MV Manu’atele Arrives Home This Saturday
The MV Manu’atele is scheduled to arrive from Honolulu where it was undergoing major repairs, this Saturday. The government boat left Hawaii last Thursday after undergoing a check of the repairs ...Read more
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Vessel with Infected Crew Member Leaves Port
The vessel, “Coral Islander” which had on board a crew member who tested positive for coronavirus left port yesterday after unloading operations were completed. The infected crew member ...Read more
What % of the Population Must Be Vaccinated?
Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination in which a population can be protected from a certain virus if a threshold of vaccination is reached. We heard the term often during the measles ...Read more
Side Effects of Pfizer Vaccine Explained
The trials on the Pfizer vaccine documented side effects from some of the more than 40,000 people whom the vaccine was tested on. The side effects which were explained by the chair and members of ...Read more
Donations Welcomed for Special Wheelchair
The Parents of Children with Special Needs Network, in collaboration with the DOH Family 2 Family Center, DOH Helping Hands Early Intervention Program, and Alofa Tunoa Samoa Medical Supply, is ...Read more
Repatriation Flight Pushed Back 30 Days
The two topics on the agenda of the Coronavirus Task Force on Friday were the vaccine Distribution Plan and Repatriation Plan. Reporting on the meeting, Chairman Iulogologo Joseph Pereira said ...Read more
Pilot Sleeps in Plane During Overnight Stopover
You may have heard a small plane buzzing overhead around the airport vicinity last night. That was an Aztec twin engine plane which was being ferried from Australia to Hawaii. It overnighted at ...Read more
Two Directors Retained for Four Months
Governor Lolo Moliga has informed the governor and lt governor-elect that he is giving two members of his cabinet, the Treasurer and director of Health, short term contracts so they can help ensure ...Read more
Will Next First Lady Be Here for Inauguration?
Among the estimated 600 people stranded off island because of the suspension of flights to prevent the entry of the coronavirus into the territory, is the wife of Governor-elect Lemanu Peleti ...Read more
Vaccine Task Force to Review Options
The Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force is to meet Monday to decide which of the two vaccines being approved for emergency use, Pfizer or Moderna, to recommend for American ...Read more
