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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a 2-year-old bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a disposition hearing back in February 2018 was arrested by police during a traffic stop at Mesepa and is now in custody.
Mareko Muliaga made his initial appearance in High Court this week, and his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Samoa News photo taken after 9a.m. yesterday shows some of the crowds of people inside the lobby of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building Utulei. They were among a large group that showed up after 7:30a.m. to the Immigration Office, which had contacted certain...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has endorsed LBJ Medical Center’s efforts to purchase sensitive equipment to test the coronavirus locally, in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, says ASG’s COVID-19 Task Force chairman Iulogologo Joseph...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said spending ASG financial resources to — among other things — construct needed quarantine facilities to combat the coronavirus, has “added strain to our cash flow,” and has started to impact the quality of regular health services for American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of holding a knife to his ex-girlfriend’s throat in the presence of their young children was arrested by police and is now in custody. While arresting the man, police found 2 small baggies of methamphetamine on him.
The defendant made his initial appearance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has seen an increase of patients with flu like symptoms while the hospital has set up triage tents at its compound to check on incoming cases, while an appointment-only system is being implemented for LBJ clinics.
This is according to Adela Mabala of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Health (DoH) has recommended keeping American Samoa’s borders closed with Samoa, even if the Independent state ends its state of emergency, while the governor has expressed appreciation to Hawaiian Airlines for protecting the lives of local residents, over...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The the driver and the passenger of a vehicle that was pulled over two weeks ago for a traffic violation are now charged with drug possession. The passenger and the driver also had outstanding bench warrants with the District Court for failing to appear in court during...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASTCA crews have confirmed that the submarine fiber optic cable connecting Tutuila and Ofu has been literally broken, near Auasi. It will take time and money to fix that cable break, which happened during extraordinary rough seas about two weeks ago.
Normally, ASTCA can...