Speaker Says Checks Belong to the Fono
House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale said lawmakers who don’t want the checks that have been given them for their offices should return the money to the Fono. During today’s House session, the ...Read more
House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale said lawmakers who don’t want the checks that have been given them for their offices should return the money to the Fono. During today’s House session, the ...Read more
The Senate has passed a bill that establishes a 1% alternative minimum tax for businesses that over an extended period of time reports a loss. The bill was approved by a unanimous 14-0 ...Read more
When the American Samoa Economic Development Authority first floated the idea of selling bonds to raise a sizeable amount of money to finance major projects which could not be carried out with the ...Read more
The keynote speaker for the 2017 Workforce Appreciation Day, Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director of the American Samoa Power Authority said it’s a blessing to be gainfully employed and have a ...Read more
Members of the public are questioning limited public access to the sessions and hearings of the House of Representatives at their new site on the east side of the Lee Auditorium. Since the House ...Read more
Manu’a Faipule, Rep. Toeaina Faufano Autele, is calling for the removal of several divisions of the Department of Education where some of the most educated professionals are sitting when they ...Read more
With corporate sponsorship not forthcoming, the Miss American Samoa Inc., which organizes the annual pageant is lobbying for funding assistance from the Fono forthis year’s ...Read more
The Department of Veteran Affairs needs to work hand in hand with the Department of Interior if a hospital for veterans is to be built. Otherwise the local Office of Veteran Affairs can only ...Read more
The American Samoa Fono approved last week a resolution which honors former House Representative, former Treasurer, and former Budget Director Ace Agaese Tago. The resolution, sponsored by the ...Read more
The usual House of Representatives session for today was aborted because Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui who was leading proceedings had to be taken to the hospital. During the roll call by House Clerk ...Read more