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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has established two Cash Assistance Programs (CAP) for impacted workers and businesses in the private sector. Both programs are funded by the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and will cover the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While no numbers were given, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale said that some travelers who arrived on the Mar. 31 flight from Honolulu “forgot” to provide travel documents to be stamp for entry in the territory and those passengers are therefore considered to have made “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center acting chief of staff, Dr. Akapusi Ledua has given assurance that the hospital has already made preparations if and when there is a surge in admissions to the medical center in the midst of the COVID-19 community spread.
Dr. Ledua made the statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the Health Department’s presentation at Monday’s virtual news conference, DoH clinical service acting director, Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao pointed out that “we continue to see a decrease in the number of our daily tests and this is also in line with the decrease in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a #1 Faipule Alumamalu Filoiali’i Ale said that the excuse made by the president and CEO of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) explaining the many reasons for the delays in installing a new ATM machine in Manu’a “is an insult to him and his people.”...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of the attempted molestation of a 7-year-old girl is now in custody after being arrested last week.
Lucky Faalavelave made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with one count of attempted child molesting and one count of attempted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths, according to officials who participated in yesterday morning’s COVID-19 Task Force Emergency Operation Center daily briefing.
LBJ acting chief of staff Dr. Akapusi Ledua provided the latest fatalities as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the gas truck that crashed into an aiga bus in February of last year, killing the bus driver and injuring 5 passengers, is ordered by the High Court to serve 20 months behind bars as a condition of his 5 years probated sentence.
Jonathan Ulu, who was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On behalf of the American Samoa people, Lt. Governor Talauega Ale yesterday presented over half a million dollars to the Kingdom of Tonga to aid in the wake of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, ashfall, and tsunami.
In attendance over zoom were Tonga’s Prime...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, asked pointed questions during the confirmation hearing last week of three local attorneys, who were recommended by the Chief Justice and appointed by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga to serve as judges pro tempore for the District Court....