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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tentative plan to address coastline erosion at the west bank of the Ofu Airport is available for public comment. Coastal erosion impacting the runway safety area has accelerated in recent years, because of tropical storms and king tides. Without emergency shoreline...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On early Friday, May 19, 2023, the LBJ Executive Team and Board presented its first batch of Emergency Medical Service Paid Time Off (PTO) payout checks to EMS employees. Prior to receiving the payout, EMS employees were asked to sign or initial an agreement, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tongan and Samoan singer who grew up in Hawaii has won hearts and minds the world over, including the fervent support of fans across the Pacific region.
In recent weeks the 18-year- old brought viewers to tears with show-stopping covers of What A Wonderful World by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School Army JROTC Cadet Tristan Tufele has made his school and the American Samoa Multiple School Unit (ASMSU) proud by placing third in the highly competitive United States Army Cadet Command essay competition. This marks the first time ASMSU has received a...
Apia, SAMOA — Responding to questions from the Samoa Observer, Samoa's Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure Olo Fiti Vaai said on Friday that his Ministry's involvement in the entry of the American Samoan-registered boat only related to inspections at the Matautu port and whether...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Isabella AhMu-Mageo is an American Samoa-based fashion designer and in 2013, graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising with a background in fashion design and returned home and has since been teaching fashion design at the only trades school on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The claim filed in the lawsuit against the American Samoa Government involving police officers who allegedly assaulted Setope Faalata is $1.5 million plus medical expenses, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff.
This is according to Faalata’s attorneys’ “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Administration’s proposed appropriation bill, already submitted to the Fono for approval, includes more than $100,000 for partial settlement of litigation against the American Samoa Government in the High Court of American Samoa.
The local litigation, according to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Additional pay and incentives for Health Department employees during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the importance of effective employee training were two separate issues raised by the Territorial Audit Office in its Performance Audit report of the more than $14...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has begun the process to consider a national marine sanctuary in and around the waters of the Pacific Remote Islands. Public scoping is the first phase in the designation process, during which the public can comment through...