![The Alo o Samoa team: Front row left-right: April Esera (ASPA), Erika Radewagen (Alo Club), Ta'aloga Tupa'i-Drabble (Alo Club) Back row left-right: Malama Petaia (Alo Club), Cherith Lober (GHC Reid & Co.), Matamua Katrina Mariner (ASPA), Arbor Day Mata'afa (ASPA) [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/alo%20team%20photo.jpg?itok=_alJqAsj "The Alo o Samoa team: Front row left-right: April Esera (ASPA), Erika Radewagen (Alo Club), Ta'aloga Tupa'i-Drabble (Alo Club) Back row left-right: Malama Petaia (Alo Club), Cherith Lober (GHC Reid & Co.), Matamua Katrina Mariner (ASPA), Arbor Day Mata'afa (ASPA) [courtesy photo]")
Alo O Samoa Outrigger sent an open women's team to Apia over the weekend to represent American Samoa against Apia and New Zealand teams in the 4th Annual Alo Paopao Vailima Festival in Apia.
![Paul Ah Kuoi was one of the 12 warriors that participated in the competition — “Game of Bros” — that was televised on Maori Television in New Zealand and promoted awareness of obesity & diabetes in the Pacific. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/1620_o.jpg?itok=5triJ5d_ "Paul Ah Kuoi was one of the 12 warriors that participated in the competition — “Game of Bros” — that was televised on Maori Television in New Zealand and promoted awareness of obesity & diabetes in the Pacific. [courtesy photo]")
Recently, the Maori Television in New Zealand hosted a show — Game of Bros — that had two Samoan female comedians Pani and Pani go in search for their Mr. Lavalava.
Dear Editor,
To: Samoa Counsel General (Hon. Auseugaefa Va'asatia Poloma Komiti)
(Ref. Samoa News article dated August 4th, 2016, Page 1&2)
![Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga during his special remarks at the 2016-17 ASHSAA Football Season opening ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium this past Saturday morning. The governor spoke of the violence in past seasons, saying as it says in the Bible, winning is not important, it’s something you focus on to improve as a competitor. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/football%20opening_3447.jpg?itok=GyPvFoCr "Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga during his special remarks at the 2016-17 ASHSAA Football Season opening ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium this past Saturday morning. The governor spoke of the violence in past seasons, saying as it says in the Bible, winning is not important, it’s something you focus on to improve as a competitor. [photo: TG]")
The American Samoa High School Athletic Association (ASHSAA) opened their 2016-17 Football Season with an official ceremony that took place at the Veterans Memorial Stadium last Saturday morning.
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Faafafine are gearing up for the final stages of the 10th Anniversary of their major fundraising event, the annual Miss Faafafine Pageant.
Based on the current trend of revenue collection and spending, ASG Treasurer Uelinitone Tonumaipea is forecasting a surplus of about $2 million at the end of the current fiscal year 2016 budget, wh
Senator Magalei Logovi’i has called on the local government to revisit its $40 entry permit fee which he says is too high as compared to the only $10 permit fee for American Samoan nationals enteri
Bluesky Pacific Group’s parent company Amper SA has accepted an offer by a Fiji based telecom company to acquire at the price of more than $79 million controlling interest in Amper’s South Pacific
![Sign on door at Vet Clinic. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/notice%20of%20closure.jpg?itok=lFVJJBs_ "Sign on door at Vet Clinic. [courtesy photo]")
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) Veterinary Clinic reopened Monday morning, on orders from Lt.
