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A special choir from the Governor’s Office sang hymns to start Thursday’s final day of the three-day Amerika Samoa 1st Annual Disaster Resilience Summit at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium.[photo: Dora Luamanu]
Leone Lions Elama Palemene (3) stiff arms a Viking defender in pursuit during their Junior Varsity match up that was held last Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Stadium – Leone won 26 - 0. More photos in slidshows. Coverage of ASHSAA Football is proudly sponsored and brought to you by...
Some of the employees from ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank took time out yesterday morning during their “Thank You from ANZ” wave in Fagatogo to pose for a Samoa News photo. ANZ is closing local operations on the last day of this month. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Fireworks paid for by BlueSky Communications helped cap off the conclusion of Coast Weeks activities and was well attended by members of the public — creating a fun-filled event. People filled the town area and surrounding beaches. Cars lined up from the east side, Aua all the way to Fagaalu. Some...
Le va’alele a le U.S Coast Guard na umi lava ona tau toe sema se taimi e toe fo’i ai i Honolulu ona ua i ai sona totoga sa tatau ona toe fa’aleleia. Malaga mai Inisinia e to’alua mo lea faiva i le malaga a le Hawaiian Air o le aso Tofi talu ai, ma ua fa’alogoina ua masii ese atu ina ia faia se...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata joined Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Leader Kevin McCarthy, other Members of Congress, and U.S. Administration officials in mourning and remembering the late Queen Elizabeth II at the ornate Washington National...
Aoa’s team —Teine ole Seaula are the champions of this year’s cricket league. This past week Teine ole Seaula won against Vailoa “Teine ole Faasaulala”. Vailoa batted first with 41 points and 19 outs, Aoa however had 42 points and 16 outs. The Teine ole Seaula team is captained by Fatima Su’a under...
One of the seismic stations installed in the territory recently by USGS scientists — this one is on Tutuila. This station joins several other stations recently installed in the Manu‘a Islands to monitor volcanic activity in American Samoa. [USGS photo by A. Ellis]
Some of the many students who took part in the Environmental Fair/ Career Day, one of the events for 2022 Coastweeks in American Samoa, organized by the Commerce Department. Local and federal agencies showcased various environmental related career fields that students can pursue. Coastweeks...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A grant of just over $4.75 million initiating Home Community Base Services (HCBS) for seniors and those with disabilities has been awarded to the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), a program hosted by the American Samoa Community...