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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through his Diocesan Decree issued last Friday, Bishop Peter Brown, leader of the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago, declared the “Catholic Response to the American Samoa Coronavirus”
According to the decree - which is effective Monday, Mar. 23rd - addressed to parish priests,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old farmer convicted of striking the back and shoulder of an intruder with a metal pipe after the intruder visited the defendant’s wife at their home was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) this week, after the court sentenced him to time...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is urging President Trump to reopen fishing access as a matter of national food security during the worldwide economic and health crisis.
“At this time of global re-evaluation of world health and economics I simply write to say that food security equals...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-man was arrested by police on the allegation that he assaulted his wife inside their vehicle. He made his initial appearance in court last week where he entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him.
The man is being charged with public peace disturbance...
Members of the Starkist Samoa management team (at the back) led by General Manager Jason Kim (far left) and Senior Manager Faafoi Palepua (far right) celebrate Starkist employees who have attained 5 to up to 20 years of service with the cannery. One of them is Ms. Loretta Mika (front, at far left...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Based on a written “plea” from Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who sought additional time for American Samoa to provide more Health Department units to quarantine arrival passengers, Hawaiian Airlines cancelled its flight on Monday, Mar. 23rd, between Honolulu and Pago Pago...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOAS — All public and private schools, American Samoa Community College and day care centers will be closed, effective Monday, Mar. 23rd - under an amendment made Friday night by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to his Declaration order issued Mar. 18th, that extended the State of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In extending his original State of Emergency Declaration due to the global spread and threat of the coronavirus, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga revealed the government’s new three color-coded threat system, which is effective Monday, Mar. 23rd, with Code Blue.
As reported...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With as many as eight people being investigated by the Samoa Ministry of Health for Coronavirus (COVID-19), the public is reminded that there is a continuing public health emergency and effective Monday, March 23, all entry permits are suspended and all public and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the suspension of all flights from Samoa to American Samoa, under the Samoa government’s State of Emergency Declaration, that leaves no air service for the Manu’a island group, served by Samoa government owned Samoa Airways.
Samoa’s state of emergency, which became...