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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs told the court that the 12-1/2 months he spent in prison were more than enough to teach him how to become a better man in the future.
When given the chance to address the court, Onofia Afatia apologized and asked...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Veterinarian Clinic in Tafuna is notifying members of the public regarding the current situation of no vaccines or other supplies, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Rep Su’a Alex Jennings has asked Health Director Motusa Tuileama Nua for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has extended for 31-days his coronavirus emergency declaration, through the Ninth Amended Declaration, effective Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, as American Samoa — without a confirmed case — continues under the “Code Blue” threat-level.
The amended document...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called a Special Session of the Fono to convene for up to 15 days, with the main agenda to revisit the fiscal year 2021 budget, which the governor has not signed but instead issued an executive order allowing the government to operate on FY...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tagata Tutu Faatasi Alliance of American Samoa sent a letter to Congresswoman Aumua Amata last week explaining their plight — that they are residents of American Samoa stranded off-island in “dire financial need” as they wait for a repatriation flight.
TTFAAS told...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A high mortality rate among patients of the dialysis unit at American Samoa's LBJ hospital have been highlighted as one of several concerns in a new report.
The health advisory group, that worked to resolve greivances on behalf of renal disease patients, had reported...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Upon receiving the Fono’s approved version of the American Samoa Government’ fiscal year 2021 budget — in which lawmakers reduced the executive branch funding by more than $6 million, while giving the Legislature an additional half-a-million — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government soliciting public comments during a rule making process was another issue raised during the recent American Samoa Bar Association gubernatorial forum, and it comes at a time when there are so many in the community concerned over their lack of understanding...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Paramount Builders Inc., construction crew working on the roof of the arrival terminal building for the covered extension project at Pago Pago International Airport on Sept. 29th.
This part of the arrival terminal expansion, which began with the installation more than a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After hearing from Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga — the Chief Medical Officer at LBJ Hospital and also a Coronavirus Task Force member — that there are no plans at this stage for repatriation flights, the House of Representatives plans to send a resolution to the governor...