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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the governor lifting the temporary suspension of government directors, agency heads and all Administration employees on testifying at House hearings, faipule resumed committee hearings on Wednesday, April 12, and summoned the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In late March, the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College hosted a special workshop to address the ongoing concern of childhood obesity in American Samoa.
The Group Model Building workshop was facilitated by...
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to be home for Flag Day this year with the traditional activities resuming after the restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID pandemic have ended.
“First of all, I’m very happy to be home for Flag Day to take part in the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Epifania Petelo has been selected to represent Chaminade University at the Spring 2023 International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) Live Case Competition.
This was confirmed in a statement.
“The program allows students to leverage their experience and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A public school teacher who was in court yesterday facing a total of 15 criminal counts after he was accused of inappropriately touching female students had his case dismissed without prejudice.
Senetenari Malele appeared in High Court yesterday for his second PX or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Unofficially kicking off the Flag Day festivities, Gov Lemanu P. S. Mauga and ASG officials — including Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale welcomed yesterday Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her delegates — along with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has confirmed seven more members of the Samoan Language Commission nominated by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, as the current First Regular Session heads into its final day tomorrow, Apr. 14.
The seven confirmed members during the Senate session on Tuesday are:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The due date for local business to respond to the 2022 Economic Census of Island Areas has passed and now follow-up has begun for those who failed to respond to the survey, according to the ASG Commerce Department (ASG-DOC), which is collaborating with the U.S Census...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The role of the SAR jet skis was explained during Tuesday’s meeting of the Fautasi Flag Day Committee where the guidelines and other details for the upcoming Flag Day Fautasi Regatta, set for Saturday, Apr .15, 2023 were discussed.
The goal of the guidelines and rules is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Additional information outlined in Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s letter to House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale gives rise to the reasoning behind the governor’s since-lifted suspension of Executive Branch cabinet members and workers from testifying before any House of...