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taro growning
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A jump in price for ten food items — led by imported taro — contributed to the 1.9% increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for July 2023, according to the BFI report released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division. DOC had reported last...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga with NOAA Assistant Secretary Jainey Bashivi
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and U.S. Department of Commerce- NOAA representatives took a step last week towards addressing concerns and fostering collaboration between the federal agency and American Samoa over the proposed Pacific Remote Islands National Marine...
Dr. Akapusi Ledua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A StarKist Samoa employee has been discharged from the LBJ hospital after treatment following an incident at her work place on Wednesday afternoon July 9, 2023. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Maria Gayapa in a brief response during a phone call from Samoa News...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and House speaker Savali Talavou Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono’s review of the government’s proposed budget of more than $664 million for the new fiscal year 2024 — which commences on Oct. 01, 2023 — is set for later this month and it will be a joint budget hearing of both the Senate and House Budget and Appropriations...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department is launching next week Monday, Aug. 14  through Sept. 22 — the fourth round of Mass Drug Administration to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in American Samoa — which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, “is the last...
Waianae Youth
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoan community in the state of Hawaii was on full display as the 2023 Samoan Heritage Festival kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Park on July 29, 2023, bringing together families and communities to witness different aspects of the...
RED CROSS LOGO
Honolulu, HAWAII — If you are looking for a loved one who may have been impacted by the wildfires on Maui, the Red Cross has resources for you. Anyone looking for elderly loved ones or those with serious medical or mental vulnerabilities can call 1-800-RED CROSS to open an Emergency Welfare Inquiry...
Miss Samoa Haylanni Pearl Mataupu Kuruppu (left) and Miss American Samoa Judy Fa’afetai Tauanu’u
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There will be a new addition in the Feleti Barstow Library’s Pacific Islands Authors category today, thanks to the reigning Miss Samoa, the beautiful Haylanni Pearl Mataupu Kuruppu. Ms Kuruppu arrived on island yesterday morning to launch her book entitled “Haylanni —...
Manutulila Leuila with harvest
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The enforcement of evening curfews in the villages continues following advice from the Secretary of Samoan Affairs Mauga Tasi Asuega two months ago during a meeting of the territory’s mayors. He emphasized the importance of village mayors’ roles, adding that a village...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was a night to remember for those who attended the Mr. Cowboy concert at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium last Friday. The show’s two MCs, Iosefa Enari aka Young Sef, a popular radio personality and rapper from Apia and Princess Auvaa from Malaeloa, renowned for her...

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