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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chamber of Commerce sent out a notice to their members on Wednesday afternoon pointing out that American Samoa is “still at the threat level of Code Blue, until further notice,” and that level does not include limiting your customers or patrons “within your business...
USCG airplane with PPE supplies for American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US Coast Guard C-130 aircraft seen late Wednesday afternoon upon arriving at Pago Pago International Airport bringing the first federal government shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) pallets and other supplies to assist American Samoa with its preparedness...
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Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is passing on an important clarification from the U.S. govrnment that the $1,200 coronavirus relief checks from the CARES Act include seniors who receive Social Security and no longer work. “The main thing is to have a Social Security number,”...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  In a new health advisory issued Tuesday and released that evening, the Health Department outlined information for those who are home quarantined and encouraged village leaders to identify a centralized facility for quarantine to limit the spread of the COVID-19 should...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against a man from Pago Pago arrested and charged for burglarizing his aunty’s home and trading most of jewelry and “other stuff” that he stole, at a place called “Le Aute” has been now dismissed. Faiaoga Satele, also known as Fred Satele was...
Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Ella Gurr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The coronavirus pandemic is every person’s responsibility and the need to partner is more inevitable now than ever,” declared local Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Ella Gurr in the business group’s Coronavirus Economic Impact Plan submitted to the Lolo Administration...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a 2-year-old bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a disposition hearing back in February 2018 was arrested by police during a traffic stop at Mesepa and is now in custody. Mareko Muliaga made his initial appearance in High Court this week, and his...
Crowds of people inside the EOB
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Samoa News photo taken after 9a.m. yesterday shows some of the crowds of people inside the lobby of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building Utulei. They were among a large group that showed up after 7:30a.m. to the Immigration Office, which had contacted certain...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has endorsed LBJ Medical Center’s efforts to purchase sensitive equipment to test the coronavirus locally, in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, says ASG’s COVID-19 Task Force chairman Iulogologo Joseph...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said spending ASG financial resources to — among other things — construct needed quarantine facilities to combat the coronavirus, has “added strain to our cash flow,” and has started to impact the quality of regular health services for American...

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