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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man from Tafuna accused of burglarizing a store in Happy Valley in the Tafuna area and taking off with several items has admitted to the allegations against him.
Jerry Uputaua, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Nov. 19th memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga announced that local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) director, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a traveled off island on official business on Nov. 19th.
In his absence, the governor appointed deputy director Vinnie Atofau as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Education announced approval this week of the American Samoa Department of Education’s (ASDOE) implementation plan for funding received through the American Rescue Plan. The plan details how American Rescue Plan funds will be used to sustain the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG will once again offer a $100 incentive for first and second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine during the mass vaccination drive scheduled for first-three Wednesdays of December, according to a COVID-19 Task Force news release following Monday’s weekly task force meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Instead of three-consecutive days of mass vaccinations with ASG operations closed down, the COVID-19 Task Force has come up with a new plan, with vaccinations to be administered on consecutive Wednesdays — Dec. 1st, 8th and 15th — with village and school based clinics...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa joins the rest of the U.S and Americans around the world tomorrow in celebration of Thanksgiving Day — a federal and public holiday, as many in the nation are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row.
“Thanksgiving Day is a time to...
Ologsega, MANU'A — “Olosega is a beautiful village, and it gives me great hope in seeing our people work together in protecting and preserving the island’s natural beauty and habitat,” said ASCC-ACNR Forestry Program Manager Denis Sene, Jr. at the completion of its Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health is moving into the fifth week of the third round of the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in American Samoa, with health officials hoping more residents will take LF pills as the territory heads into the...
Apia, SAMOA — Early voting has started in Samoa for by-elections in six electoral constituencies on the island of Upolu.
Seven by-elections had been planned, but Savai'i's only by-election was decided on Monday, when the Supreme Court disqualified one of two registered candidates in the Falealupo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Arriving for their first field trip for this year in light of COVID concerns, the residents of Hope House dressed in their best purple outfits greeted everyone with excitement and took advantage of all the activities at the first Bridging Generations Memory Workshop...