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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,...
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...
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...
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...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Hawaii Department of Health announced Monday night that an Oahu adult is the first state resident to die from COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
The person passed away on March 20th and suffered from multiple underlying health conditions, according to DOH. The available history...
Apia, SAMOA — There will be no more flights into Samoa nor will people be allowed to travel between Upolu and Savaii after additional State of Emergency Orders were signed into law Tuesday afternoon (Samoa time) by His Highness the Head of State, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II....
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's police commissioner has warned of prosecution for people breaching State of Emergency orders put in place due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Emergency provisions issued on Friday include restricting all public gatherings in the country to no more than five people.
Public transport...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police are warning the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities after an estimated 29 prisoners escaped.
In a statement, police said: "at 8.44pm SPS was notified by the Samoa Prisons and Correction Services that an estimate of 29 prisoners have escaped from the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — As Hawaii’s hotel and restaurant sector reels from Gov. David Ige’s announcement of a 14-day quarantine for tourists visiting the islands, Hawaiian Airlines, the state’s largest and perhaps most important single travel-related company, also faces enormous uncertainty.
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Apia, Samoa — On Sunday, March 21, 2020 (Samoa time) amendments to the Coronavirus (COVID19) State of Emergency Orders were approved and signed into law by his Highness the Head of State, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvii II.
The new amendments include suspending flights between Samoa and...