Coronavirus: How the Pacific is responding
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 7:40am
PACIFIC REGION — Pacific nations and terrorities are deepening their restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
March 2020
Samoa closes borders to foreign nationals
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 7:05am
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has declared a state of emergency which went into effect midnight March 20, 2020 Samoa time.
Hawaiian Air cancels Monday, March 23 flight between HNL and PPG
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 6:49am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines is cancelling its flight Monday, Mar.
Tulsi suspending her presidential campaign
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 10:05am
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is suspending her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort.
Attorneys for TCF inmate Barlow propose potential settlement options
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 8:24am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorneys for Territorial Correctional Facility inmate James Barlow “have proposed potential settlement options” and attorneys for the federal government “will
Former Customs agent convicted of pot possession sentenced
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 8:09am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former Customs agent, Teni Luamanu, convicted of possession of marijuana received a huge break from the court when his period of detention was suspended by th
COVID-19 prevention in the Pacific
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 7:53am
PACIFIC ISLANDS — Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Man accused of burglarizing his Aunty's house twice bound over to High Court
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 7:41am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case against a man accused of burglarizing a home twice and allegedly stealing several items including cash has been bound over to High Court, after Distric
TAOA meal service will continue while encouraging ‘social distancing’
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 7:23am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Given the fact that the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) “carries the responsibility of ensuring” that the territory’s most vulnerable population — se