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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered flags in the territory to be flown at half-staff, until sunset on Friday, Feb. 26th, “as a mark of solemn respect and remembrance of the 500,000 American lives lost due to the deadly COVID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa announced on Friday that effective immediately all commercial and consumer deposit accounts participate in a unique program by which these deposit accounts will be secured by pledged assets of the bank to a maximum of $250,000 per...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a case involving a substantial amount of cash that was uncovered during a routine inspection of a vessel that is based in American Samoa but was returning from a quick run to independent Samoa last week Wednesday....

![“As we reflect on the loss of life and the impact on the affected survivors, let us take a moment to be grateful to the Lord’s continued protection and blessings on our Territory,” Lemanu said, as American Samoa remains the only US jurisdiction without a COVID-19 case, although there are individuals of Samoan ancestry that reside in the US and have passed away due to the deadly pandemic. [SN file photo] Flags at half staff in front of EOB](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staffweb_4.jpg?itok=SjAr0Bhl)

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