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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG’s TALOFAPass websystem has created a lot of issues for the Immigration Office and its Board of Directors. This is according to Fanene Edda Wyberski, the chair of the Immigration Board in an interview with Samoa News.
“What we know about TALOFAPass’s initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa 6th Constitutional Convention officially opened yesterday with eight proposed amendments to be considered during the gathering that lasts through September 2, 2022.
Traditional leaders, government officials from all three branches, religious leaders...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a 44-page response filed yesterday, the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, asked the U.S Supreme Court to deny a request by three American Samoans living in the Salt Lake City, Utah to review a decision by the majority of the U.S. Tenth...
WASHINGTON — Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor today completed her first official visit to American Samoa yesterday where she met with area leaders, emphasized the agency’s commitment to the people of American Samoa, and announced...
Pago Pago — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of $389,025 announced by Assistant Secretary Carmen Cantor in a letter Friday to Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and the Congresswoman.
The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), of the...
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.
This was...
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.
The...
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...