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The ongoing troubles at LBJ Medical Center came to a head when the pot boiled over — with broken promises apparently — and some of the nurses decided to get out from under the scalding water.
They went on strike in December 2022, and after making enough noise the then-LBJ CEO Moefaauo William...
Dear Editor,
In response to Mrs. Saili Samoa’s Letter to the Editor (LTE) on Friday, March 10, 2023, I want respond in kind in this LTE, to correct important inaccuracies or misunderstanding about the requirements of the Medicaid program and how to become a Medicaid provider.
First and...
Mo le Faatonu,
O lenei tusi o se taumafaiga ina ia tatou va'ava'ai i ni tulaga e lē o atoa ona lelei i galuega o le tausiga o soifua i le Vaega o le "Primary Care." O le Primary Care po o le "Tausi Muamua" (ua ou faaliliuina), o talavai muamua peā mana'omia e tagata se foma'i, ae lē o se...
Dear Editor,
This letter addresses some core deficiencies and offers corrections to American Samoa's (AS) healthcare strategy for improving access to primary care.
In 2018, Bishop Vaifanua Mulitauaopele, a Vietnam veteran and pastor, his wife Eva, and Stuart Hamilton, MD of the Eau Claire...
Attorney General, Fainuulelei Falefatu Alailima-Utu has requested that Samoa News re-print his email that was the basis for yesterday’s story — AG on Senate resolution banning imports from Samoa: “imports do not hurt local businesses” — in its entirety as sent.
There was an editing error in the...
Dear Editor,
Governor Lemanu’s unabashed hat-in-hand tour across D.C. made me think of a parable of two brothers who went to see their father on his deathbed.
The first brother knelt alongside his father, held his hand and said, “Father, you are both wise and wealthy. I ask nothing of you other...
This is in response to the NURSE crisis at LBJ, given the recent articles from LBJ's CEO, the response from the CEO of Samoa’s Ministry of Health, and subsequent NURSE related articles over the decades for LBJ. I’ve also added some “common sense” and data driven solutions to guide the thought...
Dear Editor,
I was very excited when Governor Lemanu called for a constitutional convention last year because of one issue and one issue only – reapportionment. This was to be the measure of our leaders’ oft-declared commitment to our culture; one supposedly based on love and respect for one...
American Samoa is unfortunately no stranger to federal bureaucracies trying to dictate how we manage our land and waters without consulting local officials. The United States and its territories were founded on the principle of federalism and a recognition that local control is most responsive to...
Dear Editor:
Your October 19th, page one story on the Fitisemanu court case quotes attorney Charles V. Ala'ilima as saying the Supreme Court “has yet again left unresolved the question of whether people born in American Samoa are U.S. citizens." No it hasn't.
When the U.S. Supreme Court...