JOINT BUDGET HEARING
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — TekConnec Incorporated owned by the Chief Executive Officer of the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority was at the center of questioning before the fono during budget hearings this week.
Chuck Leota appeared before the joint budget hearing this week to testify on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House on Tuesday approved in final reading the Lemanu Administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal, which totals $465.95 million — a 10% increase from the approved FY 2020 budget of $424.20 million.
The measure was introduced in the Senate yesterday and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Without a COVID-19 case in American Samoa two lawmakers suggested that the local Education Department (ASDOE) return to full classroom instruction Monday through Friday, as some schools are faced with a shortage of desks and chairs, and other supplies.
The recommendation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Projected local revenue collections for the new fiscal year 2021, compared to the last two fiscal years was the focus of yesterday’s Fono Joint Budget Committee hearings with ASG witnesses Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a and ASG Office of Budget and Planning director...