Travel To American Samoa

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DOL WHD: Wage Rate in American Samoa
The Department of Labor is providing this information as a public service. This information and related materials are presented to give the public access to information on Department of Labor programs. You should be aware that, while we try to keep the information timely and accurate, there will often be a delay between official publications of the materials and the modification of these pages. Therefore, we make no express or implied guarantees. The Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations remain the official source for regulatory information published by the Department of Labor. We will make every effort to correct errors brought to our attention. ... [Read More]

DOL WHD: the Minimum Wage in American Samoa, 2005
Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American Samoa, 2005 , was prepared under the direction of Nancy M. Flynn, Director of the Office of Planning and Analysis in the Wage and Hour Division. Terry Higgins of the School of Business Administration, University of Tennessee analyzed survey data, conducted principal research and writing, and developed the accompanying graphs and tables. Mario Distasio of the Department of Labor (DOL) Employment Standards Administration, Ford Newman of the DOL Office of the Solicitor, and David Minsky of the Wage and Hour Division provided valuable comments and suggestions for revisions. Thomas Cressler, Senior Associate Administrator at the Construction Industry Research and Policy Center at the University of Tennessee, and his associates Richard Hartrey and Terry Higgins conducted the November 2004 wage survey of American Samoa employers. Crystal Dixon of the Office of Planning and Analysis provided invaluable assistance with travel, logistics and adminis ... [Read More]

DOL WHD: Wage Rates in American Samoa - Tour and Travel Services
The Department of Labor is providing this information as a public service. This information and related materials are presented to give the public access to information on Department of Labor programs. You should be aware that, while we try to keep the information timely and accurate, there will often be a delay between official publications of the materials and the modification of these pages. Therefore, we make no express or implied guarantees. The Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations remain the official source for regulatory information published by the Department of Labor. We will make every effort to correct errors brought to our attention. ... [Read More]

Eni Faleomavaega, United States Congress
The job of a Congressman is to make sure his State or Territory receive its fair share of federal dollars.  It is the job of the local government to manage those dollars.  In 2003, I released a detailed chart showing the amount of federal dollars that come into American Samoa.  This chart is also posted on my website and you can view it at the Federal Funds to ASG link.  ...

As your Congressman, I am committed to making sure American Samoa continues to get its fair share of federal dollars.  I am also hopeful that with the findings of the new GAO study that our local government will be able to put measures in place to manage our federal dollars in a way that will benefit our people now and for generations to come. ... [Read More]

Samoa
REGISTRATION/EMBASSY LOCATION : Americans living or traveling in Samoa are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov , and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Samoa. Americans without Internet access may register directly at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Samoa and obtain updated information on travel and security within Samoa. The U.S. Embassy is located in the Accident Compensation Board (ACB) Building, Fifth Floor, Apia. The Embassy is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Embassy's mailing address is U.S. Embassy, P.O. Box 3430, Apia, Samoa 0815. The telephone numbers are (685) 21436/21631/22696. The fax number is (685) 22030. An Embassy officer can be reached after hours in an emergency involving the welfare of an American citizen at (685) 777-1776. By registering, American citizens make it eas ... [Read More]

Yellow Fever Registry - CDC Travelers' Health
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Destinations: Australia, South Pacific | CDC Travelers' Health
See your doctor at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for shots to take effect. If it is less than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see your doctor. It might not be too late to get your shots or medications as well as other information about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while traveling. ...

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury among travelers. Protect yourself from motor vehicle injuries: avoid drinking and driving; wear your safety belt and place children in age-appropriate restraints in the back seat; follow the local customs and laws regarding pedestrian safety and vehicle speed; obey the rules of the road; and use helmets on bikes, motorcycles, and motor bikes. Avoid boarding an overloaded bus or mini-bus. Where possible, hire a local driver. ... [Read More]

Samoa MARINE & WILDLIFE TOPICS
Given that American Samoa has two major tuna canneries and we are the No. 1 port in the United States in terms of value of fish landed (about $200,000,000 of tuna per year), it is somewhat surprising to realize that few of the fish canned here are actually caught within American Samoa's waters. That's because tuna are not particularly abundant in our area, so local catches delivered to the canneries amount to less than 1% of the 200,000 tons of tuna processed at the canneries each year. Commercial quantities of tuna are generally located 1000s of miles away from American Samoa, so the big purse seiners and foreign longliners that you see docked in Pago Pago Harbor do not fish locally. Instead, they must travel for about 1 week just to reach their distant fishing grounds. The reason why these boats deliver their catch to the canneries here is simply because the tuna canned in American Samoa can enter US markets tariff-free as “Made in USA”, and the US is one of the largest consumers of ... [Read More]