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SAN FRANCISCO — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday $58 million in grant funding from the Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the country, including $80,000 for American Samoa.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa recognizes Gabrielle Fa’ai’uaso as their Volunteer of the Year.
She is an established local photographer, videographer, and well-known community member, volunteering many invaluable hours at NMSAS. As a friend of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An arrest warrant was issued on July 11, 2023 for Seiuli Seleti, who has been charged in a string of burglaries that targeted several businesses in the Fagatogo area — including the ASG Territorial Registrar’s Office and the U.S. Post Office.
After the warrant was issued...
Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — An administration bill, which would “create new provisions for the Director of the Department of Homeland Security to designate their employees as Homeland Security Police Officers exercising powers of arrest for violations discovered while in the process of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Special Election will be held in September for House District #1 Manu’a — which comprises Ta’u, Faleasao and Fitiuta — to fill the vacant faipule seat left open following the passing of Rep. Alumamalu Ale Filoialii on June 28, whose funeral service was held July 12....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate last Friday confirmed the governor’s nomination of Falenaoti S.A. Loi-On Fruean and Terry Van Eaton as members of the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) Board of Directors.
Before the Senate session, a brief hearing by the Government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local businesses took advantage last week of the ERC Group’s visit to American Samoa where the Group shared information on the federal Employee Retention Credit program and solicited for enrollment in their assistance program. The ERC Group is headquartered in Hawaii....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has submitted to the Fono, the American Samoa Government’s proposed final budget for the new fiscal year 2024, which is more $664 million, a decrease of 4% from the current FY 2023 approved budget of $693.41 million.
“With confidence, I am glad to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man, identified as Eti Sioeli, allegedly went to his neighbor’s house in Nu’uuli on July 14, 2023, with a stick in his hand, and knocked on his neighbor’s door and asked her if “there was a problem.” The confused neighbor decided to ignore him, but the man turned...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been instructed by the U.S House Committee on Natural Resources to gather new Federal Collection Data from U.S Territories, after it was determined by Ranking Member, U.S Rep. Raúl Grijalva and Delegates of the U.S...