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New hospital will have 36 beds
Two Request for Proposals connected to the new hospital to be built at Lions Park are being finalized before being advertised. One is for construction of the new facility and the other is for a ...Read more
Creative Pacific share their talents in workshops
Some of the participants who showed up Saturday for the fashion and design workshop hosted by Taupou Manaia and the founders of Creative Pacific, Benjamin Powell and Afa Ah Loo just wanted to try ...Read more
Hazel Leo wins 2024 Poetry Out Loud Competition
A junior at Iakina Adventist Academy, Hazel Leo, won first place in the 2024 Poetry Out Loud competition held last Friday at the Jean P Hayden Museum. This is a two peat for Hazel who topped last ...Read more
Body found floating near Malaloa Marina
The body of a man was found floating near the Malaloa marina on Saturday morning. As of now the victim has not been identified and police have asked local shipping agents and fishing vessels for ...Read more
AS to receive up to $57 million for SSBCI 2.0 Program
The U.S. Treasury has officially approved the American Samoa State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)2.0 program and the territory stands to receive up to $57.0 million in funding to fuel the ...Read more
DOH issues alert about measles cases in US
The Department of Health is alerting the public about recent measles outbreaks in several parts of the U.S. mainland. As of March 7, 2024, a total of 45 measles cases were reported by 17 ...Read more
Harvard students study Emergency and Crisis Management Capabilities
A detailed analysis of the evacuation and sheltering procedures in American Samoa is the topic of a Master’s thesis by two Harvard graduate students. Working with the American Samoa Department ...Read more
Samoa Airways acquires wide body loaders
Samoa Airways has announced the arrival of two wide-body loaders from Spain and new ground services equipment from China, sure to boost ground handling at Faleolo International Airport. Samoa ...Read more
US working across Pacific to counter China IUU Fishing
A top State Department official says the US is working across the Pacific to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated, or IUU fishing by Chinese fleets. KHJ News Washington DC correspondent Matt ...Read more
Former LBJ Manager seeks help for fired employees
A former manager of the LBJ Hospital has written to Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga seeking help for the more than 30 hospital employees whose services were terminated or suspended or who have been ...Read more