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Coronavirus

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata hailed Senate passage of a bill to replenish the urgently needed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small business assistance, including new support for hospitals and small lenders. The House will consider the $484 billion interim economic...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa needs additional federal financial resources to address the deadly coronavirus, which has “hemorrhaged our local revenues”, says Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who noted that ASG’s is estimated to close the current fiscal year with a more than $5 million...
Two store employees stocking toliet paper
Honolulu, HAWAII — Many Hawaii residents are purportedly hoarding stockpiles, while the rest of us find Costco, the supermarkets and drugstore bare of toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizers, antibacterial wipes, masks, latex gloves, and microwave popcorn.   Most Hawaii residents in need are...
People maintaining social distancing on Thursday in front of the Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki
Honolulu, HAWAII — Another person has died from coronavirus in Hawaii, bringing Hawaii’s death toll to 10, according to data from the state Department of Health released Sunday. The man who died was a visitor on Maui from Washington state, the agency said in a press release Sunday. He was between...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga and Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga at a cabinet meeting.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has expressed his and Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s “unfathomable gratitude and heartfelt gratefulness” to all first responders, cabinet members and others for their dedication and hard work during these challenging times — pointing...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s request to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a waiver of the local 25% cost share for the COVID-19 national emergency declaration is “being held until the actual obligations for this disaster has been calculated.” This is...
Cans of StarKist tuna
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governor’s exemption of StarKist Samoa operations and its supporting businesses from the current emergency declaration allows the company’s production to continue and supports US President Donald Trump’s mandate to keep food supply manufacturing in production. This...
Tonga's Fua'amotu airport
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga has extended its border closure until 12 June. The country closed its border and order the cancellation of all inbound and outbound flights last month, in a bid to prevent Covid-19 entering. Some exceptions on border entry have been made for repatriation and humanitarian...
An idle construction site in Tafuna
O se va’aiga lea i fale e lua ua fausia fa’apitoa mo le fa’amoemoe e avea ma nofoaga fa’apitoa e taofia ai nisi e suesuea fa’apitoa mo le gasegase Coronavirus i le atunuu, ma ua fa’amoemoe e tatau ona mae’a nei galuega e lua i le fa’aiuga o le masina nei. O lo’o fausia nei nofoaga e lua i tua tonu...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid more public concerns over allegations of some stores that have suddenly raised prices on several goods, the Department of Legal Affairs’ Bureau of Consumer Protection has issued a reminder to businesses that local law “prohibits the practice of price gouging on...

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