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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has agreed to keep in committee for now, for further review, legislation which seeks to increase the tobacco excise tax by 3 cents — which will help fund LBJ Medical Center operations — and reduce to 1% the current 2% wage...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aliitama Sotoa has strongly refuted a report by Samoa News, published yesterday as part of the Court Report, stating that he refused to leave the church’s premises that he’s currently occupying.
In a phone call to Samoa News, Sotoa said that there was an agreement...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has transmitted $16,718,000 in grant funding to the American Samoa government to support the operations of the hospital, the community college, public schools, and the judicial system in the territory.
“The Office...
Apia, SAMOA — Savaii Newspaper, Samoa’s government newspaper, is reporting that the government is not giving up on its campaign to induct neighboring American Samoa into the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a full member.
Currently, the territorial government serves as an Observer in the Forum.
And...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DoH had announced early this week the arrival over the weekend on the cargo flight of more than 11,000 of doses for both Moderna and Pfzier vaccines, but the “first dose” was on hold until next week Wednesday.
But by late yesterday morning, Samoa News received word and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Anticipating a busy day and long lines, the US Post Office in Fagatogo opened early — at 6a.m. yesterday — for tax filers who were getting their stimulus checks through the mail and people showed up very early yesterday to stand in line while it was still dark outside....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report from ASG Treasury delivered to the House of Representatives shows that the government has spent a little over $40 million from the federal funds received last year from the CARES Act.
Total amount of grants received is $117,094,758 of which $41,914,134 has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga last week rolled back salary increases, conversions and reclassifications that did not follow personnel regulations, the House of Representatives is calling on the new Administration to reconsider their decision.
Rep....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived on island, the Health Department says that administering the first dose — for those who have not received it — remains on hold until next week.
At last Friday’s news conference announcing the update on the 159...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasurer Malemo L. Tausaga is the newest member of the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) board of directors after his confirmation by the Senate.
Malemo’s “insight as the Treasurer... will be an asset to the board in executive objectives that...