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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill revising the requirements for members of the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) Board of Directors was introduced in the House of Representatives this week for its first reading and was transferred to the House ASPA committee for review.
The summary of the bill...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of five convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month for 90 days to seek and secure gainful employment.
If Manuele Eteuati is unable to secure gainful employment, the court ordered him...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new school year - 2021-2022 — for public schools opens Aug. 23, according to the local Education Department, which has been holding training and other special sessions in the past weeks and continuing this week for educators, administrations and principals.
ASDOE...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Instead of each chamber holding their own respective hearings on the fiscal year 2022 budget the Fono will hold joint budget hearings starting this week.
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman, Sen. Utu Sila Poasa made the announcement during Thursday’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill to restrict the use of wireless electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle except for emergency calls was introduced in the House this week. The bill is sponsored by Vice Speaker, Hon. Fetu Fetui Jr and was transferred to the House DPS...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) is proposing to modify the American Samoa longline fishery limited entry program to consolidate vessel class sizes, modify permit eligibility requirements, and reduce the minimum harvest requirements for small vessels.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger in a black truck in which investigators allegedly found a bag containing a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Laulala Ifopo, nick named “Branch” made his initial appearance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Saole Representative Titiali’i Kitara Vaiau has questioned the reason why some Departments within the American Samoa Government have two or more deputy directors.
This is the same issue raised by several faipule during an earlier House hearing, and was raised again by...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata spoke Tuesday before the House Committee on Rules in a roundtable on food security to explain American Samoa’s needs regarding food and nutrition. The roundtable was titled, Ending Hunger in America: Examining Hunger in U.S. Territories, and its purpose was to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Retirement Committee, chaired by Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono, will hold a hearing next week Tuesday on two Senate bills dealing with the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF).
The first, seeks to change the composition of members of the...