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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The swearing-in of Olo Uluao Letuli to be the new senator for Fofo County was the Senate’s first business of the day yesterday morning, as it convened for the Second Regular Session of the 38th Legislature of American Samoa.
The senatorial seat for Fofo County was left...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A decline in the price of eggs and two other food items has been cited as “most responsible” for the decrease in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of June, according to the June 2023 BFI released last week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics and Analysis...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five individuals were arrested over the weekend after attacking two off-duty officers at the McDonald’s in Tafuna after a night of out at the Bowling Alley.
According to court documents, at about 3:05 AM on July 9, 2023, Central Station relayed information to the Tafuna...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Nu’uuli faipule was allegedly threatened by a neighbor the day before July 4th.
Court documents disclosed that in Mapusaga, John Schuster allegedly threatened Tautoloitua Sauasetoa Ho Ching by saying he was going to burn his house down and was going to take a gun and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the House Of Representatives’ second regular session, which began Monday, July 10, 2023, a house concurrent resolution was introduced that conveyed the American Samoa Legislature’s deepest condolences to Mrs. Fa’atiuoamoa Filoali’i, the children and the Filoali’i...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s nomination of Faipule Vailoata Eteuati Amituanai as a member of the Immigration Board of American Samoa was introduced in the Senate on Monday July 10, 2023.
“This resolution confirms the Governor’s nomination of Representative Vailoata...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another public elementary school in the territory has been granted “Initial Accreditation Status” by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC.).
This time, its Alataua Lua Elementary School, accredited through June 30...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over night Hawaii Airlines announced a flight departure delay for HA466 from Pago Pago to Honolulu. After a maintenance issue, the arriving flight HA465 was not expected to arrive in the territory until just before midnight last night thus causing a delay in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers return today, Monday, for the official opening of the Second Regular Session of the 38th Legislature, with a priority agenda item for review and approval is the government’s proposed new fiscal year 2024 budget, which begins on Oct. 01 this year.
A handful of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a “stable outlook”, Moody's Investors Service has “affirmed” American Samoa's Ba3 issuer bond rating and also affirmed the Ba3 ratings on American Samoa's outstanding general revenue bonds, according to Moody’s in a rating-action notice issued June 30.
Additionally...