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Earlier this month, the School Lunch Program held a meeting with all area farmers to discuss ways to improve their services for the safety and health of school children. This is a look at Helen Young (seaated with microphone), as she tries to translate the topics discussed at the meeting into...
After a long fundraising battle to get to the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, held in Palau, the Teine Toa Volleyball Team of American Samoa won Gold on Monday, July 7th with a final score of 13- 5, against Guam. Making all the hard work — training & fundraising — worth it!
Flora Kelemete-Ma’a (center) with some of the management and staff of Pacific Independent Distributors Inc (PID), Pacific Elegance and TMO Hardware, at a gathering recognizing her 15 years of service to the company. [courtesy photo]
In a room just off the Oval Office, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch a press conference conducted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Saturday announcing passage of his “Big Beautiful” reconciliation bill. With the Speaker (center) on the television screen to the left is...
O se tasi o galuega taua i so’o se fa’atasiga a Aiga, o le tala’aga lea o gafa po o tala faasolopito. O le ute lea o so’o se ‘Family Reunion’ o le fa’amautuina lea o so’otaga a aiga. E pei ona molimauina i lenei ata a le susuga ia Tauese Vaaomala Sunia ma le faletua faapea ma le nofoaalo, i tua atu...
(Center) Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula with (left) the American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) President Florence Wasko and (right) Head Coach Taimalelagi Dave Godinet on the first day of the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American...
The rumor is: the Department of Agriculture is closing down street stalls selling local vegetables, fruits, taro, bananas, etc., to encourage local farmers to sell their products at the Market. It would also ensure that the produce is being raised in farms/ plantations that have passed DOH...
The Leone High School Forestry Club recently returned from an educational trip to Samoa, where the students were able to extend their environmental stewardship and learning to our sister island. One of the most meaningful moments of the trip was at Leififi College, where Leone students presented...
Sent in by a Samoa News reader, the photo shows that a wooden staircase is being built in the back of the District Court building — which is obviously great news for the 2nd floor workers, “in case of a fire” when completed. That is… when a door is added — right now in its current building stage,...
Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA) Graduation Ceremony 2025 includes American Samoa’s very own, Meghan & Taputailo. Congratulations! [courtesy photo]