Pule o le toese i Tafuna ia Foifua Foifua Jr. [ata AF]
O le avea ai o le mataupu a le ali’i pagota o Joeita Fa’aaliga o se fa’afitauli i le finagalo o le Fa’amasinoga, na fa’atonu ai e le Fa’amasino Sili se ali’i Leoleo mai le toese i Tafuna, ina ia al
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LBJ Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer, Taufete’e John Faumuina told a US congressional panel that the low salary level in American Samoa is making it difficult to fill vacant positions for m
![The Qliplet by Lulabop is a thoughtful solution to one of our most common travel fatigue issues. [Photo: Barry Markowitz]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Qliplet.jpg?itok=p5nv8673 "The Qliplet by Lulabop is a thoughtful solution to one of our most common travel fatigue issues. [Photo: Barry Markowitz]")
We all have our specialized backpacks and roller bags... we are not going to change. But — Qliplet has reinvented the way our bags work with each other.
![Seventy local kids participated in this year's Children's Cultural Maintenance Summer Program, held at the Jean P. Haydon Museum and hosted by the American Samoa Council on Arts and Humanities. Last Friday, the program closed yet another chapter in its 30+ year history. See story for full details. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/summer%20camp.jpg?itok=LAOTSLDI "Seventy local kids participated in this year's Children's Cultural Maintenance Summer Program, held at the Jean P. Haydon Museum and hosted by the American Samoa Council on Arts and Humanities. Last Friday, the program closed yet another chapter in its 30+ year history. See story for full details. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
One of our islands’ most consistent and valuable summer programs came to a close last Friday, after the participants wowed their parents and teachers with special performances, bringing to life som
![(WS) Dr John Ah Ching.jpg Salausa Dr. John Ah Ching, a former head of the OB/GYN unit at the LBJ Medical Center and now Samoa's Associate Minister of Health, was recently awarded the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (P.S.R.H.) President's Medal. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Dr%20John%20Ah%20Ching.jpg?itok=CP9FOK1w "(WS) Dr John Ah Ching.jpg Salausa Dr. John Ah Ching, a former head of the OB/GYN unit at the LBJ Medical Center and now Samoa's Associate Minister of Health, was recently awarded the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (P.S.R.H.) President's Medal. [photo: courtesy]")
It has been six years since Salausa Dr. John Ah Ching retired from the LBJ Medical Center and moved to Samoa but his dedication to healthcare has not been swayed.
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Last week, several businesses on the west side were broken in to and robbed.
Samoa News has been unable to confirm if any suspects have been identified.
![Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt. [Samoa Gov't website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Laauli-ibe-300x300%20copy.jpg?itok=18372u6k "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt. [Samoa Gov't website]")
![Moeiini fofoga o le Fa’amasino Sili ia Michael Kruse a o fa’afofoga ma le toto’a i le lauga a le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, i le tatala aloaiaina o le Fono Faitulafono i lana tauaofiaga lona 3 i le masina o Iulai na te’a nei i le Fale Laumei. [ata AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lolo%20n%20Kruse_0729.jpg?itok=1p0nxfSo "Moeiini fofoga o le Fa’amasino Sili ia Michael Kruse a o fa’afofoga ma le toto’a i le lauga a le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, i le tatala aloaiaina o le Fono Faitulafono i lana tauaofiaga lona 3 i le masina o Iulai na te’a nei i le Fale Laumei. [ata AF]")