Ao ufitia ai le paia o aiga, nu’u ma le itumalo fa’apea ai le atunu’u ma le malo o Amerika Samoa i le ao pogisa, ona o le motusia o le mafutaga ma se tasi o Tama ua iloga lana tautua i le atunu’u,
![Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili during her Senate confirmation hearing as Development Bank of American Samoa president last Thursday. She was later confirmed for a second term and her appointment is subject to Senate confirmation only. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Matagi-Faatili%200162.jpg?itok=AqlDoySX "Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili during her Senate confirmation hearing as Development Bank of American Samoa president last Thursday. She was later confirmed for a second term and her appointment is subject to Senate confirmation only. [photo: AF]")
Development Bank of American Samoa is conducting an analysis of the impact of the federally funded 1602 low income housing program, which has been in place for five years
![Newly confirmed chief procurement officer, Dr. Oreta Mapu Crichton during her Senate confirmation hearing last Friday. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Crichton%200226.jpg?itok=YG-C43n_ "Newly confirmed chief procurement officer, Dr. Oreta Mapu Crichton during her Senate confirmation hearing last Friday. [photo: AF]")
![Newly confirmed Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs director, Jonathan David Fanene, during his Senate confirmation hearing last Friday. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fanene%200241.jpg?itok=eXZ3NHBs "Newly confirmed Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs director, Jonathan David Fanene, during his Senate confirmation hearing last Friday. [photo: AF]")
The Fono has completed the confirmation process for the Lolo Administration’s cabinet appointees, who are now all officially confirmed in both the Senate and House as la
![Coral bleaching is occurring in the territory and if it continues, there will be negative effects on reef functions, meaning threats to the local fish population. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/white%20coral.jpg?itok=Qoz78ab5 "Coral bleaching is occurring in the territory and if it continues, there will be negative effects on reef functions, meaning threats to the local fish population. [photo: courtesy]")
Dozens of east side residents spent the majority of their weekend — two weekends ago — in the ocean, sifting through rocks looking for octopus and sea urchins.
![Animal Balance in conjunction with Alofa Mo Meaola (AMM) and with the Department of Agriculture- Veterinary Clinic hosts free spay neuter services periodically. This photo is from a clinic last October. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spay%20clinic_9622.jpg?itok=bxpe3VAM "Animal Balance in conjunction with Alofa Mo Meaola (AMM) and with the Department of Agriculture- Veterinary Clinic hosts free spay neuter services periodically. This photo is from a clinic last October. [photo: TG]")
The Veterinary Clinic at ASG’s Department of Agriculture is honoring World Spay Day by offering free sterilization services for 25 cats and dogs in the territory.
After an incident in which a man showed female students pornographic material, Fa’asao Marist High School principal Mapuleolo Kamo Koloi quickly took measures to ensure t
The government launched a clean up of two Eastern District villages over the weekend to try and rid the areas of breeding grounds for mosquitoes, as health officials reve
The Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), arrived in Pago, Sunday — on one of the legs of a fact finding trip to the U.S.
Le peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina’e a le malo ia Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili. [ata AF]
E tusa ma le $400,000 se vaega tupe a le Faletupe o Atina’e a le malo o Amerika Samoa (DBAS) ua le toe maua, ina ua taofia le totogiina lea e ni isi o le atunuu o tupe tului mai a latou nonogatupe
![O le ‘au malosi lena a le Mosiula, ina ua mae’a le latou ta’aloga ma le Mea’ese i le Aso Toanai, pau lava le mea, o le maua e le fafine muamua le mea lena ua e nofo ai. [ata:THA.]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cricket_0379.jpg?itok=LQkzzNwb "O le ‘au malosi lena a le Mosiula, ina ua mae’a le latou ta’aloga ma le Mea’ese i le Aso Toanai, pau lava le mea, o le maua e le fafine muamua le mea lena ua e nofo ai. [ata:THA.]")
![O tama na e ta’a’alo i le ‘au o le Fetulele, ina ua uma le latou ta’aloga ma le Lupelele, ia lea la ua malo ai Fetulele i le Lupelele, ma maua ai fo’i e le Fetulele le fa’alagiga ua pule nei i le lagi ma le vanimonimo. [ata: THA.]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cricket_0249.jpg?itok=Y_Fz56zx "O tama na e ta’a’alo i le ‘au o le Fetulele, ina ua uma le latou ta’aloga ma le Lupelele, ia lea la ua malo ai Fetulele i le Lupelele, ma maua ai fo’i e le Fetulele le fa’alagiga ua pule nei i le lagi ma le vanimonimo. [ata: THA.]")
