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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...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Since a repatriation process started this February, nearly 2,000 American Samoan residents who were stranded in Hawaii and the mainland have gone home.
And roughly 200 people are on the final repatriation flight home, set to depart this Thursday.
American Samoa resident...
Suva, FIJI — Fiji has reported 485 new cases of Covid-19 and three more deaths in the 24 hours to 8am on Sunday.
That compares to 506 cases and one death in the previous 24-hour period.
The Health Ministry said all four patients were unvaccinated.
On Friday, the ministry announced 860 positive...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over 50% of the passengers from the first two Medicaid- repatriation flights have not paid their fares. This was confirmed by the Task Force chairman, Lt Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale during a press conference with the local media last week.
When asked about the cost...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There will be no immediate discharge of fully vaccinated passengers on the 5th repatriation flight that’s departing Honolulu and arriving on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 as initially planned. After further review of the discharge plan and the discovery of two new positive...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Public Health, with the State of Hawaii Department of Health's guidance, last week acted swiftly and diligently to ensure the safety of all travelers in the current repatriation quarantine quarters in Honolulu, HI, according to a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency office in a notice dated yesterday, from Honolulu on its Facebook page, announced that the fifth repatriation flight has been postponed from May 28 until June 01.
The announcement states that the postponement was in “light of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Fuel Impact Assessment report conducted by the Morris Scanlan Service Inc., for the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce shows a loss in revenues for a majority of gas stations due to natural disasters and local COVID-19 restrictions placed on businesses — including gas...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has until May 3, 2023 to comply with the federal REAL ID Act, after US Secretary of Homeland Security (USDHS), Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced on Tuesday the extension deadline for all states and territories as well as Washington D.C.
Extending the REAL ID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga announced this past week that American Samoa, through the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS), received grant awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in the amount of $49,606,689 through the Child Care and...