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Honolulu, HAWAII — On Tuesday, Hawaii officials announced the first COVID-19 related death in the islands, along with 20 new cases, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed infections to 224. The person who died was an elderly Oahu man, according to the Department of Health. Earlier this...
A man getting coronavirus test in drive through at Kakaako Waterfront Park in Hawaii.
Honolulu, HAWAII — On Monday, 29 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the islands, taking the state total to 204. That’s more that double the number of cases since last Wednesday. “I think the increases we’ve seen reflects in large part the number of tests being done,” Department of Health Director...
An empty, closed Fugalei market in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — A tourism slowdown will devastate Pacific economies including Samoa, which faces an 18 per cent downturn, unless major stimulus measures are unveiled quickly, analysis by the ANZ Bank has found.  A Pacific Insight economic impact report prepared for the bank’s private clients by...
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  Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — At a press conference on Sunday (NZ time) Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield confirmed a woman in her 70s on the West Coast (of New Zealand), who was initially thought to have influenza, had died. The woman died in Grey Base Hospital. The woman, who had...
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San Mateo, CALIFORNIA — Tauanu’u Ve’e, of the Regional Pacific Islander Task Force, stressed that it’s important for their communities that people specify their island of origin when filling out the 2020 census questionnaire. Despite mounting worries over the CORVID-19 pandemic, more than a dozen...
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Apia, SAMOA — The World Bank has delivered US$5.1 million in immediate funding to support Samoa's response to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The funds will support Samoa's efforts to prepare and manage its response to COVID-19. Samoa currently has no confirmed COVID-19 cases, however,...
American and American Samoa flags at half staff outside EOB
Washington, D.C. — Governments, businesses and residents of the five U.S. territories are poised to obtain billions of dollars in assistance through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Most of the assistance for the territories—Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,...
Mayor Kirk Caldwell
IN THE PACIFIC  — More Covid-19 cases have been announced in the Pacific, with several countries increasing restrictions as the virus hits the region. Confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Pacific Hawaii now has 95 Covid-19 cases. Guam confirmed five more cases of Covid-19 overnight bringing the US...
Commissioner Keil holds up a spoon that has been made into a stabbing device.
  Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police Service has confirmed that the remaining four escaped prisoners are now back in custody. Responding to questions from Samoa Global News, the Samoa Police Commissioner confirmed that all four prisoners were captured in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “Yes. We...
Hawaii State Capitol Building
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - In an embarrassing blunder, the state Department of Health acknowledged Tuesday that test results which led to Hawaii announcing its first coronavirus-related death had been misread ― and the individual did not die of the illness. “My condolences to the...

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