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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man out on bond in relation to a drug case is now back in police custody for separate drug charges.
Taavili Samuelu made his initial appearance in District Court last month and is facing one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) and one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The alarming rate of the spread of cancer and other prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has prompted the Senate President to call for more awareness.
Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean introduced a resolution on Friday to highlight the alarming rate of cancer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old father accused of assaulting a man with a knife last year has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Lautala Faletolu, who has been in custody without bail since his arrest May 29, 2021 was initially charged with first-degree assault, two counts...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In what has become a tradition at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), early in each spring and fall semester the ASCC-based Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the nation-wide Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society holds its induction ceremony for new members. The PTK...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement, the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency announced that it received notice yesterday of its fiscal year 2023 — which began Oct. 01, 2022 — federal grant award for $89.21 million, for medical care services.
According to the Medicaid office, the...