Revenue Task Force Told to Fix Bills First
Members of the ASG Revenue Task Force were advised yesterday they should not rush into making changes and coming up with new taxes but to make sure their proposals are solid. They were also ...Read more
Members of the ASG Revenue Task Force were advised yesterday they should not rush into making changes and coming up with new taxes but to make sure their proposals are solid. They were also ...Read more
The Senate passed in final reading yesterday a bill which clarifies the area where campaign activities are prohibited on Election Day. The approval was unanimous. The bill states that no campaign ...Read more
A new Chargé d’Affaires started at the US Embassy in Apia this month. He is Tony Greubel who will be Deputy Chief of Mission. His arrival in Samoa means that the processing of US visas ...Read more
Yesterday afternoon, a pick-up truck parked in front of the CBT Building in Nu’uuli rolled across the street over the side walk and down to the Laufou parking lot hitting two cars parked ...Read more
Yesterday’s hearing by the House Ways and Means Committee on one of the new revenue bills from the Lolo Lemanu administration identified some errors and duplications in the measure. This led to ...Read more
The ASG Treasury is releasing $3 million worth of tax refund checks today. There was no prior announcement about the issuance of tax refund checks but the atrium of the AP Lutali Executive Office ...Read more
It appears that police escorts of mail from the airport to the Post Office will be a common sight. Last Friday, motorists were surprised to see two police trucks, in the front and back of vehicles ...Read more
Amendments are being proposed for the American Samoa Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) which was passed in 2014. The changes are designed to bring the territory in to ...Read more
The Filipino Consul General in Hawaii, Gina Jamorin, will be in the territory this weekend and the Filipino Community is urging Filipino nationals who have made American Samoa their home to take ...Read more
GHC Reid is supportive of the government’s move to amend the duty on beer and to tax non carbonated sugary drinks. A letter from the Acting General Manager of the biggest beverage importer in ...Read more