February 2017
Official reception planned for Samoan weightlifter
![Ele Opeloge initially finished in fourth place in the women's over 75kg division at the 2008 Olympic Games. [Photo: AFP via RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_000_DV396056.jpeg?itok=6JqqRWGf "Ele Opeloge initially finished in fourth place in the women's over 75kg division at the 2008 Olympic Games. [Photo: AFP via RNZI]")
Plans are in motion for an official reception to honour newly crowned Olympic silver medallist Ele Opeloge after her medal finally arrived in Samoa.
Pasifika Film Festival comes to NZ capital
![The co-director of the Pasifika Film Festival, Nigel Vagana [Photo: Pasifika Film Festival]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_nigel.jpeg?itok=t9YVF9vg "The co-director of the Pasifika Film Festival, Nigel Vagana [Photo: Pasifika Film Festival]")
The Pasifika Film Festival is being held this week in New Zealand's capital for the first time, showcasing 26 films, made by Pacific filmmakers, about Pacific people.
Manumalo dominates Science Fair
![Meet this year’s science fair winners from Manumalo Academy. All six entrants from the Home of the Flames took first place in their respective categories during the Territorial Science Fair that was held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium last week. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/science%20fair%20kids.jpg?itok=iWo6mnYZ "Meet this year’s science fair winners from Manumalo Academy. All six entrants from the Home of the Flames took first place in their respective categories during the Territorial Science Fair that was held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium last week. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![High school students from the Home of the Flames last week participated in the Territorial Science Fair competition. First place category winners are: Aitulagi Alofa (far left), Dorvida Fuiava (2nd from left), and Brodie Blizzard (2nd from right). [Photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/High%20school%20kids.jpg?itok=EMjscHmJ "High school students from the Home of the Flames last week participated in the Territorial Science Fair competition. First place category winners are: Aitulagi Alofa (far left), Dorvida Fuiava (2nd from left), and Brodie Blizzard (2nd from right). [Photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Over 120 science projects were entered in this year’s Territorial Science Fair competition for the Elementary Division, with aspiring local scientists proudly displaying their hard work through dat
2017 Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee kicks off today
![Some of the prizes for the Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee. [photo: LF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spellingbee2017_0.jpg?itok=rp3z4AE- "Some of the prizes for the Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee. [photo: LF]")
The Samoa News 23rd Territorial Spelling Bee kicks off this year amid stormy weather — it’s raining cats & dogs here — but in no way has this stopped Samoa News and the major sponsor of the Ter
DBAS president-appointee faces questions about leaked bank records
![[ASG website photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dbas.jpeg?itok=XehCNrsE "[ASG website photo]")
Development Bank of American Samoa recorded a loss of $400,000 when a freeze on interest payments of some customers’ loans were implemented for one-year only in 2010, says DBAS President Ruth Matag
Samoa News 2017 Territorial Spelling Bee
The Samoa News 2017 Territorial Spelling Bee with its major sponsor McDonald’s American Samoa wishes the 32 participants of this year’s event “excellent spelling”!
Tulafono fa’avae ai tulafono o Tausima’i i Amerika Samoa
Le Peresetene o le Asosi o Tausima’i i Amerika Samoa ia Tofiga Tufele, le afioga i le Kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga ma ni isi o Tausima’i a le atunu’u i le latou ata sa pu’e i le fa’amanatuina o le atoaga o le 100 tausaga o le tautua a Tausima’i i Amerika Samoa i le tausaga na te’a nei. [ata AF]
Ua i luma nei o le maota o sui o le Fono Faitulafono se tulafono ua fa’aulutalaina, o se pili e fa’avae ai le tulafono o tausima’i a Amerika Samoa, ma fa’ailoa ai a latou matafaioi fa’atino i lalo
Amata aloaia le aoga fa’a Leoleo lona 25 mo le umi 6 masina
Ni isi o tama’ita’i o lo o auai i le aoga fa’aleoleo lona 25 lea na tatalaina i le ofisa tutotonu o Fitafita tuai i Tafuna i le taeao ananafi. [ata AF]
Le taimi na amata aloaia le aoga fa’aleoleo lona 25 i le taeao ananafi i le nofoaga autu o le ofisa o Fitafita tuai i Tafuna. [l-r] Sui Komesina o Leoleo, afioga Falana’ipupu Comdr. Ta’ase Lavata’i, afioga Kovana le tumau ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, Ta’ita’i o le Sauniga, ma le isi sui komesina o Leoleo ia Vaimaga Maiava. [ata AF]
Ni isi o sui o le aoga fa’aleoleo lona 25 lea na tatalaina i le aso ananafi i le ofisa autu o Fitafita tuai i Tafuna. [ata AF]
E 6 masina le umi o le Aoga Fa’aleoleo a le Matagaluga o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lautele lea na tatala aloaia i le taeao ananafi, mo le a’otauina lea o ali’i ma tama’ita’i e to’a 40 ua ausia tog