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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the opening ceremony yesterday morning for the 2022 American Samoa Constitutional Review Committee was heading towards closing, Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono voiced his disappointment and sadness over the Administration not looking to the Fono to serve on the Committee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “experts... are saying that the concept of herd immunity, is no longer a concept with the omicron variant” of the coronavirus, says Dr. Aifli John Tufa, the territory’s lead Epidemiologist with the Health Department.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Radio New Zealand is reporting the situation at the American Samoa Covid-19 quarantine sites housing travellers from Honolulu is getting testy after they were told they won't be released until Friday, regardless of their COVID test results.
Those who tested negative were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an advisory released Sunday night, the Health Department announced that quarantine for travelers of the Jan. 27 flight from Honolulu has been extended to Friday, Feb. 11 in “light of the number of recent positive cases identified in quarantine.”
DoH data released at...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) regarding Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) programs that are inaccessible to American Samoa and the other territories under inconsistent federal interpretation of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drugs was released from custody last week, after the court sentenced him to time served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
Laneselota Sefulu, a.k.a Lance Sefulu who has a prior criminal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu administration is seeking to amend current locals laws for implied consent testing of breath for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases, by including implied consent testing of blood to confirm drivers suspected of drug-impaired driving and drivers involved...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of the unlawfully use of a weapon when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a gun before he fired two shots into the ground and into the air — was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for 90 days to seek and secure gainful employment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One new, but minor change has been made to the requirement for full vaccination for travelers entering American Samoa, through Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, dated Feb. 4 and released yesterday by the Governor’s Office.
The minor change...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Though a Feb. 4 executive order, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga created the American Samoa Constitutional Review Committee and announced the initial membership — from both the public and private sector as well as community and lawmakers — with the first meeting set for 9a.m....