FAST Move to Ease State of Emergency Restrictions

31 July 2021 Apia Samoa 2021

The new FAST Cabinet have moved immediately to ease State of Emergency restrictions including the call to begin negotiations with the New Zealand government for the possibility of a travel bubble with Samoa.

“Feutagai ma le Malo o Niu Sila mo le faamautuina o aiaiga talafeagai uma e ao ona malilie iai atunuu e lua mo le toe tatalaina o faigamalaga (travel bubble)..”

Effective Monday 2nd August 2021, changes will include the opening up of trading hours for local business activities. Sunday morning trading of the once popular fish market opens up again from 4am to 9am, including the market at Vaitele, Fugalei, Savalalo and Salelologa in Savaii.

Also on Sunday, restaurants,  petrol stations and pharmacies are still restricted to a 12pm opening, but shops and supermarkets can now also open from 12pm instead of 3pm. Swimming at the beach and rivers opens up on Sundays, but not before 12pm.

Travel to Savaii opens up completely on Sunday as well as buses to coordinate with ferry times.

The non-formal sector can return to selling their home-made and home-grown goods on the side of the road and around the town area, however, there is a very specific restriction on the age of sellers. Children under 16 are prohibited to sell goods in the town area – an SOE order that may well finally break the norm and ongoing problem of child vendors in Apia.

In relation to overseas travel restrictions, there is specific mention of negotiations or efforts to set weekly travel between Samoa and American Samoa on Samoa Airways and Talofa Airways; while ensuring full existing border controls and requirements are applied.

The 11pm closing time for night clubs remains, however, fundraising (sailigatupe) opens up as long as they adhere to the 11pm closing time.

Samoa has been in State of Emergency since March 2020 due to COVID-19 and was the first country in the world to impose pre-departure travel restrictions, which are now imposed by all.

Samoa remains COVID-19 free since the global pandemic broke out in late 2019, with the frontliners coordinated under NEOC National Emergency Operations Centre and the Ministry of Health taking the lead in maintaining strict border restrictions, whilst still allowing regular repatriation flights into Samoa.

TEUTEUGA O POLOAIGA MO FAALAVELAVE TUTUPU FAAFUASEI MO LE FAAMA’I O LE COVID19 (30 Iulai 2021). 

Fa’aauauina o le Poloaiga mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei mo le Faama’i o le COVID19 (Extension of State of Emergency Order for COVID19)

I lana Fonotaga FK(21)Faapitoa 23 o le Aso Faraile, 30 Iulai 2021 na talanoaina ai e le Kapeneta le Pepa PK(21)544 ma  faamaonia ai e faapea:

1. Le Fa’aauauina o le Piliota mo Fa’aaliga Faasalalau o Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei mo le Covid19 (Extension of Proclamation for Covid19) mai le Aso 2 Aokuso 2021 seia aulia le Aso 29 Aokuso 2021;
2. Le Fa’aauauina o le Poloaiga mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei ma ona teuteuga mo le Covid19 (Extension of State of Emergency Order for Covid19) mai le Aso 2 Aokuso 2021 seia aulia le Aso 29 Aokuso 2021.

Le amata faamamaluina o le fa’aauauina o le Piliota mo Fa’aaliga Faasalalau o Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei (Extension of Proclamation for State of Emergency) faapea le Poloaiga mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei ma ona teuteuga mo le Covid19 mai le Aso 2 Aokuso 2021 seia aulia le Aso 29 Aokuso 2021 ma toe iloilo ai e le Kapeneta.

O lenei faaiuga na faia i lona tulaga faanatinati e tusa ai ma le Vaega 38(1)© o le Faavae o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa.

TEUTEUGA O POLOAIGA MO FAALAVELAVE TUTUPU FAAFUASEI MO LE FAAMA’I O LE COVID19

I lana Fonotaga FK(21)Faapitoa 23 o le Aso Faraile 30 Iulai 2021, na talanoaina ai e le Kapeneta le Pepa PK(21)549 ma faamaonia ai Teuteuga o le Poloaiga mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei mo le faama’i o le Covid19 e pei ona taua i lalo:

1. FEMALAGAIGA FAAVAOMALO A VAALELE MA VAA A LALO

Le feutaga’i ma Amerika Samoa e faatulaga ni malaga fa’aauau i le va o Apia ma Pagopago i Amerika Samoa i Aso talafeagai i vaiaso taitasi e fa’aaogaina ai vaalele a le Samoa Airways ma le Talofa Airways mo tagata femalaga’i;

Ia mata’itu pea aiaiga faasoifua maloloina o tagata malaga uma a’o le’i tuua le atunuu mo le puipuiga lautele;

Le aofia ai i faatalanoaga tulaga o pemita mo le femalaga’i atu mai Samoa nei i Amerika Samoa ma le fa’aaogaina o vaa-a-lalo e femalaga’i atu ai mai Apia i Pagopago.

2. TAPENAGA MO SE FAIGA PAAGA O FAIGAMALAGA MA NIU SILA (TRAVEL BUBBLE)

Le feutaga’i ma le Malo o Niu Sila mo le faamautuina o aiaiga talafeagai uma e ao ona malilie iai atunuu e lua mo le toe tatalaina o faigamalaga (travel bubble) i le va o Samoa ma Niu Sila. E taoto atu i le Matagaluega o le Va-i-Fafo ma Fefaatauaiga e amata nei feutaga’iga.

3. TAELEGA I MATAFAGA MA VAITAFE I ASO SA

Le tatalaina o taelega ma malologa i matafaga ma vaitafe i Aso Sa mai le 12:00 i le aoauli.

4.  PASI MA TAAVALE LA’UPASESE

Le tatalaina o le feoa’i o pasi o vaa i le Aso Sa i taimi masani.

5.  FEMALAGAIGA A VAA I LE VA O UPOLU MA SAVAII I LE ASO SA

Le tatalaina o malaga masani i le va o Upolu ma Savaii i Aso Sa i taimi e masani ona faatulaga ai.

6.  MAKETI, FALEOLOA, SUPAMAKETI MA PISINISI

Le tatalaina o maketi i Savalalo, Fugalei, Salelologa, Vaitele, Taufusi ma Afega, maketi o i’a ma isi ituaiga maketi i le Aso Sa mai le 4:00 i le vaveao i le 9:00 i le taeao;

Le tatalaina o supamaketi i le Aso Sa mai le 12:00 i le aoauli i le 10:00 i le po;

Le tatalaina o pamu penisini i le Aso Sa mai le 12:00 i le aoauli i le 10:00 i le po;

Le tatalaina o fale talavai i le Aso Sa mai le 12:00 i le aoauli i le 10:00 i le po;

Le tatalaina o sailigatupe (fundraising) i falekalapu ae ia tausisia pea itula e tapunia aloaia ai i le 11:00 i le po.

7.  FAATAU OLOA I MAGĀALA MA TAFĀALA

Le faatagaina o le faatau savali o oloa i le taulaga i Apia ae lē faatagaina tamaiti e i lalo ifo o le 16 tausaga le matutua ona faatinoina lea tulaga.

Le amata faamamaluina o nei suiga i le Aso Gafua, 2 Aokuso 2021 seia toe iai se isi fa’aaliga.

E faatumauina pea isi aiaiga o Poloaiga o Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuase’i na mua’i tuuina atu.

O lenei faaiuga na faia i lona tulaga faanatinati e tusa ai ma le Vaega 38(1)© o le Faavae o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa.

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