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Think a Minute — Healthcare Platform Part 2
GETTING READY! With schools preparing to open for the new school year 2020/2021, high school football players are seen this week training and exercising on the field across from the ANZ Bank Tafuna, in preparation for the 2020/2021 American Samoa High School Athletics Association (ASHSAA)...
Firefighting crew of the Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) station at Pago Pago International Airport earlier this week, during an exercise with their new Fire Proximity Turnout Gear Fire Suits. [Photo: Port Administration]
Newly sworn in president of the Rotary Club of Pago Pago, Frank Barron (left sitting) and other members of the Rotary Club last Friday during the change of command ceremony, in which Peter Tinitali handed over the reins to the new president. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — An American sailing yacht that was denied entry to Tonga is heading to Tongan territory anyway, expecting to anchor at Minerva Reef (Tele ki Tonga and Tele ki Tokelau). Tonga's patrol boat VOEA Neiafu is currently at Minerva Reef, the HMAF Navy confirmed today.
The ‘Sailing...
Le alo o Amerika Samoa mai le afio’aga o Vatia lona aiga atoa, Garret Muagututi’a, ua ta’uta’ua lona tauau ma le fa’asologa o ana ta’alo i so’o se taimi ua tofia ai i au fa’avaomalo a le Iunaite Setete, lea ua ia manatu e fia fo’i mai e ta’alo mo Amerika Samoa i so’o se taimi e faia ai ta’aloga a...
Screen shot from last week’s presentation by the American Samoa Community College showing chairs set up for social distancing for student registration at the ASCC Auditorium. [photo: FS]
Honolulu, HAWAII — Love them, hate them, or in recent news, litigate them, the bottom line is the Samoa Government and ASG have a favorable track record in protecting the public from Covid-19 (with advance experience from last year’s deadly regional measles epidemic).
Cool Stuff suggests a few...
More pothole photos from the Fagaima-Kokoland area. This one from the Kokoland Road, as road conditions in Fagaima and Kokoland have become deplorable and unsafe. Tualauta Reps. Larry Sanitoa and Sam Meleisea are calling on Public Works to assist with fixing them. [photo: Rep. Meleisea]
“PARK CLOSED” signs are posted at Suigaula o le Atuvasa beach park at Utulei — as seen in this Samoa News photo on Tuesday — due to ongoing shore-line protection work being carried out for the past several weeks. In addition,some of the small faleo’o have been taken down with only the roofs...