Charter flight will evacuate LDS missionaries stranded in American Samoa
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:58am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Friday’s COVID-19 briefing, Gov.
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Comish calls on public to stop complaining about DPS enforcing COVID-19 declaration
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:50am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has called on the public to stop complaining about police enforcing provisions of the governor’s COVID-19 emergency decl
If fishery observer rule not waived, fish supply for StarKist at risk
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:42am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Without an emergency ruling waiving the required fishery observer on board US fishing vessels during the coronavirus pandemic, there will be a serious impact af
Hawaii officials urge residents to stay at home as COVID-19 cases near 400
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:34am
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaii reported its fifth COVID-19 death Monday while the total number of cases statewide grew by 16 to 387.
COURT REPORT: Drivers arrested for non compliance with COVID-19 enforcement
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:22am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two bus drivers were arrested last week on allegations that they were not in compliance with the COVID-19 enforcement, which allows only 10 passengers at a time
Samoa Parliament debates $US23m 'Covid-19' budget
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:13am
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Parliament is in urgent session as members debate a $US23.6 million stimulus package to deal with the impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic and to assist the local economy.<
Less than 2 weeks into stay-at-home order, Hawaii leaders say domestic violence is on the rise
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 8:59am
Honolulu, HAWAII — It’s been nearly two weeks since Gov. David Ige issued a mandatory “stay-at-home” order for all Hawaii residents in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Man on probation charged with assaulting his wife and her lover
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 8:40am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for a drug conviction was arrested by police two weeks ago on the allegation that he assaulted his wife and his wife’s lover in a dome
Machine to test COVID-19 is on-island, but there are two glitches
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 7:53am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The machine, purchased for LBJ Medical Center with support from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, to conduct local testing of the coronavirus