The free tax filing service that the Tax Office has been providing for many decades has been discontinued. A notice from Acting Treasurer Brett Butler encourages tax filers to use the services of ...Read more
It’s official. Samoa’s Head of State, Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoa Sualauvi II, has issued a proclamation banning all construction on Sundays, effective January 16. The Samoa Observer ...Read more
The American Samoa Government and Google will sign an agreement on Wednesday for a new submarine cable, named Le Vasa by Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula. Arriving Tuesday night for the signing ...Read more
Close to 50 people attended the first general membership meeting of AMA, the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund Members Association, held Saturday morning at the Nu’uuli ...Read more
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has submitted to the Fono for confirmation his nomination of Brett Butler as Treasurer of the American Samoa Government. Butler was first appointed as Acting ...Read more
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is reminding U.S. nationals from American Samoa that under current U.S. and state laws they absolutely cannot vote in elections outside of American Samoa unless ...Read more
Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse has asked for a written briefing from the government on whether there’s a separation of powers problem with having legislators on executive boards and ...Read more
Production for 2026 at StarKist Samoa has gotten off to a good start, with one of the highest worker turnouts after the annual two week shutdown for the holidays. Deputy General Manager Tufuga ...Read more
The first cruise ship for 2026, Oceania Riviera, will overnight in American Samoa. The American Samoa Visitors Bureau says the cruise liner arrives Wednesday, January 14 with about 1,447 ...Read more
By Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele, ASGERF Member In Parts One and Two of this series, I discussed how pension sustainability is inseparable from economic growth, education investment, and the ...Read more
