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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Haleck family is carrying forth the mission of their founder with the opening of the Graceland Family Center, a multi-level soft playground facility equipped with a child care center and two food vendors, privately owned by the by the family.
The opening program last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nurses at the LBJ Maternity Ward confirmed a baby girl was born on Christmas day. However they were not allowed to release any information unless approved by the family, under the HIPPA law, which the hospital enforces.
A nurse did confirm that the baby girl is healthy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One death was recorded during the second week of the Department of Public Safety holiday enforcement. A woman suffered a heart attack and ran off the main road in Laulii and she died as a result.
This was confirmed by Chief of Police, Pouuamea Tuaolo Supapo in response...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tumanuvao Evile Falefatu has announced through a social media post that four-time NBA Champion, Shaquille (Shaq) O’Neal, is coming to Samoa and will take on a matai title from Leulumoega.
Samoa Global News reported that Tumanuvao Evile Falefatu is the Assistant Chief...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With COVID-19 emergency declarations no longer in place, COVID-19 Task Force chairman, Lt. Gov. Talauega E. V Ale says that any requests for entry into the territory from airlines or vessels should be directed to the Port Administration Department.
Talauega made the...
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.
American ...
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...