November 2021
Mageo family halts plans for a new prison facility on their Pago land
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A plan to use a large piece of land belonging to the Mageo family on the hillside area of Pago Pago known as Happy Valley or Autapini as the site for a new corr
Update: Five new imported COVID cases detected from Nov. 18 flight
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five passengers on the Nov.
Young men drinking and fighting lands one in jail on drug charges
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for disturbing the public peace (PPD) in front of his uncle’s home in the Tafuna area is now charged with violating local drug laws.
Omicron: why the WHO designated it a variant of concern
Somerset, UNITED KINGDOM — The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a
Mass vax drive extended to two days for Tutuila’s districts
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 70 children ages 5 to 11 years old have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while the Health Department along with its partners are prepar
Scientists meet this week to advise WesPac on fishing issues
Honolulu, HAWAII — Scientists will meet this week — Nov. 30 to Dec.
Manu Samoa at Twickenham, England photo & caption
The rugby clash between Manu Samoa and the Barbarians at Twickenham, England was axed 90 minutes before its scheduled kick-off as four Barbarians and two members of that team’s staff tested positiv