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Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, December 29, 2020 — Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata is delighted to congratulate John Iosefo of American Samoa upon the announcement of the prestigious Charles B. Rangel Fellowship in International Studies from Howard University.
“Congratulations to John upon earning this...
WINNER OF BEST CHURCH: The Asau Baptist Church won the Best Church category in the Asau District “Light Up Da West Coast” of Savaii Christmas Lights Competition, as part of Vaimoana Seaside Lodge’s ‘Christmas in the Bay’ Event held last week. [courtesy photo]
Among the many Holiday decorations and greetings at the LBJ Medical Center, is the “Nativity Scene” by the hospital’s Engineering/Maintenance and the Human Resources Department. It’s the reason for the season. Merry Christmas to Samoans everywhere from Samoa News in American Samoa. [photo: Akenese...
Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata was given the vaccine Saturday, and she encourages people to take the vaccine as it becomes available. “It was not difficult and I have not felt sick,” Amata said. “I do think it’s the right thing for our people to do, so we can begin a return to more normal times.” In...
Portland, OREGON — In June, Manumalo Ala’ilima got a call from a family member that their brother was hospitalized for Covid-19. Ala’ilima lives in Portland, Oregon, while the rest of their family — some of whom also contracted the virus — live in Southern California.
For a while, Ala’ilima was...
University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Junior Defensive Lineman, Blessman Ta’ala of Aua and a Fagaitua High School grad — was named Honorable Mention All Mountain West Conference Team. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, Courtesy Bluesky Communications]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local resident Rene Lawrence Frank Clemens, who served in ASG for some three-decades and was also a former president of the Lions Club of Pago Pago, passed away at Kaiser Permanente in Modesto, California on Nov. 17th. He was 79-years old, says daughter Dannielle King....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the Administration’s last year in office, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has put out his final call to all ASG agencies to “decorate our island” sending a message of peace and love to the people of American Samoa.
Christmas 2020 is also very important to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly upgraded, extended and renovated main Fale Samoa at the Su’igaula o le Atuvasa Park at Utulei was dedicated last Saturday and it has been named after the late traditional leader Tufele Li’amatua Sr., as the “Afioga Tufele Li’amatua Sr. Tufele Cultural Center”....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata commemorated National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Dec. 7, 1941), noting that “each year, falling between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Pearl Harbor Day is a reminder of the sacrifices of the World War II generation that gave us so much. We have lived...