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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Human Social Services confirms certain families have attempted to “add additional children to their P-EBT records after they picked up their regular P-EBT benefits last year,” which has led to “major delays.”
“As a fraud prevention measure, our computer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Year 2023 is starting out on a positive note for drivers, with a drop in the retail price of gasoline which became effective Jan. 15 with the new maximum allowable price (MAP) released by the ASG Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM). At...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Manuatele is set to resume ocean transportation for the Manu’a island group after it was dry-docked for repairs, while the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted a cabotage waiver for Samoa Airways to continue providing American Samoa’s intra-flights...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Director of the Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Taotasi Archie Soliai has appealed to the U.S Coast Guard to consider waiving U.S Masters certification requirements for operators of U.S longline vessels permitted exclusively out of American Samoa.
The request was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has officially endorsed the Administration’s $7.4 million Fiscal Year 2023 Supplemental Budget, after the Senate and House, last week, approved each other’s versions of the legislation, which provides additional funding for the Legislature, including money for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly approved director of Port Administration, Falenaoti Loi-on Fruean is a woman on a mission.
Aside from infrastructure projects with the department, one of the top priorities for the new director is the reclassification of personnel.
In an exclusive interview...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) director Fa’amao Asalele Jr., told senators that some local businesses are already carrying alternative paper container products, which cost just a little more then the popular Styrofoam container products.
Asalele...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor’s Chief of Staff, Loa Tauapai Laupola is defending the $10,000 each per diems for their delegation that are accompanying Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga on his several meetings in Hawaii, North Carolina and Washington D.C. The per diems add up to the tune of $80,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Manuatele is set to resume ocean transportation for the Manu’a island group after beeing dry-docked for repairs; while the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted a cabotage waiver for Samoa Airways to continue providing American Samoa’s intra-flights...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in American Samoa is hosting a "Picture Climate Change" student photo contest, featuring how climate change is impacting your community.
All students in fifth (5th) through twelfth (12th) grade from all U.S states and...