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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — People who applied for fisher grants under the CARES Act are now taking the issue to their faipule who have scheduled a hearing after learning that many of their constituents are still waiting for their checks more than a year after filing their applications.
When...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Wednesday’s speech to Congress by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, and said there is strong bipartisan support for Ukraine’s fight to preserve independence from Russia.
“President Zelensky gave an emotional and powerful plea for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four non-profit organizations — Esther Generation, Rotaract of Pago Pago, Christopher James Foeoletini Foundation and Agency for Better Living Endeavors — have joined forces recently launching the “Give Light Initiative” — as seen in the image — to help provide...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM) director Lisa Tuato’o has been named American Samoa’s territorial representative to the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG).
Aly Briscoe, Secretariat for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man and his wife accused of beating up his 17-year-old sister were arrested and charged.
The couple made their initial appearances in District Court last week.
The man, Stan Purcell is charged with one count of abuse of a child, a class D felony, punishable by a term...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House of Representative Fetu Fetui Jr did not walk out silently during a House hearing yesterday morning with members of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS).
Fetu said he was very disappointed with TBAS CEO, Mr. David Buehler over a personal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force now plans “to move away from supervised quarantine” and to allow travelers arriving on Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu “to be quarantine at their homes,” said task force chair, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during the government’s Zoom...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting ASG Treasurer, Levi Reese announced in a statement Monday this week an extension of the tax filing due dates, as the Tax Office services were suspended and closed to tax payers for the past three-weeks due to the COVID-19 the Emergency Declaration.
As a result,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 15-member Health and Medical Task Force dispatched to the territory from the U.S. Health and Human Services (USDHSS) arrived on Sunday and have begun their work supporting LBJ Medical Center as the surge of the community spread of COVID-19 continues and has exceeded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A mechanic accused of selling two vehicles that did not belong to him to two different buyers is now in custody in after being arrested by police last week.
The two vehicles involved in this matter belong to Asian men, who took their vehicles to the defendant for repairs...