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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa stands to receive $37,564,827.53 from U.S. Department of Commerce’s (USDOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This “Internet for All” initiative is a key component of President Biden’s “Investing in America” agenda.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Summer Youth Employment Program began this year with 1,000+ youth accepted into the program, according to the Director of the Department of Human Resources, Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo, during the orientation event held at the DWYA Gymnasium in Tafuna, yesterday, Monday,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid preparations to resume flights at the Fagalii airport on Tuesday, airlines flying the Apia–Pago route have increased their airfares. The Samoa Observer reported on the increase in its Monday edition. However, Talofa Airways in Pago has told Samoa News that they will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency — referred to as the ASG Medicaid Office — “did not follow established [ASG] Payment processes” as well as “inadequate filing of payment supporting documents,” says one of the findings by the Territorial Audit Office (TAO)...
Former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi shared a light moment with StarKist Samoa Plant Director/General Manager Injoo Ha during Tuilaepa’s brief visit with players and officials of the Manu Samoa Rugby Union to Starkist on Friday, June 23, 2023.
As chairman of the Lakapi Samoa (Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has 10 of its members in American Samoa this week to hold meetings concerning various issues, including what concerns American Samoa the most these days — the development of a national marine sanctuary in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An employee of the Ronald Reagan Shipyard Authority was undergoing training underwater when tragedy struck, last Thursday evening. It is unknown what occurred while he was under water, nor if his passing is officially being considered a drowning, accidental or otherwise...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a June 20, memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga set a deadline of 3p.m. Friday for cabinet members to submit their Yearly Training Calendar (YTC), which must include, among other things, personnel costs per month for the new FY 2024, which starts on Oct. 01, 2023...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ili’ili and Pava’ia’i Laundromat owners called police on May 31st, after discovering the south-side sliding window of their establishment was pried open and in addition, $370 cash that was left inside the cash register, was missing.
On the same day at 6:30a.m., officers...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a bipartisan 10-Member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) that participated in the 86th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue (TLD) in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, with eight select members of the...