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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An LB J Tropical Medical Center statement says the national shortage of Amoxicillin is not alarming at this stage. However this shortage does not apply to Amoxicillin for adults.
This is outlined in a press statement issued by the hospital in response to Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ hospital’s move to reassign their Human Resources director, Savali Sunia-Ulutu to the dialysis division “is an internal confidential operation decision.”
This is according to the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, in response to questions from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “It is the general policy of the American Samoa Government not to incur overtime or compensatory time if avoidable,” declared Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga in his Jan. 05 executive order, released last Friday by the Governor’s Office.
“Directors are ultimately responsible for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers are convening today, Monday, in a joint session to open the First Regular Session of the 38th Legislature at Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium, with Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga set to deliver his State of the Territory Address.
The joint session is scheduled to begin at 10a.m...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After most Flag Day festivities were placed on hold at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2020, the government has laid out big plans for this year’s celebration.
Deputy Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Tauese Vaaomala Sunia II told Cabinet members last week that a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several children’s medications including amoxicillin are not available at the hospital’s pharmacy.
This was confirmed by Samoa News with several doctors, who for fear of repercussions the doctors opted to remain anonymous.
Samoa News has reached out to hospital Chief...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Jan. 05, 2023 Executive Order, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga established the government’s Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy — which states “is not to incur overtime or compensatory time if avoidable.”
However, when unavoidable, the use of overtime and compensatory time...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was officially sworn in to serve the people of American Samoa for a fifth term in Congress as the new 118th Congress convened this week on January 3rd, then held the lengthiest election for Speaker of the House in well over 150 years at 15 ballots...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health, Environmental Health Services is calling on local sponsors and partners of foreign workers in the territory “to raise the sanitary standards” of their businesses.
Head of the EHS Division, Aileen Solaita has been raising this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Westside residents are calling on the government for a permanent fix at Asili where a landslide occurred last month. Fatu Malala Al-Shehri a resident of Alataua told Samoa News, there should be an expedited permanent solution where the landslide occurred.
“It’s going on...