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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG finished up the Humanitarian Relief fundraiser for the people of Lahaina, Maui on Saturday, September 9, 2023 with a closing ceremony. Proceeds from the Drive, which ran from September 4- 9, will provide much-needed support to the families on Maui after the week-long...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fagatogo police headquarters received a call about two individuals bickering at their residence in Satala. Upon arrival, officers heard someone crying from inside the house and observed an unidentified male standing in the front door. The unidentified male saw the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The American Samoa Balance of Trade in fiscal year 2021 recorded a deficit of -$573.9 million,” according to the American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2021 and cited under the “Trade and Commerce” section of the Yearbook, released recently by the ASG Commerce Department’s...
Washington, D.C. — Congress has funded the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program and subsequent grants for the year through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 and American Samoa’s Criminal Justice Planning Agency is slated to receive $159,948.
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![LBJ Board Chairman Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega, CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua (right) and CFO Sefanaiya Kaumaitotoya testifying at the joint hearing of the Fono’s Budget and Appropriation Committee. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2009.jpg?itok=tfPS0v41 "LBJ Board Chairman Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega, CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua (right) and CFO Sefanaiya Kaumaitotoya testifying at the joint hearing of the Fono’s Budget and Appropriation Committee. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After the late submission which caused the reshuffling of department budget hearings so Fono members could study it, lawmakers were still not satisfied on Monday, with the LBJ Hospital’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 and unanimously voted to return it so that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “unofficial” winner of yesterday’s Special Election for House District #1 Manu’a — which comprises Ta’u, Faleasao and Fitiuta – is a woman. Fa’auifono Vaitautolu is set to fill the seat left vacant following the passing in June this year of Rep. Alumamalu Ale...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Sept. 8 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P.S Mauga called on cabinet members for their full support and participation in the Pacific Remote Islands Area (PRIA) national marine sanctuary designation workshop to “defend our local economy”.
According to the governor, the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two Stanford University students — Brandy Atuatasi and Ari Patu — who played a huge role in assuring the Samoan language is being taught at the Palo Alto, California University — are now seeing the fruit of their labors.
(Read story about the beginning of their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A NOAA workshop on the proposed national marine sanctuary is being held over the next two days, starting today, and ending on Wednesday, Sept.13. ASG is co-hosting the workshop with the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
The sanctuary proposal is concerning due...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Raising an orphaned litter of puppies can be a time consuming exercise but one that is associated with many rewards. Puppies may be orphaned for many reasons such as rejection by their mother, failure of milk production and, rarely, the death of their mother.
Newborn...