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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Juneteenth, which became an official national holiday through bipartisan votes by Congress in 2021, and released the following statement:
“On Juneteenth, we celebrate shared ideals of freedom that can give us powerful unity...
Nu’uuli Voc Tech High School held their Commencement Exercises last week Friday, June 13, 2025. Samoa News will be running their photo page and story, sponsored by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Friday, June 20th. [photo: Gabby Fa’aiuaso]
Samoana High School held their Commencement Exercises last week Thursday, June, 12, 2025 at their gymnasium in Utulei. Samoa News will be publishing a report and photos of their graduation in Wednesday’s print edition.[photo: Gabby Fa’aiuaso]
American Samoa Dept. of Health hosted a collaborative training with Kōkua Mau (Hawai‘i) to support LBJ and DOH physicians and nurses in expanding palliative care services. This important step helps bring compassionate, patient-centered care to more families in our islands as the participants go...
The Peter E. Reid Stevedoring Company honored all the Fathers working at the company with a big Father’s Day celebration held at the company last week. Happy Fathers Day American Samoa! [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the U.S. Army’s historic 250th birthday, which marks the founding of the U.S. Army on June 14, 1775.
In the nation’s capital, the historic occasion is set to be marked with a major celebration, beginning with a wreath laying at...
Congratulations to the more than 200 graduates of Tafuna High School who held their Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Kanana Fou Gymnasium. With the ceremony over, the celebration and fanfare began! [photos: GF]
Tafuna High School held its 2025 40th Commencement, June 10, 2025, at the Kanana Fou gymnasium. The 200+ graduates, included three Vals and one Sal. The caps or mortarboards, worn by the graduates for their ceremony proudly recognize the school’s football accomplishments as 5-Peat champions, as...
2025 Commencement ceremonies will be held throughout this week for all government high schools on Tutuila. In a festive scene, Leone High School 2025 graduation celebrants are seen here ‘blowing the horns’ announcing with pride and joy that 113 graduates have received their diplomas. [photo: Gabby...
Leone High School Class of 2025 held their 59th Commencement Ceremony yesterday at the school gymnasium. Themed, “Todays accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities”, spoke of their dreams & aspirations as manifest realities — all is possible. (Look for LHS story and photo page sponsored...