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Coronavirus

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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  In a new health advisory issued Tuesday and released that evening, the Health Department outlined information for those who are home quarantined and encouraged village leaders to identify a centralized facility for quarantine to limit the spread of the COVID-19 should...
Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Ella Gurr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The coronavirus pandemic is every person’s responsibility and the need to partner is more inevitable now than ever,” declared local Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Ella Gurr in the business group’s Coronavirus Economic Impact Plan submitted to the Lolo Administration...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMAERICAN SAMOA — With allegations of bingo games and large family gatherings still occurring in the community, despite the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has implored Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega, “to please lean on pulenu’u and fa’...
ASG Treasurer Ueligitone P. Tonumaipe’a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the governor’s State of Emergency Declaration on the coronavirus in place, the ASG Treasury Department and Tax Office is extending the deadline for filing 2019 taxes for both individuals and companies. April 15 is the usual date for filing your taxes, but because of...
A man getting coronavirus test in drive through at Kakaako Waterfront Park in Hawaii.
Honolulu, HAWAII — On Monday, 29 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the islands, taking the state total to 204. That’s more that double the number of cases since last Wednesday. “I think the increases we’ve seen reflects in large part the number of tests being done,” Department of Health Director...
Ngaire Ho Ching, chief executive officer of Neil’s ACE Home Center
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce learned some disturbing information after reaching out to local businesses for input on the business association’s COVID-19 economic response plan forwarded to ASG recently.  Some of the larger local businesses pointed out that...
Samoa PM, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
Prime Minister Tuilaepa has broken the news that a flight attendant was under surveillance quarantine for the coronavirus. Local media in Samoa is reporting that the flight attendant works for Samoa Airlines. Samoa still has no positive Cvoid-19 cases, after tests sent away came back negative....
Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the Health Department coronavirus briefing late Sunday afternoon and aired later that evening on KVZK-TV, Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua explained that American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga in the Pacific have no confirm cases of the deadly virus but American Samoa has...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We need your help Mr. President,” declared Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga in his Mar. 25th letter to US President Donald Trump, in which the governor shared concerns and the impact to American Samoa due to the coronavirus pandemic. The governor points out that “American...
An empty, closed Fugalei market in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — A tourism slowdown will devastate Pacific economies including Samoa, which faces an 18 per cent downturn, unless major stimulus measures are unveiled quickly, analysis by the ANZ Bank has found.  A Pacific Insight economic impact report prepared for the bank’s private clients by...

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