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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The recent Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Title V report says a majority of American Samoa’s objectives and initiatives in the territory’s Maternal and Child Health FY2021 State plan were not obtained due to the COVID mass vaccination campaign.
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Washington, D.C. — Dept. of Defense (DOD) has released details on the military housing allowance for 2023, which adds support for Service Members and helps counter inflationary costs.
“Along with the pay raise in recent legislation, this housing allowance can help our dedicated military be on a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nurses are still waiting — past last Friday’s deadline — on LBJ hospital management to respond to their demands, which included increase in salaries among other things.
This is according to one of the senior nurses who has not returned to work after hospital management...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Unless there are unforeseen changes, the COVID-19 Task Force has agreed to tentatively close-out its work by the third week in January 2023 now that emergency declarations have ended, and all local restrictions have long been lifted as the community spread of the deadly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the Airport cash report, auditors found that records were not checked for completeness and accuracy.
“There is no evidence of an independent check of Daily Cash receipt to cash reports at the end of the day.
“Cash is subject to inherent risk of being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Procurement Office remains mum on concerns raised over the lack “public notice of the invitation for bids” on government projects.
Members of the public have queried the “new projects” that are now underway without any public notice for invitation for bids.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Maiavatele Vaigafi Maiava is replacing Fuimaono Ponafala as County Chief of Tualatai District.
This was confirmed in a general memorandum issued by Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga recently.
“After consideration of the recommendations of the county council, upon the request...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The fale Samoa at the Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna is no more. The space where it previously stood was home to numerous cultural welcoming ceremonies, farewell rituals, and photo memories for more than three decades.
The Department of Port Administration had...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Future travelers to American Samoa are being urged to use the American Samoa Traveler Declaration online platform to fill out the health declaration form, as the Health Department plans to do away with the paper form come Jan. 1, 2023.
This was announced during Tuesday’s...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting passage of the 2022-2023 Appropriations bills by both the Senate and House days before Christmas, sending the legislation to President Biden to be signed into law. Known as an Omnibus, the $1.7 trillion legislation includes new...