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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Education and the Department of Commerce have remained mum on the excavation work conducted on land adjacent to the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) for a new trade school project under the auspices of the Dept. of Education that took place...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office has printed new ballots for Representative District #1 – Manu’a, after Chief Election Officer Uiagalelei Lealofi withdrew the name of candidate Ali’itama Sotoa from the local House of Representatives race for the Nov. 08, 2022 Midterm Election....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, September 26th, an American Samoa delegation led by Gov. Leman P.S. Mauga arrived in Incheon, Seoul, South Korea during a fact-finding mission that included a trip to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
This small island government of South Korea is a...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a response from the Biden Administration stating that the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) will not be expanded. In a response letter to the Congresswoman’s earlier inquiry, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) has lowered the volcano alert level for the Ta’u island volcano as tremors continue to decrease.
The federal government agency says that over the past few weeks, the earthquake activity level for Taʻu Island has dramatically decreased and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In separate letters, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and ASG’s Marine and Wildlife Resources director, Taotasi Archie director, voiced concerns over the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule that would “modify” existing limits on fishing by U.S. purse...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Oceania University of Medicine (OUM) is reviving its scholarship program in the territory that was halted in 2019.
This was part of the mandate for meetings between OUM Dean for Samoa and Asia Pacific, Toleafoa Dr. Viali Lameko and ASG officials when he was in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of physically abusing a young child was released from custody yesterday morning after the Court decided that the 12 months he served during his pretrial detention while awaiting the outcome of his case is enough detention in this matter.
There is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu and Talauega Administration signed into law the Earned Income Tax Credit bill affording a financial boon for individuals eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit as well as their families and the businesses where the extra income will be spent.
The signing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In her keynote address on the last day of the three-day Amerika Samoa 1st Annual Disaster Resilience Summit last week Thursday, Maria Lutz — the Regional Disaster Officer for the Pacific Islands, American Red Cross — shared the message of “community inclusion” and...