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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) has confirmed the allocation of an additional $2.95 million to eligible American Samoa fishery participants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
In a statement issued yesterday DMWR is calling for applications...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a “short-term solution” to address the shortage of doctors and nurses, LBJ Medical Center has implemented a recruitment process to bring additional medical professions on board by the end of the year, with the first ones to hopefully be on staff by this month or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested during a traffic stop last month is now facing felony charges for violating local drug laws. Kalolo Viliamu appeared in court last month for his initial appearance.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine; one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has reported a new COVID-19 related death, bringing the fatality tally to 32, since the first death relating to the deadly virus was documented in March this year, according to the hospital’s presentation at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea will issue his decision on the Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing concerning former Public Defender, Michael White, which was held yesterday morning in court room #1 on why Mr. White shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has updated its travel advisory and guidelines for American Samoa on travelers from Samoa, and the policy — that became effective June 28 and signed by Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua and DoH Clinical director Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao — is subject “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States and the American Samoa flags are flying at half-staff throughout the territory for victims of a mass shooting in a suburban area of Chicago, Illinois.
Pursuant to the Proclamation by U.S President Joe Biden, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga yesterday morning...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man convicted of violating local drug laws while on probation for another drug conviction in 2019 was sentenced by the High Court last week to serve 5 years behind bars.
Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea told the defendant, Fidelis J. Taumalua that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Releasing travelers who test positive upon arrival to home isolation and positive passengers paying the costs of government supervised isolation are two options that Acting Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale said are part of ongoing discussions with the COVID-19 Task Force...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce (DOC) recorded a significant drop in the registration of business licenses for the second quarter of this fiscal year, however their one-day business licensing process online saw an increase in numbers of visitors
The DOC reports more than 40...