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COVID-19 Task Force
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce has established its COVID-19 Economic Task Force (CETF), whose members are leaders representing various local industries. They had “very successful” first meeting on Tuesday, says Chamber chairperson Ella Gurr, who is also a member...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at the start of the ASG COVID-19 task force meeting Sunday, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga commended the hard work by the task force and its working group as well as other agencies for providing data and information that resulted in US President Donald Trump...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While public school students continue their education from home as well as their homework packages during the coronavirus emergency declaration, Education Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga says the local Eduction Department’s plan is to have seniors still graduate this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cargo vessels including those for StarKist Samoa, as well as fishing fleet supplying fish for the cannery, are exempted under the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration.
This message was emphasized by ASG’s COVID-19 Task Force chairman, Iulogologo Joseph Pereira...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s COVID-19 Task Force chairman, Iulogologo Joseph Pereira has informed the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce that the government has not seen a decrease in incoming container vessels and there are sufficient cleaning supplies on island for sanitation requirements....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An incident this week where a police officer allegedly told Neil’s ACE Home Center that only 10 customers are allowed in their retail outlet at any given time has quickly raised concerns from others in the private sector, as the incident made its way to social media,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has establish the government’s 21-member COVID-19 Task Force, which is to conduct and perform the required work to ensure that the governor and the lieutenant governor “receive comprehensive information and recommendations on the Coronavirus for...

![“Our task force theme — No Business Left Behind,” Ella Gurr said Tuesday afternoon after the meeting, which she explained was attended by all business leader representatives with the exception of 3 task force members, who weren’t present. [SN file photo] Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Ella Gurr](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ella_gurr_2.jpg?itok=0kYdfMZm)
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lolo_speech_29.jpg?itok=hEq_iPG3)
![Director of Education Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga [SN file photo] Education director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/matagi-tofiga_cropped_5.jpg?itok=Z5djFOcC)
![This Samoa News phots taken yesterday shows the cargo vessel Fesco Askold slowly pulling into Port of Pago Pago harbor before 12noon yesterday. Two vessels were waiting outside of Tutuila Island for a couple of days per orders of the ASG Health Dept. The kerfuffle was finally resolved via the COVID-19 Task Force — DoH was told such vessels are exempt under the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration. [photo: FS] The cargo vessel Fesco Askold slowly pulling into Port of Pago Pago](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/vessel_askold.jpg?itok=qVW2QDKo)

![[photo from Facebook] Neil's Ace Home Center sign](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ace_front_sign_from_facebook.jpg?itok=hTAjIASg)
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lolo_speech_16.jpg?itok=zxVVPmCJ)