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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Households in American Samoa continue to apply through the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for assistance with COVID-19 related funeral costs, however no local applications have yet been approved and no awards have been made. By the beginning of the week of...
Katie Leilua and Tasi Miller cheer on Ala Poasa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  Katie Leilua and Tasi Miller cheer on Ala Poasa as she tries for the first time to put the pedal to the needle and create some stitches on her material. The three are part of more than a dozen full time working moms who are learning how to sew at night for the next five...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu Administration’s economic plan going forward that would also provide more jobs in the territory through telecommunications, includes both an Internet Work Academy and a Call Center Academy under the government’s Workforce Development Initiatives. This is...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man from Vaitogi who was released on bond last year while awaiting the outcome of his felony assault case in High Court is now back in custody after being arrested for disturbing the public peace in Vaitogi last week. When Solomona Gauta appeared in District...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) ASTCA has updated the status of their services outage in Manu’a. Sunday evening a press release was issued stating that improved weather conditions are now permitting ASTCA crews to charter a Samoa Airways aircraft...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was ordered to pay $1,545.24 restitution for the tools he stole from his neighbor, is asking the court to give him 6 months to pay it in full. Shawn Siai appeared in court last week for an Order To Show Cause (OSC) hearing, for failing to comply with conditions...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Family members of a man from Fagasa rescued by the Search and Rescue team from the National Park of American Samoa praised the brave and dedicated service by the team for responding to the urgent request to rescue a man on the top of Mt. Alava late Thursday night after...
ASTCA headquarters in Tafuna
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) ASTCA issued a press release on earlier Saturday saying that the Manu’a islands are experiencing a full service outage affecting Landline, Broadband, TV and LTE Mobile services. Efforts to determine the cause of the...
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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA —  Reuters is reporting that Australia is urging Samoa's political parties to work together to form a government after a top court in the Pacific nation dealt a blow to a prime minister who has refused to accept an election defeat by saying there was no legal reason to delay...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu & Talauega Administration is continuing the Adopt-A-School program spearheaded by the Lolo Administration. ASG agencies have been informed of the new schedule for clean up for all public and private schools starting next month, and recurring every quarter...

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