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O se va’aiga lea i fale e lua ua fausia fa’apitoa mo le fa’amoemoe e avea ma nofoaga fa’apitoa e taofia ai nisi e suesuea fa’apitoa mo le gasegase Coronavirus i le atunuu, ma ua fa’amoemoe e tatau ona mae’a nei galuega e lua i le fa’aiuga o le masina nei. O lo’o fausia nei nofoaga e lua i tua tonu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The one-hour 2020 Flag Day ceremony, which got underway around 6:30a.m on Friday, Apr. 17th, was a small one for American Samoa with no fanfare or jubilant celebration, as the deadly coronavirus forced necessary preventive measures — especially social distancing, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Compared to previous years with many festivities including fautasi races, this year’s Flag Day ceremony set for Friday morning Apr. 17th, will be a very scaled back, small event marking the 120 years since American Samoa became part of the United States family.
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Dear Editor,
The decree on social distancing in preventing contact or spread of the COVID-19 virus is the best we can do as we prepare and await for off island assistance. The future of the state of economy and the spread of this virus is taking precedence on our attention. A house full of aiga is...
Dear Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga,
Please define for American Samoa Social Distancing because what I am seeing happening right now is militant tactics as if we were at Code Martial Law. We are still at Code Blue. Please stay the course and don't give in to these fear tactics and militant...
Children's playground section of Lions Park, last Friday with a “Park Closed” sign posted in the front next to the road. Department of Parks and Recreation posted several of these signs throughout Lions Park and other public parks, which are all closed in accordance with provision of the Governor’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All religious services are to be suspended effective today, Apr. 3rd, under Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s Third Amended Emergency Declaration for the coronavirus pandemic issued Wednesday night, while ASG’s change in staffing level was effective Monday this week.
Both...
Pago Pago, AMAERICAN SAMOA — With allegations of bingo games and large family gatherings still occurring in the community, despite the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has implored Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega, “to please lean on pulenu’u and fa’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Government employees required to work from home at this time due to the governor’s emergency declaration to combat the coronavirus, will be strictly monitored and will not be paid if the person does not comply with set regulations —that they do not venture outside unless...
Most retail stores, like City Mill Hardware in Hawaii Kai, Hawai’i now feature tape lines, 6 ft apart to encourage social distancing. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, courtesy Ruby Red Cafe, 3/23/20, 3:45pm]


![With the flags of the United States and American Samoa already raised, the small 2020 Flag Day ceremony on Friday, Apr. 17th at the Fagatogo Pavilion ended with closing remarks made by Deputy Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Malemo Tausaga, who was the master of ceremonies. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost] Fafatogo malae during Flag Day 2020](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flag_day_gov_speaks.jpg?itok=HPhNPWVT)
![An American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency employee smiles for the Samoa News camera around 6:30a.m yesterday as he and his colleagues were on the shoreline of Fatumafuti putting up decorations to beautify the territory for the much scaled-down 2020 Flag Day ceremony at the Fagatogo Malae tomorrow. [photo: FS] amoa Environmental Protection Agency employee decorating for a scaled-down Flag Day celebration](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fd_decorating_4377.jpg?itok=HUuhJOr6)


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