![Tuna catch being offloaded from a longline fishing boat. People in the Pacific are being advised to avoid certain fish after a study revealed high levels of mercury in hair samples from the region.[Photo: PNA]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_eight_col_PNA_201_tuna_on_deck_2.jpg?itok=HxWoWrbW "Tuna catch being offloaded from a longline fishing boat. People in the Pacific are being advised to avoid certain fish after a study revealed high levels of mercury in hair samples from the region.[Photo: PNA]")
![[Reporters Without Borders]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Screen%20Shot%202017-04-27%20at%206.21.03%20AM.png?itok=EflHBoeY "[Reporters Without Borders]")
Samoa is ranked highest among Pacific Island countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index.
April 2017
“To Walk Under Palm Trees”
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 8:09am
![Max Bartel and his Samoan wife Christine ‘Tine’ Kruse and their baby son, Gunther, is one of the photos found in a new book containing photos dating back to when many Germans lived in Samoa, recently released in Apia. [Photo: BARTEL-KRUSE PHOTOS via RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Bartel%20n%20Kruse.jpg?itok=Nga2lM3K "Max Bartel and his Samoan wife Christine ‘Tine’ Kruse and their baby son, Gunther, is one of the photos found in a new book containing photos dating back to when many Germans lived in Samoa, recently released in Apia. [Photo: BARTEL-KRUSE PHOTOS via RNZI]")
Max Bartel and his Samoan wife Christine ‘Tine’ Kruse and their baby son, Gunther, is one of the photos found in a new book containing photos dating back to when many Germans lived in Samoa, recent
Biz Beat: Neil’s ACE Home Center recognizes employees
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:59am
![CEO of Neil’s ACE Home Center, Ngaire Ho Ching with two recipients recognized yesterday morning, in a special ceremony, for their long years of service — Teni Ma’ae worked for 25 years and Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau for 15 years. [Photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ace%20awards0344.jpg?itok=qYy_yyll "CEO of Neil’s ACE Home Center, Ngaire Ho Ching with two recipients recognized yesterday morning, in a special ceremony, for their long years of service — Teni Ma’ae worked for 25 years and Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau for 15 years. [Photo: EM]")
![Neil’s ACE Home Center held a small ceremony yesterday morning to recognize years of service for team members from 5- 25 years. In this photo are CEO Ngaire Ho Ching (far left) and some of the recipients, who received service awards. Recipients recognized were Frank Ho Ching, Fernando Seti, Pisinisi Fa’alili, Joyce Ta’ala, Linda Brown, Eneliko Auseuga, Ugapaepae Koloi-Ampong, Marichu Cayanan, Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau and Teni Ma’ae. [Photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ace%20awards0340.jpg?itok=Y6BPqfLj "Neil’s ACE Home Center held a small ceremony yesterday morning to recognize years of service for team members from 5- 25 years. In this photo are CEO Ngaire Ho Ching (far left) and some of the recipients, who received service awards. Recipients recognized were Frank Ho Ching, Fernando Seti, Pisinisi Fa’alili, Joyce Ta’ala, Linda Brown, Eneliko Auseuga, Ugapaepae Koloi-Ampong, Marichu Cayanan, Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau and Teni Ma’ae. [Photo: EM]")
![Some of the Neil’s ACE Home Center employees working hard yesterday morning who still managed to smile for the Samoa News camera. [Photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ace%20awards0350.jpg?itok=UTNaOmCe "Some of the Neil’s ACE Home Center employees working hard yesterday morning who still managed to smile for the Samoa News camera. [Photo: EM]")
Twice a year Neil’s ACE Home Center has company meetings and one of those meetings is always designated to recognize its employees’ long years of service; with yesterday’s meeting being a small cer
Trump signs executive order to review monument designations
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:46am
Two national marine monuments with ties to American Samoa are among the nation’s 20-plus land and ocean monuments established by previous administrations now being reviewed by the US Interior Depar
CJ doesn’t believe gov’t’s claim of missing immigration files
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:40am
![Chief Justice Michael Kruse [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Kruse_0723.jpg?itok=mp6dlQKt "Chief Justice Michael Kruse [SN file photo]")
Chief Justice Michael Kruse says he is shocked with claims by the government that they can’t locate the file of an inmate and therefore it is missing from the Immigration Office.
The Pala Lagoon Swimming Center donation
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:34am
The Pala Lagoon Swimming Center, via the Rotary Club is the benefactor of another generous donation from the community.
Falepuipui mo le 28 masina le ali’i na ia faia uiga mataga i se teineititi
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 1:01am
[ata: archive]
E 28 masina lea ua fa’asala ai i le toese i Tafuna e le fa’amasinoga maualuga se ali’i mai Samoa, lea na ta’usala i le moliaga mamafa o lona faia lea o uiga mataga i se teineititi e 15 tausaga le m
Poloaiga Kovana e fa’aitiitia ai sui Komiti Fa’afoe ASTCA i le to’a 5
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 12:54am
Le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Puleleiite Li’amatua Tufele Jr lea ua filifilia nei e avea ma Ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti Fa’afoe o le Ofisa o Feso’otaiga a Amerika Samoa (ASTCA). [ata AF]
Ua tu’uina mai nei e le affoga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga sana poloaiga fa’alaua’itele Numera 04_2017, e suia ai le poloaiga Numera 02-1988 e pei ona tofia ai totino o le Komiti Fa’a
2 siamupini - Laumua o Tumua liki volipolo fu’a 2017
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:26pm
O se vaaiga i le ‘au a tama matutua mai le Laumua o Tumua, sa masi’i mai mo le Liki Volley Ball Fa’avaomalo mo le tatou sisigafu’a 2017, ua toe taliu atu nei ma le siamupini ae o lo’o malo fo’i le latou ‘au a tama U19, i le latou fo’i Liki 2017. E lua lelei Ipu o lo’o malaga ma lea ‘aumalaga i Samoa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
I le ta’amilosaga volipolo Fa’avaomalo sa fa’atautaia mo le Sisigafu’a 2017, lea na fa’ato’a amatalia i le aso To’ona’i Aperila 15, o le vaiaso o le sisigafu’a ma fa’asolo mai ai ma mae’a ia Aperil