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Dr. Akapusi Ledua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Saturday the Department of Health reported one new death related to COVID-19 and during yesterday’s COVID news conference update, 4 previously unreported deaths were added to the total. LBJ acting chief of staff, Dr. Akapusi Ledua has confirmed that 4 previously...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested during a traffic stop last month when illegal drugs were allegedly found in his possession told police that he bought drugs from the area called “Le Filifili” for his own personal use. Anesi Faafetai made his initial appearance in District Court...
The village of Aoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tragic incident this past Sunday in the village of Aoa took place when a man shot his wife, and then committed suicide. The double tragedy happened at the family’s home in Aoa. The wife was rushed to the LBJ Tropical Medical Center and was admitted into the Intensive...
Siaumau Siaumau Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Vice and Narcotics Division shows the alarming growth in the numbers of drugs cases between 2013 through 2021. In 2013, Vice and Narcotics Unit (VNU) filed only 6 drug cases — one case involving methamphetamine (meth) and...
Hope Dialysis treatment room
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hope Dialysis Center has announced it will be closing its’ doors next month. According to CEO Chris Fisher, it is because it can no longer operate without Medicaid reimbursement, which he says will stop after Apr. 16, 2022. In the HDC press release, dated Apr. 5, 2022,...
LBJ hospital triage tents
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some local nurses working at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center claim that they are working 24 to 48 hours shifts due to the shortage of nurses at the territory’s only medical facility. Now nurses are calling out to government leaders to please consider the issue of the...
Hawaiian Airlines logo
HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines last week confirmed its long-awaited return to New Zealand on July 2 with the resumption of three-times-weekly nonstop flights between Honolulu (HNL) and Auckland (AKL), ending a more than two-year-long suspension due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. “Our July...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman who was convicted of assaulting her husband last year during a family domestic violence incident was sentenced to 24 months probation last week by the High Court. The defendant, who was free on bond appeared in High Court last week for sentencing. She was...
Hawaiian Airlines plane at PPG
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All travelers on Thursday’s Hawaiian Airlines flight tested negative for COVID-19 and according to Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua all passengers were cleared to go home after their negative tests. However, they are required to self quarantine and log on to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Saturday the Dept of Health reported one new death related to COVID-19 . The report did not give any other details on the latest fatality. The number of new COVID cases in the latest report on April 8 was 79, out of 753 tests conducted by the Department of Health and...

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