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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has contacted U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about an issue with the 2020 Census count and how it affects American Samoa, due to the many residents who were stranded away from their homes during the Census effort. “I am writing to bring to...
Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu Administration has put out a call to all physicians in the territory to join the medical team by responding and supporting current efforts to protect local borders from the COVID-19 pandemic, Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale said during a news conference...
Members of the ASG Coronavirus Task Force
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Task Force would like to clarify a misnomer that the Task Force would be “re-opening the borders” between the mainland USA/Hawaii and American Samoa and a growing assumption that there will be no travel restrictions in the coming months. The discontinuation of the...
Dear American Samoa Government, The Government has one job and that job is to do right by its people! However, the American Samoa Government has failed not only myself but my family and its citizens. By making us feel like unimportant irritants and pariahs to society. We’ve exhausted every measure...
ASG first responders and other personnel
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has informed cabinet members that it’s the administration’s “collective pledge” that no action will be taken on a repatriation flight for stranded local residents “until we are absolutely sure” that the actions taken will “prevent the entry of...
DYWA building where some returning residents are being held in quarantine
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has completed the third and final phase of repatriation flights returning home local residents stranded in Samoa since borders were closed with Samoa in March this year. Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua provided the information during Sunday’s...
Members of the ASG Coronavirus Taskforce
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga said the planned charter flight to Hawaii for local students heading to college and the military is still in the planning stage and should be firmed up in two-weeks time. Lemanu gave the latest update on the planned charter at Sunday...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is proposing to extend the current coronavirus emergency declaration, including the continued closing of borders for another 30-days, he says he has already been contacted by a Hawaii attorney who warned of a “movement” to block American...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the recommendations from the Health Department for consideration as the coronavirus emergency declaration is scheduled to expire, is to continue closing American Samoa’s borders with Samoa and Hawaii until May 31st. Furthermore, DoH recommends to continue the...