January 2017
OP-ED: A QUESTION FOR CONGRESSWOMAN AMATA
Recently, American Samoa’s Congresswoman Aumua Amata wrote a response to current discussions revolving around the recent denial of American Samoa’s symbolic vote in the
First ever swim meet for our children with special needs
![Last Saturday morning at Utulei Beach, parents, supporters, organizers of the swimming event of young athletes with special needs gathered for American Samoa’s first adaptive aquatic swim meet. The children with special needs who participated were Lauren, Louisa, Lita, Hanipale, Justin, Dennis, Mosese, Jasmine, Miracle, Sina, and OJ. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swimmeet001.jpg?itok=Qk9j4DYv "Last Saturday morning at Utulei Beach, parents, supporters, organizers of the swimming event of young athletes with special needs gathered for American Samoa’s first adaptive aquatic swim meet. The children with special needs who participated were Lauren, Louisa, Lita, Hanipale, Justin, Dennis, Mosese, Jasmine, Miracle, Sina, and OJ. [Courtesy photo]")
![Sandy Scanlan coordinator of the PCSN with some of the athletes with special needs together with their families and friends who received gold medals during the Awards Ceremony of the first adaptive aquatic Swim Meet for special needs athletes in Amerika Samoa last Saturday at Utulei Beach. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swimmeet004.jpg?itok=BiBHhaB6 "Sandy Scanlan coordinator of the PCSN with some of the athletes with special needs together with their families and friends who received gold medals during the Awards Ceremony of the first adaptive aquatic Swim Meet for special needs athletes in Amerika Samoa last Saturday at Utulei Beach. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
![Swim Coach Zero Iaulualo praised athletes with special needs for finishing the swim meet and making it to the finish line. The first adaptive aquatic swim meet was held last Saturday at Utulei Beach. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DSC00249.jpg?itok=ptnPC_-C "Swim Coach Zero Iaulualo praised athletes with special needs for finishing the swim meet and making it to the finish line. The first adaptive aquatic swim meet was held last Saturday at Utulei Beach. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
![Athlete Miracle Singh, a 10-year-old from Leone poses with a volunteer, Earl, and his family after receiving a trophy and silver medal during the awards ceremony after the adaptive aquatic Swim Meet held last Saturday in Utulei. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swimmeet003.jpg?itok=dN7A6B04 "Athlete Miracle Singh, a 10-year-old from Leone poses with a volunteer, Earl, and his family after receiving a trophy and silver medal during the awards ceremony after the adaptive aquatic Swim Meet held last Saturday in Utulei. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
![Three athletes with special needs excitedly pose for the camera after racing in one of the heats of the first adaptive aquatic Swim Meet in American Samoa held last Saturday in Utulei. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DSC00259.jpg?itok=KcI4ogf8 "Three athletes with special needs excitedly pose for the camera after racing in one of the heats of the first adaptive aquatic Swim Meet in American Samoa held last Saturday in Utulei. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
Sporting endeavors are a conventional part of childhood, and experts agree that children benefit from them.
Graduating from Basic Training at Fort Jackson
![[Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AS%20soldiers%20AIT%20n%20BCT.jpg?itok=dL1F2mY7 "[Courtesy photo]")
Graduating from Basic Training recently at Fort Jackson, South Carolina are William Leulu ( AIT), Adelaide Sega, Olona Seagai, Bernice Toluao, Sina Tauti, Geraldine Sala, Penina Lavata'i, Pu'elā Le
Manu Samoa Sevens winless in Wellington
Sir Gordon Tietjens tasted a couple of firsts in his long illustrious career yesterday.
Cruise Ship
The Sea Princess, carrying an estimated 3,000 passengers and crew members docked at the Fagatogo wharf for several hours last Thursday.
Fa’alauiloa ali’i Kovana ni isi o ana Tofiga mo lana Kapeneta
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O le vaiaso nei na sainia ai e le afioga i le ali’i Kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, ana poloaiga e fa’amaonia ai ni isi o ana tofiga ua mae’a ona faia mo i latou e avea ma Fa’atonusili le tumau mo