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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The high cost of airfares to Samoa, loss of employees and accommodation properties not 100 percent operational were some of the issues outlined during an industry conference between the tourism sector and the Samoa Tourism Authority.
STA Chief Executive Officer Pativaine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health will be shutting down Day Care Centers if the eligible children are not up to date with their immunization shots — also known as vaccinations.
This is according to a statement released by the Department of Health recently following the presence...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aua Representative Faimealelei Anthony Allen has called on the Port Administration to take immediate action to ensure the beacon on Mt Logotala is working to ensure that flights land safely at night.
Faimealelei told the House yesterday that their flight last week was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2022 Economic Census of American Samoa is underway, and the U.S. Census Bureau is reminding businesses through letters and e-mails of their obligation to report by the due date of March 15, 2023.
The Economic Census requests basic business statistics such as sales,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has proposed four programs for funding with its share of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds through the federal American Rescue Plan Act, according to the latest public information on the US Treasury Department’s website.
Gov. Lemanu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga has scheduled a hearing next week Monday to discuss a House Bill that would give the Department of Port Administration authority to establish a local licensing system for US-flagged purse seiner vessels.
The House measure was introduced in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Christian Thunken and American Samoa Renewable Energy and Mobility, LLC have filed a notice of claim to the tune of close to $10 million against the American Samoa Power Authority, over “unwarranted, irresponsible, and defamatory attacks” concerning a wind power project...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is fighting for his life at the Intensive Care Unit due to severe head and brain injuries as a result of a vehicle accident in Auma Leone early Monday morning.
The accident, according to witnesses occurred when a flat-bed truck carrying construction workers...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The shutdown on Friday of Silicon Valley Bank followed by Signature Bank by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has led to the call by one of the Tualauta faipule for the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) to provide a financial statement.
Larry...
Fitiuta, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Safety first!” says Port Administration Department (DPA) as McConnell Dowell, Young Electric Solutions and PIOA Consultants teams were getting their airfield safety induction before construction starts on Fitiuta Airport. The safety induction was conducted by Airport...