![The multi-line food processing plant at the Tafuna Industrial Park project broke ground in January 2016 promising to provide up to 800 jobs once fully operational. However, the company, AVM was unable to find new investors after the initial one pulled out; and ASG has decided to pull the plug on the project. [SN archives]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/groundbreak%20food%20plant_0172web_1.jpg?itok=ItLhHDFt "The multi-line food processing plant at the Tafuna Industrial Park project broke ground in January 2016 promising to provide up to 800 jobs once fully operational. However, the company, AVM was unable to find new investors after the initial one pulled out; and ASG has decided to pull the plug on the project. [SN archives]")
The government’s plans to set up a multi-line food processing plant at the Tafuna Industrial Park “have come to a close”, after efforts by Philippines-based AVM Bernardo Engineering failed to attra
WASHINGTON (AP) —The world won’t end if a dysfunctional Washington can’t find a way to pass a funding bill before this weekend.
Work is underway for the "Route 1 - Atu'u to Laulii Road Embankment and Shoreline Protection Project" and employees from local company Happy Trucking are busy getting everything squared away in tim
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Ua fa'ailoa e le Matagaluega o Uafu ma Malaeva'alele, ua latalata ona tatala aloa'ia le vaega mo va’alaiti i le uafu tele i Fagatogo, lea sa toe fausia ia malosi lelei, ma ua mae'a nei.
WASHINGTON, DC — As the first ever National Polynesian Awards, the event will also honor three exceptional individuals and/or organizations making an impact in the community, including NFL
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LBJ Medical Center officials have acknowledged the long waiting time in the Emergency Room by members of the public, especially when there is an occurrence of communicab
![Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Motusa%200198web_0.jpg?itok=51nmZB7Q "Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua [SN file photo]")
The Department of Health is looking at sending a team to StarKist Samoa to help with the process of issuing health cards, in an effort to alleviate the overcrowding of the DoH clinic at Fagaalu, as
![The play was the first thing that came to mind for Anapela Polata'ivao when she saw the gardens at Nathan Homestead. [photo: EMILY FORD/STUFF NZ]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/think%20of%20a%20garden%20in%20NZ.jpg?itok=9uavWuUz "The play was the first thing that came to mind for Anapela Polata'ivao when she saw the gardens at Nathan Homestead. [photo: EMILY FORD/STUFF NZ]")
The first time Stacey Leilua saw the play Think of a Garden, or any theatre for that matter, she was 11-years-old.
![Congresswoman Aumua Amata [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata%20at%20podium_6.jpg?itok=JERVtgAI "Congresswoman Aumua Amata [SN file photo]")
AMATA WELCOMES NEARLY $10 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN SAMOA
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The Shipyard Authority, in a media release, announced on Jan.