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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, through a Mar. 07 memorandum, created the nine-member ‘Steering and Construction Management Committee’ to move the new hospital construction project forward more efficiently.
As previously reported by Samoa News, the Health Department now leads...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG will celebrate the American Samoa Red Cross Centennial Day on April 17, 2023, which is also Flag Day, to acknowledge the long history of dedicated and compassionate service to the residents of the territory and support their humanitarian mission.
A proclamation...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of series of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, passage of four Veterans’ bills, and the DC office visit of the VFW of Hawai’i to talk about issues of importance to Veterans.
Taking part in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A total of 62 Security Officers are working at the LBJ hospital and in total are paid close to a million dollars.
“According to healthcare industry standards for security planning at a hospital, 62 security officers at a price tag of one million dollars for a hospital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some homeowners, may have noticed a slight drop in the overall cost on their electricity bill for February — compared to late last year — and it’s a great savings for those who use a lot of electricity.
And the reason, as explained by the American Samoa Power Authority...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Edward Jr Eary is held on bail of $3,000 for one charge of stealing and trespassing.
The incident is alleged to have occurred last December when a family contacted the Leone Police Substation for assistance.
The complaining family informed the officers that when they...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The establishment of the Broadband Coordination Office in the territory comes after a series of critical broadband developments.
This is outlined in a statement issued by the American Samoa Government.
“On March 7, 2023, Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga issued an executive...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata in remarks on the House floor Tuesday commended U.S. allies among the Pacific Island nations:
“Mr. Speaker: I rise to pay tribute to the five Pacific Island countries in Micronesia who at their summit in February called for Russia to end its war...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Tourism Authority hosted a series of industry sessions to help enhance Samoa’s tourism products and services.
Held in Apia and Savai’i over two days, the industry Talanoa Meets were initiated by STA and gathered local tourism industry members to collaborate on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The suspected measles case out of Apia is not being taken lightly by the Department of Health.
“If it means we have to close our borders between Samoa and American Samoa, we will make that recommendation for the Governor’s consideration, but we will not take any chances...








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