Samoa refuses entry to returning patients
Eight Samoans, including five patients who were treated in India under government sponsorship have been refused entry into the country in an effort to protect Samoa from Coronavirus. The other ...Read more
Eight Samoans, including five patients who were treated in India under government sponsorship have been refused entry into the country in an effort to protect Samoa from Coronavirus. The other ...Read more
When lawmakers returned to work this morning after a three week recess, the House did not have enough representatives in attendance to make up a quorum. Only 10 members were present and 11 are ...Read more
Mrs. Tamari Mulitalo Cheung, a researcher and translator with the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), is the 2019 winner in the Pacific Islands ...Read more
The Vietnamese woman who was caught at Faleolo Airport with pills suspected of containing prohibited drugs has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for bribing police. The Samoa Observer ...Read more
Samoa Airways resumed flights to Manu’a on Friday. Usually the airline operates six flights a week, four to Ta’u and two to Ofu, however last week there was only one flight for the whole ...Read more
Senate President Gaoteote Palaie Tofau and Senator Faiivae Alex Godinet officially declared their candidacy for the 2020 gubernatorial race Saturday. Before a crowd of relatives, political ...Read more
It was announced at the weekly briefing on measles and Coronavirus yesterday that the number of confirmed measles cases has climbed to 16. Test results for a 24 year old woman from Faleniu who was ...Read more
The American Samoa Power Authority says electric wire theft is affecting its ability to provide power to customers. An announcement from ASPA says some individuals are cutting and removing ...Read more
The government is moving to build a facility to house persons needing to be quarantined if they are affected with infectious disease such as measles and Coronavirus and the Leone Health Center is ...Read more
As Coronavirus spreads rapidly around the world US lawmakers have allocated millions of dollars for response efforts. The death toll from the virus was at least 638 as of Thursday evening. All but ...Read more