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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta Rep. Larry S. Sanitoa has requested the Lemanu Administration to place “two important projects” in Tualauta county on the government’s list of “urgent projects” to be funded with American Samoa’s share of $100 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More local residents have tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus, as community spread widens.
In a health advisory issued late last night, the Health Department says that on Feb. 24, a total of 22 out of 301 people tested positive at its testing locations. This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa under the Code Red threat level declared Monday night by the governor and with all public schools’ closed, the local Education Department has already implemented its Remote Learning Plan (RLP).
In a special bulletin to parents and the community, ASDOE...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a Zoom session news conference on Tuesday, Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua said that for right now, only emergency flights are operating to the Manu’a island group and the agency will continue to assess the health situation there.
He also said that they are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Oversight Office for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has released the Affordable Home Loan Program requirements under the American Samoa ARPA Recovery Plan.
The Oversight Office has designated the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) as the lead...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28 year-old man was arrested last month on the allegation that he burglarized a home in Iliili before he assaulted an intoxicated man who was walking on the road late at night.
When questioned by police, the defendant, Lance Iosua said that he was scared that the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an advisory issued late last night, the Health Department announced that on Wednesday, Feb. 23, eleven cases of COVID-19 were identified at the Tafuna Health Center and LBJ Medical Center.
Nine of the 11 cases were fully vaccinated, according to the advisory, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at yesterday morning’s news conference, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is also the Governor’s Authorized Representative (GAR) called on the community not to panic as the territory is now under Code Red — as declared Monday night by the governor.
“We are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — No exemption is being given to StarKist Samoa under provisions of the Code Red threat level as declared Monday night by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, after community spread of COVID-19 was detected, according to Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua, responding...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs this week announced that grant funding applications will be considered to develop grant writing capacity, grant administration, and oversight in the Insular Areas.
Applications that support building grant application and...