Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Spay & Neuter clinics project has been a success, despite a poor turnout in Fagaitua, and things continue to look up in the local animal world — cats included — as a new permanent veterinarian, Dr. Josephine ‘Jo’ Olver is on-island, according to local Coconut...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa-based businessman, Nathan Ilaoa, owner of Flying Fox Gastropub, in his comment letter opposing the proposed designation of the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) as a sanctuary, declared that: “Fishers are not opposed to protecting fish stocks if it is done...
[In a press release issued yesterday, the Pacific Remote Islands Coalition presents its view of the impact of expanded protections around the Pacific Remote Islands (PRI). Here is the release in its entirety.]
Honolulu, HAWAIʻI — A new study shows, despite claims otherwise, industrial fishing is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) has called on the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure that the “Governors of the U.S Pacific Territories are consulted with” as the National Marine Sanctuary designation process...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is getting an economic boost of more than $3.5 million, through tax refunds for Batch #7, which the ASG Treasury Department says will be released tomorrow, Thursday, May 25, 2023, giving consumers who are getting refunds additional buying power.
In a brief...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Inflation in American Samoa “continues to gradually ease back down” and is “now at 5.6%”, according to the First Quarter of calendar year 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released last week by the Statistical Division of the Commerce Department.
“As such, freight...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — Two prisoners are alleged to have escaped from the Tafuna Correction Facility over the weekend, as reported by KVZK-TV. The government owned television station identified the two male prisoners as Martin Sega and Lauolefiso Manu Naea.
Sega is currently serving 7 years...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the recent ceremony on Swains Island celebrating the 98th anniversary since Swains Island was annexed by the U.S. and became a part of American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga acknowledged the ancestors of the now uninhabited island.
“Olohega is like a root of a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a May 18 Executive Order, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga established guidelines by which the American Samoa Government shall give official recognition following the death of sitting and former officials of the territorial government.
These guidelines, according to the order...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to the high amount of travel between Samoa and American Samoa, pointing to the past transmittal of diseases such as the flu, measles and COVID between the two Samoas, Samoa News is highlighting the following health report that was in the Samoa Observer last week....