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Amata attends Israeli Prime Minister’s address to Congress
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Isreali Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress on July 24.
The colorful history of the Olympic opening ceremony
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you’re planning to tune in to the Paris Olympics, you probably aren’t just looking forward to the feats of sporting excellence – you’ll be hoping to catch th
Pacific News Briefs
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Cook Islands police have called off the search for 22-year-old Luke Vakayawa who fell overboard from an inter- island ferry over the weekend.
Passenger on Talofa Airways flight that crashed tells of harrowing experience
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger on Talofa Airways Flight 511 from Faleolo International Airport firmly believes that it was but for the grace of God that they survived when the pla
Local Dept. of Health removes vapes and e-cigarettes from retail shelves
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has removed all vapes and e-cigarettes from retail store shelves, over the last two months.
DPA 2024 Summer Camp photo & caption
One of the participants of the Department of Parks & Recreation 2024 Summer Camp gazing in seeming awe at the towering tree.
Molia se alii 36 tausaga i le fa’ao’olima i se teineititi a’oga
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA


![Congresswoman Amata and Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking on the House floor, before the Israeli prime minister addressed the US Congress, yesterday, July 24, 2024. [photo: courtesy] Amata with sreali Prime Minister Netanyahu](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_greeting_prime_minister_netanyahu.jpg?itok=RV5raC2D)
![Seumanu Abraham Markowitz, contributor to the Samoa News, greets Samoa Paris Olympic Chef de Mission, Tologata Tamaleaoa Leilua, at the Paris Olympics Main Press Center, Paris, France. Abraham received permission to do a breakdown of Samoa's competitors and their medal chances. [Photo by Barry Markowitz] Seumanu Abraham Markowitz and Samoa Paris Olympic Chef de Mission, Tologata Tamaleaoa Leilua](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/olympic_interview_cap.jpg?itok=_5RGpxkJ)

![Cook Islands Police have called off the search for Lady Moana crew member Luke Vakayawa. [courtesy photo] Luke Vakayawa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/missing_fiji_man_copy.jpg?itok=SXJD8X58)
![There were eight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511 that survived the crash that luckily happened after the aircraft had landed. The pilot with the help of one of the passengers was able to open the door and get passengers to a safe distance from the aircraft. It took around 25 minutes before Port Admin showed up, there was no EMS or fire fighters, according to one of the passengers. He said the driver of the Port Admin vehicle asked, “What was happening?” [facebook photo] The ight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tarmac_grp_copy.jpg?itok=iJ9_y-0M)



