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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerns over the high cost of living in the territory have been voiced by the Saole Faipule, Titiali’i Kitara Vaiau.
According to Titiali’i, it is a serious problem and the government is turning a blind eye on it. He said it appears that the price of some of the items...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate yesterday introduced a bill that would increase the salaries of the Governor to $150,000 and Lieutenant Governor to $140,000.
The bill comes a year after the current Legislature approved the increase for the Governor from $85,000 to $120,000 and Lt Governor $...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government’s projection for revenue for the third quarter is short by $11.67 million for collections of tax revenue versus the actual collections. This is according to ASG’s third quarter Treasury report.
Corporate tax projections for third quarter is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A house bill to remove business license fees from the law so that all fees, rates and charges would be put into effect pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act is now tabled after a government official called to testify about the amendment voiced his opposition.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last month pursuant to an arrest warrant on the allegation that he attempted to rape a 16-year-old girl at her residence two months prior.
The man made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
(Samoa News has chosen not to release the name...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency has provided the Fono with an “Expenditures Summary Financial Report” covering fiscal years 2013 up to 2022, for expenses covered by Medicaid for medial providers eligible to receive federal Medicaid funding support.
The summary...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata is hailing House passage of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1456, on which she is one of the seven original co-sponsors. Notably for the Pacific region, the bill includes a requirement for a Peace Corps report to Congress on the presence...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate is proposing to double taxes on all soft drinks or nonalcoholic carbonated beverages from .15 cents to .30 cents.
Senator Magalei Logovii during the Senate session yesterday pointed out the bill in question is nothing new the only difference is they are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to kill her was arrested and charged. John Vaivao, is charged with one count of 2nd-degree assault involving domestic violence and felonious restraint involving domestic violence, both class D felonies,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thirteen food commodities contributed to the increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for July this year, according to the BFI report released this past Friday by the Commerce Department’s Statistical Division.
The BFI, which is a monthly rapid assessment of basic food...