Samoa, it...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) held its 2023 induction ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 3, for the Alpha Eta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD).
The English Honor Society welcomed new members Maricia Chanel, Pearl Munoz, Kenecia Godinet, Indira Lemana, Hadassah Umi-...