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The American Samoa University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) is now officially known as the Pacific Center in Human Security. The two-day opening event on kicked off yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, and is ongoing today, Thursday, February 1 to celebrate and learn...
A beautiful sunrise yesterday morning — January 30, 2024 — in American Samoa. This picture was taken at Coconut Point around 5:50 AM where there was more sun than clouds forecast for yesterday with above average temperatures, but numerous showers are likely in store for later this week. [photo: Nat...
Tomorrow — Wednesday, January 31, is the last day of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, but you can get a pap smear any month you choose. Cervical Cancer can be cured with early detection, so make an appointment soon. [photo: Dept. of Health]
Boulder, COLORADO — Perfect safety is no more possible online than it is when driving on a crowded road with strangers or walking alone through a city at night. Like roads and cities, the internet’s dangers arise from choices society has made. To enjoy the freedom of cars comes with the risk of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ocean lovers in grades K–12 shared their love for endangered ocean animals through art. Youth in American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, and Hawai‘i celebrated 50 years of protecting marine life under the Endangered Species Act. Since 1973, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish...
O le aufaigaluega aulelei a le Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM), lea o lo o mataituina tulaga o fa’alavelave faafuasei faapea le suau’u, i le latou toniga fou. [ata fou]
Cruise ships are back! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, American Samoa has not had any cruise ship visits for the last 3 years. On Saturday, Jan. 20 that all changed when the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, government and private sector partners joined together to welcome the “Celebrity Eclipse”. This...
Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN — You probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe you’ve found yourself still lying awake at 2 a.m. after enjoying a cup of coffee with dessert. But did you know that your eating choices throughout the day may also affect your sleep at night?
In...
O le tausala a Amerika Samoa 2024, o Judy Fa’afetai Taunu'u, faatasi ai ma le peresetene o le Faalapotopotoga a le Tausala a Amerika Samoa (MASI) ia Meafou Imo ma nisi o le latou aumalaga, i lo latou toa’i taunu’u i Samoa i le faaiuga o le vaiaso na se’i mava atu nei. O lo o ua agai atu nei ia le...
Lt. Governor Talauega E.V. Ale greets Congresswoman Amata and others before the meeting with the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (IIA), where he gave ASG’s testimony supporting Amata’s bill that would enact constitutional changes as approved by the people,...