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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Government functions, considered essential services under the current Code Red, now include Judicial and Legislative branches, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s Mar. 7 memorandum which provides ‘Additional Guidance for COVID-19 While We are in Code...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While parents are very thankful to the American Samoa Government (ASG) for handing out food coupons for their children this week as they face financial hardship, some teachers are questioning why there are parents who find it so very hard to pick up their children’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Operating hours for essential businesses have been extended to 6p.m. while gas stations and public transportation — buses and taxis — return to normal operating hours, under changes outlined in Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s First Amendment to his Mar. 2 COVID-19 Emergency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police arrested two people on allegations they failed to comply with the requirements set by the government during the Governor’s declaration for COVID-19 enforcement.
This was confirmed by Capt. Lima Togia of the Department of Public Safety during the Task Force meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has extended the current Code Red threat level for another week — from today, Mar. 8 to Mar. 15 — reducing some restrictions, with details to be made public this week.
The governor made the official announcement during his address, delivered in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During yesterday morning’s Zoom news conference, Attorney General Fainu'ulelei Falefatu Alailima Utu answered questions and briefed participants on the Code Red threat level that is in place, and the governor’s newest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, which is effective...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu-Talauega Cabinet “Zoomed” on Tuesday this week for the first virtual Cabinet meeting brought about after the Code Red shutdown put in place by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga when community spread of the Coronavirus was first detected.
Code Red has now been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Mar. 1 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga provided his cabinet members additional information on ASG operations under the Code Red threat level and reports required from directors.
Based on data from the Health Department, “the number of positive COVID-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Notice on the door to the Food Stamp program — Closed due to Code Red.
It’s unknown at this point how Social Services will be handling the dispersing of its food stamps as there has been no official word or advertisement of how it will be providing services during the “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since the start of the pandemic and the territory’s first confirmed positive border case of COVID-19 around September of last year, wearing a face mask inside buildings that are open to the public has become an issue for many American Samoa storeowners.
And now that...