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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force now plans “to move away from supervised quarantine” and to allow travelers arriving on Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu “to be quarantine at their homes,” said task force chair, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during the government’s Zoom...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting ASG Treasurer, Levi Reese announced in a statement Monday this week an extension of the tax filing due dates, as the Tax Office services were suspended and closed to tax payers for the past three-weeks due to the COVID-19 the Emergency Declaration.
As a result,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 15-member Health and Medical Task Force dispatched to the territory from the U.S. Health and Human Services (USDHSS) arrived on Sunday and have begun their work supporting LBJ Medical Center as the surge of the community spread of COVID-19 continues and has exceeded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A mechanic accused of selling two vehicles that did not belong to him to two different buyers is now in custody in after being arrested by police last week.
The two vehicles involved in this matter belong to Asian men, who took their vehicles to the defendant for repairs...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the House Session this week, Swains Delegate to the American Samoa House of Representatives, Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings stood up and clarified in the House chamber an original request he had made on Feb. 18, because the House journal had not correctly stated what...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a $450,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to study the possibility of restoring the tramway over Pago Pago Harbor, along with the resulting benefits to tourism.
“Congratulations to Governor Lemanu Mauga,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During Monday’s virtual news conference, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who is also the Governor’s Authorized Representative (GAR), provided an explanation for the reason behind the change in the Governor’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, effective yesterday, in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a modified COVID-19 Emergency Declaration issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga eliminated the three-tier color-coded COVID-19 threat levels, and lifted some restrictions, including extending business operating hours up to 8p.m.
The declaration released yesterday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sua District #2 Representative, Avagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava believes that the only move to stop the community transmission of COVID-19 is for the government to completely lockdown and called to the Task Force to seriously consider this option as quickly as possible...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Honolulu has set a jury trial next year for the lawsuit brought by the “Salemeana‘i Family” in American Samoa, against the U.S Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, over family land adjacent to the Pago Pago International Airport, that plaintiffs claim...