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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Tax Office will resume its free tax filing assistance program next Monday, Mar. 21 with certain stipulations. According to Treasury, tax filing assistance is available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8a.m. to 2p.m.
The free service — not available on...
Plexiglas has been installed to ensure the safety of faipule during sessions and committee hearings. While the Plexiglas does enable social distancing, it seems to have encouraged wearing facial masks as optional, with some faipule seen wearing masks improperly (below the nose and below the chin),...
In a special announcement issued late last night (Thursday, Samoa time) Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa confirmed a case of community transmission in the independent nation and moved the country to Alert Level 2 for 24 hours before being elevated to Alert Level 3 from 12am Saturday to go...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force now plans “to move away from supervised quarantine” and to allow travelers arriving on Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu “to be quarantine at their homes,” said task force chair, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during the government’s Zoom...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 15-member Health and Medical Task Force dispatched to the territory from the U.S. Health and Human Services (USDHSS) arrived on Sunday and have begun their work supporting LBJ Medical Center as the surge of the community spread of COVID-19 continues and has exceeded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During Monday’s virtual news conference, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who is also the Governor’s Authorized Representative (GAR), provided an explanation for the reason behind the change in the Governor’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, effective yesterday, in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a modified COVID-19 Emergency Declaration issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga eliminated the three-tier color-coded COVID-19 threat levels, and lifted some restrictions, including extending business operating hours up to 8p.m.
The declaration released yesterday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sua District #2 Representative, Avagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava believes that the only move to stop the community transmission of COVID-19 is for the government to completely lockdown and called to the Task Force to seriously consider this option as quickly as possible...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two faipule from Manu’a District #1, Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui Jr and Rep. Tiaoalii Fau Sai have called out to the Task Force and ASG for clarification about travel to Manu’a.
Rep. Tiaoalii said during the House Session yesterday morning that people from his District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua revealed during a virtual news conference yesterday that two employees of StarKist Samoa tested positive over the weekend and the pair was sent home for isolation.
He said these two positives would follow the same protocol already in...