November 2020
Noted local siapo educator and artist recognized for excellence
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Community College artist, Regina Meredith-Fitiao, has won a Founding President’s Award under the category “Individual Papers: Tradition”, for her
Guy found in wrong place at wrong time last year — is there again
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A female driver and a male passenger in a vehicle pulled over by police officers for a seat belt violation last month are now in custody after officers discover
Woman finds man trespassing in her kitchen — beer in hand
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who went inside his neighbor’s home uninvited is now in custody. Allen Tagaloa made his initial appearance in Court.
Man who assaulted neighbor’s son must leave the territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted for assaulting his neighbor’s son with a shovel was ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its border as a condition
Viability of Samoa Airways queried
Apia, SAMOA — A former CEO of Samoa Airways Fauo'o Fatu Tielu says the airline is technically bankrupt.
Samoa's Covid-19 cases declared historical
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's two positive test results of Covid-19, have been declared as historical cases and non-infectious.
LDS-LBJ partnership on line to bring new med specialties to territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina expressed sincere gratitude to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Medical Mission
TALA I VAIFANUA

Sui Totino o le Rotary Club o Amerika Samoa sa auai atu i le fa’atula’ia o sui Fou e to’a 20 a le Rotaract Club a le aoga a le Pacific Horizons, e avea ma lala o le Rotary Club i le Aso Lulu, Novema 25,2020 i le itula e 4:30 i le afiafi. Ua avea nei i latouma totino, ua taua’aoina fo’I le fesoasoani a le Rotary Club mo i latou e fa’atuinama amatalia ai latou sailiga seleni e fa’atino ai latou poloketi e avea o seauaunaga mo le mamalu lautele. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
Pago Pago, AMERIKA SAMOA


![This photo showcases the recent siapo making project called, "Ole Olaga i le Taimi Nei: Living in the NOW" — with the coronavirus pandemic — by local artist Regina Meredith-Fitiao. The photo was one of the images included in Meredith-Fitiao’s paper, “Making Siapo in Leone Today” presented during the 17th Biennial Symposia hosted by the Textile Society of America. As of last week, she had over 200 original siapo face masks, each one is hand made with a cotton backing and elastic bands. [photo: Meredith-Fitiao] A siapo facemask](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/siapo_facemask_7643.jpg?itok=UDnaVzl8)


![American Samoa High Court building [SN file photo] American Samoa High Court building](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/high_court_80.jpg?itok=YzhMG2Ko)
![Samoa Aairways jet on runway [SN file photo] Samoa Airways jet on runway](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_air_jet_5.jpg?itok=MxxGDV33)

![Elder Vince Haleck of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, posed with a special recognition plague from the Governor that was presented by Attorney General Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase at last week’s LBJ Medical Center event celebrating the 100th successful total knee replacement surgery, the program is a free service provided by the Church’s Medical Mission to American Samoa at the hospital. [photo: FS] Elder Vince Haleck](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/elder_haleck_0.jpg?itok=eHgaiUSb)

