March 2023
March is Samoan Language Month photo & caption
Lt. Governor Talauega E. V. Ale and others participating in the wave last week in Utulei promoting Samoan language month, March 2023 [photo: ASDOE Facebook]
Man and woman face drug charges after ‘roach’ intitially found in their vehicle
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eddieboy Va’avale 29 and Dora Sua 40 have both been charged after a traffic stop where illegal drugs were found.
Samoa families will finally be able to bury their loved one
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting six families will finally be able to have closure and get a chance to bury their loved ones as their bodies lie at the mortuary awaiting autopsies.
New CARES Act funding for eligible fishery participants coming
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission has confirmed the processing of CARES Act round two funding for American Samoa could be distributed in late April
Bipartisan Peace Corps Reauthorization Act reintroduced in U.S. House
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor upon introduction of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R.
HSBC Vancouver Sevens photo & caption
Vaa Apelu Maliko scores a Try in Manu Samoa's 31-19 victory over Spain at the HSBC Vancouver 7s, day 1 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada. [photo by Barry Markowitz, in memory of Howard Helg]

![A sea turtle swims over corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet’s surface. [AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File] Sea turtle on Moore Reef near Australia](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sea_turtle_web.jpg?itok=I6chYcu9)








