The fall 2016 Commencement Ceremony at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will take place this Friday, December 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in the college’s Gymnasium.
![“Pay it Forward, Toy Drive”, drop off bin at the Cost-U-Less store. The toy drive project is to help children of Samoa Tuna Processors employees, who will be laid off at the end of this week. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/toy%20drive%20117.jpg?itok=JZJdRJCl "“Pay it Forward, Toy Drive”, drop off bin at the Cost-U-Less store. The toy drive project is to help children of Samoa Tuna Processors employees, who will be laid off at the end of this week. [courtesy photo]")
With the holiday season in full swing, some employees of Samoa Tuna Processors Inc.
A group photo of the highly successful public performance by students from the Dancing Fingers Learning Center (DFLC) and the Strings of Psalms, an advanced strings ensemble from Calvary Temple AOG
Le taimi na aga’i atu ai i totonu o le malae taalo i Fagatogo sui o le malo ma le afioga ina ua tatala le malae taalo a le afioaga i Fagatogo i le aso Faraile na te’a nei. [ata AF]
Ta’aalo fiafia fanau o le afioaga i Fagatogo ina ua fa’atoa mae’a le sauniga lotu e tatala aloaia ai le malae taalo a le afioaga sa fausia e le malo i le aso Faraile na te’a nei. [ata AF]
E silia i le $400,000 le vaega tupe na fa’aalu e le malo atoa ai ma le lagolago malosi mai a ni isi o kamupani i le atunu’u e fausia ai le malae ta’alo mo le afioaga i Fagatogo, lea na tatalaina i
Le Faiaoga lagolago o le aufusu a Amerika Samoa, afioga Leilua Tafa Aoao, lea fo’i sa avea ma Laufali i le ta’amilosaga sa faia i Samoa, ma ona alo e to’alua sa aofia ai i le aufusu a le atunu’u lea ua sola mai ma le siamupini i le ta’amilosaga o fusuaga sa faia i Samoa i le vaiaso na te’a nei, le susuga ia Kainui Tafa lea na ia maua le pine apamemea i le aupaga o le 42kg ma le susuga ia Mamona Tafa, lea fo’i sa ia maua le pine apamemea i le aupaga o le 60kg. [ata AF]
Le Faiaoga o le aufusu a Amerika Samoa sa malaga atu i le ta’amilosaga o fusuaga sa faia i Samoa i le vaiaso na te’a nei, afioga Sala Sanele Etuale ma lona alo ia Ioelu Etuale, lea na ia maua le pine siliva i le aupaga o le 31kg mo Amerika Samoa. [ata AF]
Na siamupini le aufusu a Amerika Samoa lea sa malaga atu e tausinio i le ta’amilosaga o fusuaga sa fa’agasolo i Samoa i le vaiaso na te’a nei, ina ua latou mauaina pine e 9 mai aupaga uma e 9 sa ta
“We ask you to open your minds with the possibilities that can transform our existing city into an enjoyable and functional place that is well thought out and designed,” said Samoa’s Prime Minister
Born 1927, Lawrence (Larry) A. Broquet, 89, passed away on November 28, 2016 after a brief illness.
![2017 Territorial Teacher of the Year, Dana Love-Ili, receiving a kava bowl, which was among her awards and many prizes for being TTOY, during last week’s ASDOE sponsored TTOY celebratory event at the Tradewinds Hotel Pavilion. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Love-Ili%206253_0.jpg?itok=LaDEBXZt "2017 Territorial Teacher of the Year, Dana Love-Ili, receiving a kava bowl, which was among her awards and many prizes for being TTOY, during last week’s ASDOE sponsored TTOY celebratory event at the Tradewinds Hotel Pavilion. [photo: FS]")
Teacher training and continuing education is essential for American Samoa to “empower our students and enhance their learning,” declared 2017 Territorial Teacher of the Y