MV Manu’atele Arrives Home This Saturday
The MV Manu’atele is scheduled to arrive from Honolulu where it was undergoing major repairs, this Saturday. The government boat left Hawaii last Thursday after undergoing a check of the repairs ...Read more
Environment
Samoa is Under Water
Roads in and out of Samoa’s capital Apia are now in lockdown and all public service workers have been released to return home as heavy rain causes widespread flooding. Police have blocked off all ...Read more
Palau is Sister Site to National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
American Samoa and Palau – separated by 4,000 miles of land and ocean, have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement which officially recognizes Palau National Marine Sanctuary as a sister ...Read more
Public Invited to Dedication of New Cultural Center
There’s a festival happening at the Suiga Ula o le Atuvasa tomorrow. After many months of construction the new Suigaula o le Atuvasa Cultural Center will be dedicated tomorrow. The center, which ...Read more
Scientists Set Catch Limit for Am Samoa Bottom Fish
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has recommended a phased in acceptable biological catch limit for bottom fish in American ...Read more
Many Applying for Fisheries COVID-19 Funding
People have been crowding the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources at the old TAOA Office in Pago Pago to apply for funding made available under the CARES Act for fishery type businesses and ...Read more
Grant to Protect Lions Park Shoreline
Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a 2020 National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) grant to protect the shoreline at Lions Park. The grant of $337,037 is for project final design and permitting in ...Read more
Seven Fales to Be Built at Fagaalu Park
Members of the public have been asking about the fales being built at Fagaalu Park. Their concern is that the fales are taking up space and reducing the size of the playing field for cricket games ...Read more
Heavy Palolo Rise Saturday Morning
The roadside sales of palolo on Saturday morning was evidence that the November harvest of the delicacy was plentiful. After a dismal swarming of the palolo last month, people who went out on ...Read more
Rep Aumua Seeks Extension of Credit
Congresswoman Aumua Amata made another attempt to convince the US Congress to renew the American Samoa Economic Development Credit which the cannery counts on to remain competitive against foreign ...Read more
