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Greenbelt, MARYLAND — After the 8.1-magnitude earthquake in 2009 worsened land subsidence [sinking or settling] in American Samoa, NASA scientists introduced InSAR technology, revealing increased subsidence rates post-earthquake. This research underscores the need for accurate data in global...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The only way to stop Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga from building the proposed new hospital at Tafuna — in the old Tafuna housing area, is for the LBJ Board to file a stop order request at the Court.
This is according to Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean.
The matter was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority House Committee, last week Thursday called on ASPA Chief Executive Officer Wallon Young and a colleague Ryan Tootoo to explain the cause of the fire on Sat. Aug 19. In explaining, Young identified there were actually two fires at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Allen brought up an issue concerning private schools in American Samoa during the House session, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
He communicated that the U.S. Department of Education funding that has paid salaries of private school teachers is being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau “needs better controls over its fixed assets” is another finding identified by the Territorial Audit Office during its Performance Audit of the Bureau for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Part five of the Samoa News coverage of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “In a significant move to safeguard the territory’s unique marine and terrestrial resources,” the Administration has issued a new executive order, that amends a 2016 order, which initially established the American Samoa Invasive Species Plan and the government’s Invasive...
Denver, CO — The National Governors Association (NGA) successfully concluded its Healthcare Workforce Summit in Denver, Colorado, bringing together key stakeholders from across the healthcare sector to discuss and formulate strategies for addressing staffing challenges.
The summit took place August...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata took part in an international field hearing of the Committee on Natural Resources on August 24 in Guam, led by Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), examining the importance of the U.S. Pacific Territories and the Freely Associated States (FAS) to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Attorney General’s Office, on Aug. 5, 2023 denied claims filed by Setope Faalata for injuries that he alleges occurred at the hands of Department of Public Safety police officers in 2021.
The suit, filed May 9, 2023 by attorney Sean Morrison on behalf of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The added burden to families of Fono members who have passed away, by acknowledging the presence of members of the Legislature during funerals, through sua presentations, fine mats and monetary gifts, was brought up by Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga in Thursday’s Senate...