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Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was delighted to once again congratulate Victor Chen upon his second prestigious Service Academy acceptance. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has also accepted him, joining the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado in offering a fully...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum earlier this month, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga appointed Tuimalo Elvis Pau’u Zodiacal as executive director of the Historic Preservation Office — which is part of the Governor’s Office — and the Historic Preservation Officer for the American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senior police officers within the Department of the Public Safety (DPS) have voiced their concern and disappointment over recent personnel changes within the department — namely, the appointments of Major Poua’amea Tuaolo-Supapo as the new Chief of Police and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement yesterday, ASG Treasurer Malemo Tausaga announced that the fourth batch of tax refunds — more than $900,000 — is scheduled for release today, Friday, Mar. 19th for taxpayers, who filed between Jan. 29 and Feb. 1st.
Tax filers with mailing addresses...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After defending his stance that his position as head of the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) and serving as the Director for the Center for Families of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities” (CFIDD) is not a conflict of interest, Muavaefaatasi John...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General (DOI-OIG) is questioning spending totaling $23,080 designating it as ineligible and an additional $3,167 as unsupported following an audit of expenses claimed by the ASG Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 55-year-old woman from Samoa accused of assaulting a 76-year-old woman was arrested by police last week.
Fiatamali’i Solomona made her initial appearance in District Court last week.
She is charged with one count of abuse of an elderly or disable adult involving...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the need for additional support for American Samoa’s Medicaid program and modernization of LBJ Tropical Medical Center. Amata is an original cosponsor of the Insular Areas Medicaid Parity...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of Tuesday this week, the Veterinary Clinic has been transferred from the Agriculture Department to the Health Department, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s memorandum dated Mar. 16th.
“Effective immediately,” the governor said the clinic,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lessons learned from the second repatriation flight and preparations for the third repatriation in April were the main topics of discussion during the meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force on Monday, Mar. 15, 2021, at the Department of Homeland Security (EOC) in Tafuna,...