covid shutdown
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local farmers are calling out to government leaders to consider providing them with financial assistance after the Fagatogo Marketpace was closed for over two months due to the community spread of COVID-19.
This week, some relief was forthcoming after the market was re-...

![A local farmer (right) was seen at the Fagatogo market yesterday selling her crops to earn money to support her family after the marketplace was reopened this week. [photo by AF] Farmer selling her produce at Fagatogo Marketplace](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/local_farmer_1613.jpg?itok=2ztQuXTV)