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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers were still not satisfied with the LBJ Hospital’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 when LBJ top officials appeared for the third time before the Budget and Appropriations Committee of the Senate and House joint hearing on Wednesday morning.
Testifying were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) continues to have issues with prisoners escaping ‘over the brick wall’. The latest are two inmates, who were reported by an anonymous caller when they were seen in Fagaima, passing the 4-Kona taxi stand walking towards Kokoland.
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Washington, D.C. — In a Wednesday oversight hearing, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata raised the issue of prioritizing Buy American laws in U.S. government purchases, including tuna, and took part in a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging more effort to...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Existing fishing regulations, which govern the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) may be sufficient for the proposed national marine sanctuary, said the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
At its meeting earlier this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa COVID-19 Compliance Review Committee (CRC) has questioned the use of federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds by ASG to purchase the MV Pago Pago and concluded that — among other things — this transaction “was not COVID-19 related.”
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer, Uiagalelei Lealofi has “certified” as official the results of the Sept. 12 Special Election for House District #1- Manu’a, in which female candidate, Fa’auifono Vaitautolu, is the winner, receiving the highest number of votes in the ballots...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As expected, the American Samoa Power Authority issued a “Fuel Surcharge Notification” yesterday confirming the increase in the cost of electricity as the price of oil hiked globally, prompting the spike in the local maximum allowable price (MAP) or wholesale price, of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital’s CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua apologized to the Senate and House Joint Budget Hearing for the late submission of their budget last week.
However, the same LBJ team from last week — Chairman of the LBJ Board, Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega, LBJ CEO Dr. Ledua and CFO...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has called for the support of federal partners — to among other things — increase funding and provided much-required technical support for American Samoa, which has so far been awarded some $1.3 billion in COVID-19 funding, as of May this year....
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is focused on how they will approach the next seven years to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Addressing the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development...