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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the Lemanu-Talauega Administration’s priorities in “Our Path Forward” in 2023, is working with the Legislature in “enacting legislation to address issues with federal grant fund awards, minimize hazards that threaten our environment, amend our tax code to better...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Power Authority has issued a public apology to residents whose residences were affected by the power outage from Leloaloa to Onenoa, including Northside villages.
“Field crews have found the cause of the fault due to a damaged underground power cable...
Saipan, CNMI — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata represented Chairman Bruce Westerman and the House Committee on Natural Resources at Monday’s inauguration celebration of Governor Arnold Indalecio Palacios and Lieutenant Governor David Apatang of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
“I...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Assistant Secretary Carmen G. Cantor of Insular and International Affairs (DOI-IA) has commended American Samoa on “working towards self-determination” upon receiving the Voter-Approved Amendments to the Revised Constitution of American Samoa last month.
This is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The five constitutional amendments approved by voters last year are under review by the Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Interior for approval, before becoming part of the American Samoa Constitution.
This was revealed by Gov Lemanu P. S Mauga during his State of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu and Talauega Administration is keeping a hand in on the negotiation of issues regarding the shortage of nurses and the recent strike by nurses that has plagued LBJ hospital in recent weeks. Lt. Gov. Talauega E. V Ale commended DoH Director Motusa Tuileama Nua...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG recorded a revenue surplus in the last quarter of fiscal year 2022, while the previous quarter saw a shortfall of $11.67 million from original projections.
The surplus is outlined in the 4th Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Continuing Disclosure Report — an “unaudited...
Suva, Fiji — Fiji has detected the XBB.1.5 variant of COVID-19.
Due to this, the Health Ministry states it is ready to review some public health border measures
The sub-variant also known as Kraken is an offshoot of the globally dominant Omicron COVID variant and is thought to be shown in cold-like...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Graduate School USA, with funding support from the U.S Interior Department and in conjunction with the ASG Territorial Audit Office is conducting later this month, three-days of training on audit and ethics for certain ASG personnel.
Gov. Lemanu P.S Mauga announced...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Based on unaudited financial statements, Gov Lemanu P. S. Mauga told lawmakers that the American Samoa Government is forecasting a surplus in local revenue for fiscal year 2022 — which ended on Sept. 30, 2022.
Additionally, ASG collected more local revenue, as compared...