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Dr. Ken Lameta
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. Ken Lameta, a veterinarian originally hired from Samoa to head the small animal clinic at the Department of Agriculture told faipule yesterday morning that he received his license from the Health Regularity Board to allow him to work in American Samoa in 2012,...
SPA teachers on strike holding signs
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new document is circulating from several parents of students attending the South Pacific Academy has made its way to some lawmakers — suggesting that the court be petitioned to “place SPA under a receivership to allow the education of our students to continue” amid the...
A Pago Pago villager ringing the curfew bell
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lack of tsunami sirens, traffic jams on the road and lack of an overall evacuation plan are just some of the problems that surfaced when American Samoa was placed under a tsunami warning last week, according to a Senate Resolution introduced during last Saturday’s...
Rep. Andra Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four people have been removed from the second group of American Samoa residents set to be repatriated from the United States after testing positive for Covid-19. The Chair of the House Health Committee, Andra Samoa, said that the number of people in the quarantined group...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Immigration Board has three new Fono confirmed board members — Sen. Satele Aliita’i Lili’o, Misi Tauai and Faitama’i Leomiti — following Senate approval last Friday while the House gave its endorsement the day before. However, the governor’s nomination of Vaimaona...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to pick a fight with his 58-year-old uncle and then assaulted his brother-in-law has been ordered to serve 45 days in jail for violating conditions of his probation. He is also placed on probation for 24 months after he pled guilty to private peace...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata spoke in the House Natural Resources Committee last Thursday in support of resources, such as funding sea walls and other shoreline stability needs dealing with erosion, sea rise, climate and Tutuila’s known settling. In addition to sea rise, the...
Parents join striking teachers at SPA
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an email letter to parents on Sunday, the South Pacific Academy board of directors made serious claims that one of the terminated teachers has “a history of violent behavior in school” and had already been warned. But a “very concerned parent”, countered the board’s...
Rep. Avagafono Vaimaga Maiava
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill was introduced in the House Chamber last week to amend the law on tobacco restriction by increasing the smoking age from 18 to 21 and increasing the safeguards to deter youth and young adults from smoking. The proposed legislation was introduced by Reps. Avagafono...
Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center will no longer receive any specific “earmarked” funding under with the elimination of the 2% wage tax, while the tobacco excise tax will hike by 3 cents under the final language of a Senate bill approved by the majority of the Fono Conference Committee...

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