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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Only essential businesses will be allowed to operate” during the current “Code Red” threat level and operation hours are from 5a.m to 4p.m., according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, dated yesterday and effective through Apr. 1.
It...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Mar. 1 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga provided his cabinet members additional information on ASG operations under the Code Red threat level and reports required from directors.
Based on data from the Health Department, “the number of positive COVID-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Society for Science has provided STEM Research Grants to three American Samoa elementary educators. They are Ms. Renee Finau (Pago Elem.), Ms. Sulieta Togia (AP Lutali Elem.), and Ms. Vineta Tagaloa (Mt. Alava Elem.)
Grants totaling $135,000 have been awarded to 95...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has filed second degree burglary and felony stealing charges against Felise Naasona, for his alleged involvement in a store break-in last year.
According to the government’s case, police received a call on June 28, 2021 from the victim, reporting that his...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata attended the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, and gave her thoughts on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“I took part in a briefing a few days ago, but events in Ukraine continue to move fast,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Members of Congress heard from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Notice on the door to the Food Stamp program — Closed due to Code Red.
It’s unknown at this point how Social Services will be handling the dispersing of its food stamps as there has been no official word or advertisement of how it will be providing services during the “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is expecting about 13,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive this Saturday while the community spread of the coronavirus continues — reaching the territory’s total count of 135 — as of 7p.m. on Mar. 2, according to the American Samoa COVID-19 Outbreak...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since the start of the pandemic and the territory’s first confirmed positive border case of COVID-19 around September of last year, wearing a face mask inside buildings that are open to the public has become an issue for many American Samoa storeowners.
And now that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The following information from the Attorney General’s Office about Price Gouging in the Territory was sent to Samoa News this week after we published our Price Gouging story on Monday, Feb. 28th.
In our story, the Attorney General’s Office was named the point of contact...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Owners of vehicles whose license plate sticker expired during the Code Red elevated threat level as well as residents whose Immigration IDs have expired, are being asked by Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale to be patient while the government works on addressing these...