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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa sprinter Filomenaleonisa Iakopo has etched her name firmly in local athletics history, by setting a new national record for the women's 100m dash at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics at 9am last Friday August 2nd, 2024, which was 9pm local time on Thursday,...
It’s farewell for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) participants who had their placements at the Governor's Office. A total of 14 participants over the course of six weeks had the opportunity to experience working for the various divisions at the Office of the Governor. Governor Lemanu P.S...
Representing American Samoa at the 2024 National Community Development Association (NCDA) Annual Conference held last month in Cambridge, MA was our Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Manager, Mrs. Maryann Ioane-Mikaele (center with two of the sponsors). Close to 400 Community Development...
Team ASA at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony (l-r) Joseph Ioane Team ASA Chef de Mission, Micah Masei Swimmingm Coach Cassandra Bess Lund Swimming Team Leader, Filomenaleonisa Iakopo Athletics, Priscilla Iakopo Athletics Team Leader. [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you were ever called a brat, be glad. The old insult has a different spin.
The new brat is a counter-strike to the overly groomed, perfectly staged aesthetic and put together behavior that has populated social media in recent years.
Yes, brat is a style — white...
A lockdown in the "Oceania Warriors" Paris Olympic Village occurred Friday morning from 11:30-11:50 am. Reports from two different Pacific Nation's Olympic team members indicate that the Samoa Boxing Coach suffered a heart attack. Oceania Olympians were restricted either outside the building or...
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 the cultural spectacle of the opening ceremony, too. These flashy events, which kick off each games, aim to tell...
One of the participants of the Department of Parks & Recreation 2024 Summer Camp gazing in seeming awe at the towering tree. The camp focuses on young children’s physical and mental health through activities that include not only sports, but also arts & crafts, as well as hikes in local...
Thank you NFL Officials Matt Sumstine and Jeffrey Yock for training American Samoa’s high school football officiating and coaches. Special shout out to Tricia Sumstine for keeping it all together. Fa'afetai tele to all who made the time to participate in the classroom workshops and on the field...
Some of the things American Samoa’s young scientists learned this week at the I am a scientist STEM camp that was all about nutrition — the components of a nutrition label, investigated sugar quantities in drinks, and how exercising and nutrition work hand in hand, during a full week of health...