12 Groups Awarded HEART Grants
Twelve non profit organizations have been awarded grants of between $10,000 and $20,000 by the Amerika Samoa Humanities Council Board, chaired by Senator Faiivae Alex Godinet. The funding is from ...Read more
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Hawaiian Airlines to Lose 2,501 Jobs Oct 1
Hawaiian Airlines’ pre-pandemic payroll will be cut by one-third, or 2,501 jobs, as of the start of next month. By Oct. 1 the projected workforce at the state’s largest carrier will be 4,946, ...Read more
Fono Reduces Executive Branch Budget by $7 Million
The Fono budget hearings have ended with the joint committees approving a reduction to the Governor’s proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget from $465.9 million to $459.4 million. Chairman Senator ...Read more
US Sends PPE Shipment to Samoa
A shipment of U.S. government-funded medical supplies takes to the water in Auckland, New zealand this afternoon bound for Apia. Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of ...Read more
No Hawaiian Airlines Flights for October
The suspension of Hawaiian Airlines flights to American Samoa will continue for the month of October. This was announced by Governor Lolo Moliga at yesterday’s cabinet meeting. He said that he ...Read more
Senators Reject House Changes to Election Bill
Amendments made by the House to a senate bill that would allow voters stranded off island due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to cast ballots in the November 3 general elections were rejected by Senators ...Read more
House amends bill to allow stranded voters to cast ballots
The House of Representatives has amended a Senate bill which would allow registered voters stranded off-island due to the COVID-19 pandemic to cast ballots in the November 3rd general ...Read more
No Changes in List of Election Candidates
The deadline to challenge candidates for the November 3rd elections in the race for governor/ lt governor, Delegate to Congress and American Samoa House of Representatives has expired. Chief ...Read more
Results of Southseas Broadcasting Inc Survey
The results are in for an online survey conducted by South Seas Broadcasting Inc. on issues relating to voter preference, the most important qualities for candidates for governor, the top issues ...Read more
Today is Last Day to File Nomination Petitions
Today is the deadline for candidates intending to have their names on the ballot for the November 3rd general elections to file their nominating petitions with the Election Office. The official ...Read more
