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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued late last week, American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director, Sandra King Young announced that the local Medicaid office is resuming immediately the non-emergency patient referrals to New Zealand.
“Now that NZ and Samoa have reopened borders...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health’s Environmental Health Services Division continued its site visits to school buildings on Friday in line with the opening of the new school year next week.
“We're conducting follow-up on schools this week.
“We couldn't do it earlier as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the fourth-week in a row, the number of COVID-19 positive cases from the community spread of the pandemic remains at double-digits, according to the Health Department (DoH) Situational Report presented to the COVID-19 Task Force weekly briefing held Tuesday afternoon...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend outside of their house was arrested and is now in custody. When he was arrested at the scene, a glass pipe containing meth was found inside his pants pocket.
The man is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth, an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S Interior Department’s Office of Insular Affairs policy director Basil Ottley was on hand when Lisa Tuato’o, Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM) director, who is also the ASG’s team lead for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Working...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Aug. 30 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga informed Executive Branch directors and heads of agencies that it is “a legal and moral duty to compensate employees for overtime they worked.”
The governor called on directors to manage their overtime within the limits...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is running unopposed for American Samoa congressional seat while five faipule for the local House race face no challengers in the 2022 Mid Term election in November, according data in the “Determination of Eligibility of Candidates” for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the National Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), and the American Samoa Government - Department of Commerce (DOC) which administers the CZMA program, is celebrating this milestone along with their Annual Coast Week activities on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aunu’u lawmaker, faipule Titialii Kitara Vaiau is appealing to his constituency of Sao’le not to proceed with a “protest” that will take place today at Utulei beach.
“I have received reports that some people from our constituency will be protesting the government over...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The impeachment amendment also known as the accountability amendment, which adds a clause under the Constitution to allow for the impeachment of the Governor, Lt Governor, Chief Justice, Associate Justice and Judges was approved with changes during Wednesday’s...