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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement, the American Samoa Power Authority announced the drop in the cost per kilowatt- hour (kWh) for the October 2020 bill “due to the continued drop in fuel prices over the last 7 months.”
“As the cost of diesel fuel drops so will the cost of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following an on-site visit yesterday morning, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has agreed to return to Tafuna High School its lower campus, instead of the area being used for the construction of a new local Education Department (ASDOE) centralized building, says the school’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year old bus driver was arrested by police last month after allegations arose that 5 months ago he sexually assaulted his 16-year old niece.
The victim along with a relative made the report to police last month after the alleged incident took place. According to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the questions from the public raised during the second gubernatorial forum hosted by the American Samoa Bar Association asked if legislative session days should be increased from the current 90-session days a year — as stated in the American Samoa Constitution.
A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 40-year-old man from Samoa who has two different names in the court system, was ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders upon release from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), after being convicted of 2nd degree assault....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released her October 14 letter to key U.S. Senate leaders urging renewal of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit (ASEDC), often known as 30A, due to its section of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code. She described the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Amerika Samoa Humanities Board President Fai’ivae Iuli A. Godinet and Board Members have been awarded $50,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” Initiative. The program is administered by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After days of bad weather, many residents are hoping for good weather this weekend, which is expected to be a busy one with Halloween and the last weekend of campaign events heading into next Tuesday’s general election, when electors go to the polls to vote for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The release of the fifth round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP), or stimulus checks — as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be in the mail tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 31st.
In a brief statement yesterday, ASG Treasurer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two Samoans are among the six alleged street gang members — who were part of what’s been described by federal prosecutors as a “murder squad” — in California, who were arrested and charged late last week with murder and other crimes, at the federal court in San Francisco...