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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center is reporting a total of 26 deaths relating to COVID-19 after the hospital officially confirmed a fatality earlier this week, according to officials who attended yesterday morning’s COVID-19 Task Force briefing, where the hospital made its presentation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We cannot extend the school year beyond June because we have students who are planning to go off island to attend colleges and universities, others plan to go join the military,” declared Education director Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli during Monday’s COVID-19 Task...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A student from the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has been accepted into the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Institute at the University of Kansas (KU). Talofa Fe‘a, a Natural Resources major and president of the Green Force student agriculture...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force is planning to re-open travel between the two Samoas and the Health Department is working with their counterparts in the Independent State on travel policy protocols.
DoH clinical service acting director Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao, announced the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of violating local drug laws before the end of last year was arrested by police two months ago. The man, Saipale Fei fled from police officers during a traffic stop, however, he was charged after being arrested for disturbing the public peace at his village...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s current COVID-19 Emergency Declaration easing restrictions on public gatherings — allowing 10 people inside, does not apply to in-door dining at restaurants, which is specifically prohibited under provisions of the declaration, said Lt. Gov. Talauega...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers were arrested this week on the allegation that they assaulted two juvenile males who were suspected to be part of a group of young men who were fighting and throwing stones on the road.
After the alleged assault, police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has finalized its morgue policy for families, whose loved ones passed way and were diagnosed with COVID-19 and it was publicly presented by the hospital’s acting chief of staff, Dr. Akapusi Ledua during Monday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 51-year-old man accused of abusing his mentally challenged stepdaughter several months ago was arrested by police last month and charged, after police finally found him at his home.
The defendant, Amani Reupena made his initial appearance in Court last month.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale said some public school teachers have lobbied — even directly with him — against re-opening schools with in-person classroom instruction set to begin May 2 and that the governor is expected to issue this week a new COVID-19 declaration...