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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has the final say if there is to be another medical charter to Hawai’i, as the LBJ Medical Center is pondering over a possible second one due to the increase of patients needing medical attention.
This is according to American Samoa Medicaid...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has instructed health and hospital leaders along with physicians to come up with a plan, which includes recommendations, on how the government would carry out a repatriation flight to bring home American Samoa residents stranded in the U.S.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Coronavirus Task Force is taking it one step at a time to find ways to bring local residents stranded in Hawaii and the mainland back home without facing any consequences afterwards from the coronavirus.
This was the statement by Dr. John Tufa, a...
Apia, SAMOA — Returning Samoa residents on the repatriation flights between the two Samoas that began Wednesday are not required to go into quarantine once they reach Samoa.
Flights operated by Samoa Airways and the privately owned Talofa Airways are being coordinated by Samoa’s Ministry of Foreign...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number of local residents stranded in Samoa needing repatriation back to American Samoa has been reduced down to just over 200, while a meeting was scheduled for yesterday to finalize the ASG repatriation plan, says Iulogologo Joseph Pereira, chairman of the...
Apia, SAMOA — The repatriation flight originally announced by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi to be scheduled for the 19th of May, then rescheduled to this Friday 22nd May has once again been postponed by a further seven days to next Friday 29th of May.
Potential passengers have been...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — An Air New Zealand plane is repatriating at least 200 people from Apia to Auckland but will not be taking any passengers back to Samoa.
The airbus was also delivering essential supplies to Apia.
The round trip would be made in one day without a need for crew changes.
Earlier...

![American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director Sandra King-Young, during her agency’s fiscal year 2021 budget hearing yesterday where she also informed lawmakers of the millions of dollars in unused Medicaid funds. [SN file photo] American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director Sandra King-Young](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sandra_king-young_0926_0.jpg?itok=rhDO3hhp)
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has instructed health and hospital leaders along with physicians to come up with a plan for a repatriation flight [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lolo_speech_53.jpg?itok=BjBOJqKG)
![Members of the American Samoa Coronavirus Task Force appeared before the House Health Committee this week to discuss the issue of a second medical flight to evacuate patients for off island treatment and to bring home local residents stranded off island. Chair of the Task Force did not appear, with no explanation offered. He’s the only one with info on a possible 2nd charter flight, according to Dr. John Tufa, a member of the Task Force. [photo by AF] COVID-19 TASK FORCE MEMBERS AT FONO](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/task_force_0285.jpg?itok=h_5ajtEu)
![A Talofa Airways plane on the tarmac at Pago Pago Int'l Airport [photo: SN file photo] A Talofa Airways plane on the tarmac at Pago Pago Int'l Airport](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/repatriation_flights.jpg?itok=savLbaV7)
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lolo_speech_35.jpg?itok=84Rnk2Kc)

![NZers wait to catch their repatriation to Auckland [photo: RNZ Pacific / Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia] NZers at Samoa airport wait to catch their repatriation to Auckland](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/returning_kiwis.jpg?itok=qVqPiP3X)