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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has dismissed claims by Samoa Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure Olo Fiti Vaai of “talks” about businesses in Samoa requiring a “clearance” from their Ministry before applying for a business license in the territory.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eliminating the mandate of COVID vaccination for ASG workforce and school students is among the significant changes under Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, which is effective Aug. 26 through Sept. 25.
Changes to the new declaration — released...
![[l-r] Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga; StarKist Co., president and CEO Andrew Choe; StarKist Samoa plant manager Injoo Ha and Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_n_starkist_001_.jpg?itok=7y_B8DKO "[l-r] Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga; StarKist Co., president and CEO Andrew Choe; StarKist Samoa plant manager Injoo Ha and Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale pose for a photo on Aug. 24 at the Governor’s Office. [photo: Gov’s Office]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Co. has requested an increase in the guest worker permit program to help meet labor shortage issues at the StarKist Samoa cannery, according to a Governor’s Office news release following a courtesy visit to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga by StarKist Co., president and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has moved to downgrade its COVID-19 response level from Code Red to Code Yellow, effective today, Aug. 29, providing for Outpatient Clinics and Clinical Services to “resume modified normalcy,” the hospital announced in a statement late last week.
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Pago Pago — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Assistant Secretary of the Interior Carmen Cantor, who landed Thursday on her visit to American Samoa on the same flight as Congresswoman Amata.
On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary Cantor announced in a letter distributed to Governor Lemanu P.S...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) last week announced $2,748,689 million in fiscal year 2023 grant funding under the OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources program to help protect corals and fight invasive species in the U.S. territories and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Geology Survey scientists currently in Manu’a are unclear as to how long the swarm of earthquakes will continue to occur around the Islands.
“Swarms like these can last hours to years, sometimes even longer,” said Dr Natalya Irma Deligne in response to questions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This photo posted on the Facebook page of Patrick Danielson — principal of Leone High School — shows some of the many new students at the Freshmen Orientation at the school’s gym earlier this week.
“It was a good turnout. Malo lava Freshmen and again Welcome to Leone...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the number of coronavirus positive cases continue to decline in the territory, Gov. Peleti Mauga’s new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration — effective Aug. 26 and released late Thursday afternoon by the Governor’s Office — loosens several COVID-19 restrictions from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by cops for a traffic violation was later charged with violating local drug laws.
William Fanolua, who made his initial appearance in Court last month is charged with one count of unlawful possession of marijuana and one count of...