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SHIPPING DELAYS

Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) director, Taotasi Archie Soliai
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At a presentation during last week’s cabinet meeting, local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) recommended establishment of a government task force or working group to conduct a study and assessment of food security in the territory. ASDHS and local Agriculture...
American Samoa Executive Office Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s COVID-19 Task Force chairman, Iulogologo Joseph Pereira has informed the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce that the government has not seen a decrease in incoming container vessels and there are sufficient cleaning supplies on island for sanitation requirements....
A container ship at sea
Apia, SAMOA — Some Samoan wholesalers have started rationing as delays in shipping related to Covid-19 restrictions cause disruptions to the supply of poultry and meat. Last week, a container ship carrying meat produce was turned away after failing health inspections although it has not been...
empty shelves in a Eva Beach store, Honolulu
HONOLULU (AP) — Shipping delays between Hawaii and the mainland have left some grocery store shelves empty on Oahu, officials said. Officials with Honolulu-based Matson Inc. confirmed Tuesday that deliveries have fallen behind schedule because of a combination of bad weather and mechanical problems...