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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is finally included in the annual Fisheries of the United States report released in May this year for 2020 and issued by the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
“After many years of requests and complaints to the National Marine Fisheries Service...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Medicaid office will open up its screening process for all eligible adult and child beneficiaries, for the New Vision program beginning Monday, October 3, 2022.
Screening will be available at the ASTCA Executive Building, 3rd-floor, Suite #306, from 8 am to 3 pm...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A “moment of silence” was observed yesterday at the opening service on the last day of the three-day Amerika Samoa 1st Annual Disaster Resilience Summit to commemorate the 13 years since the deadly 2009 Tsunami claimed the lives of 34 local residents.
Alofau Methodist...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The criminal case against the Taavili brothers has been bound over to the High Court in relation to a drug raid last month.The defendants are William and Setefano Taavili.
William 42, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth, a felony; while his 38-year-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a health advisory yesterday, the Health Department informed the public of increasing cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), especially among school aged children.
“Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by viruses,” the advisory said, noting that the symptoms...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) will hold a hearing on Oct. 7, on the Government’s $6.4 million TALOFAPass websystem, which screens travelers entering American Samoa.
The TALOFAPass American Samoa Safe Travel System contract was awarded to Datahouse...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To date the American Samoa Government has remained mum on concerns raised by Chair of the Immigration Board, Fanene Edda Wyberski.
Last month Fanene told Samoa News that ASG’s TALOFAPass websystem has created a lot of issues for the Immigration Office and its Board of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has dispatched three different teams to American Samoa, including a team working on public assistance following the Presidential declaration following the high surf, high winds, and flooding in the territory that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Recipients of the American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program (ASNAP) will receive additional benefits for one year starting in the new fiscal year, October 2022.
However there may be a delay in the issuance due to shortage of supply of special coupon paper to print food...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the announcement of a $200,000 US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for the Amerika Samoa Runaway Youth Program. The grant, awarded by the Administration for Children and Families and Family and Youth Services Bureau of HHS, will help...