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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Many families in home quarantine are raising a lot of questions about the home isolation process and the complicated issues they’re facing. And now with the first death from the deadly disease reported, complete instructions are more important than ever.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a special address delivered late morning on Wednesday in Samoan on KVZK-TV and streamed online, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga shared the sad news of the first COVID-19 related death in American Samoa since the community spread of the deadly virus began on Feb. 21.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The current surge of the COVID-19 community transmission is projected to peak next week and into early next month, and is expected to slow down in early May, according to Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, head of the COVID Task Force and the territory’s lead Epidemiologist...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata on National Ag Day yesterday thanked all those in American Samoa who grow and harvest the fresh island fruits and crops that we all enjoy.
“Happy National Agriculture Day to those making sure we have plenty of our delicious island favorites, and our fishermen,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Monday’s virtual news conference, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale revealed that the government is working on a plan to provide “some sort of benefit” to workers — especially those in the private sector — impacted when businesses were closed down due to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved American Samoa’s state plan to operate a Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program. The program is for families of school-aged children who lost access to free meals at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has submitted for Senate review and approval, the appointments of Jon A. G. Clemens, Lornalei C. Meredith and Aitofele B. Sunia to serve as Judges Pro Tempore of the District Court.
In accordance with local statue, the governor’s appointments are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man from Taputimu was taken into custody last month for the alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl after he walked into the TPS and turned himself in. The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court last month. He is charged with first...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House Fetu Fetui Jr called the idea that people from Manu’a have to register with the TALOFAPASS system in order to fly to Manu’a “stupid and terrible”.
He also called the Department of Health director, Motusa Tuileama Nua “disrespectful” for not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Posting on Facebook an inmate serving a life sentence inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) is seen pleading for help after he tested positive for COVID-19 but has not received any medical treatment — and a video of the live feed is circulating on social...