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This photo taken by a local resident stuck in traffic shows a long line of cars on the road heading to the Tafuna airport last Saturday for the Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site. Some motorists complained of the long wait of up to four hours. Depending on the number of doses on hand...
Shoppers line up outside a local store after Code Red restrictions were put in place last week in the territory. Only a certain number of people are allowed inside the store — at one time — and as one person leaves, another may enter. Patience, social distancing, wearing a mask, as well as keeping...
The EMS main office in Faga’alu has a red notice on its’ front door (inset on left) from the Department of Public Health (DOH) condemning the building, due to unsafe conditions, which have reportedly been going on since last year. Rumor is there is no money available to fix the building and bring...
Hartford, CONNECTICUT — Over the past two years of living with COVID-19, many churches have had to think in new ways. Congregations across the country are experimenting with practices such as virtual worship and Bible study or masking and social distancing — even as others go “back to normal.”...
The tent in front of the LBJ Emergency area where a crowd of people were sitting waiting to be called in to see the doctor. There were also people sitting at the bus stop waiting for a chance to get inside the tent. [photo by AF]
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA — As the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 took hold across the globe in late 2021, it became readily apparent that the pandemic had entered a new phase. Having experienced a previous COVID-19 infection or being vaccinated still left many people wondering how vulnerable they...
Suva, FIJI — The illicit drugs trade in the Pacific Islands continues to evolve despite COVID-19 border closures. The seizure of more than 500 kilograms of cocaine in Papua New Guinea in 2020 demonstrated that the pandemic had not diminished the trafficking of drugs through the region.
The cocaine...
MV Manu’atele offloading off shore at Ta’ū on Feb. 21. Later that day Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga declared the territory under Code Red after community spread of COVID-19 was detected. With the Manu’atele arriving just before the Code Red alert went into effect, residents in Manu’a have posted on...
This photo taken at 9:30a.m yesterday morning in front of TBAS in Tafuna — people lining up at the ATM, as the bank is closed due to the Code Red issued by the governor for America Samoa. Businesses are allowed to open from 5am to 4pm. In the meantime, Samoa News’ office will be open from 9am - 3pm...
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA — Today, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 2/22/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no less.
It’s true the number pattern stands out, impossible to miss. But does it mean anything? Judging by the thousands of commemorative...