Linking Samoans
Barrow, ALASKA — On April 13, 2021, Aniseko “Seko Unutoa of Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska was selected as the new BUS Superintendent of Barrow Utilities and Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUECI). Mr. Unutoa succeeds former BUS Superintendent Timothy Russell who recently was promoted to General Manager....
Aiga Malosi Repat 3 spending their last night together at the Tradewinds Hotel Thursday night. Dr. Fiona Traills and Dr. Cecilia Alailima announced that all 221 Repats from the 4th Repatriation Flight have all received NEGATIVE results from all the Covid-19 tests, the last of which was administered...
O se va’aiga i le vasega atoa o le Kosi Pisinisi o lo’o ua tau’avea nei aoaoga tau Feso’ota’iga ma Fefa’ataua’oga Fa’apisinisi, ma e tatau ai ona latou aoaoina le tele o tu ma agaifanua a Atunuu eseese o loo aumau fa’atasi i tatou i Amerika Samoa nei, atoa ma atunuu o lo’o tele mai ai latou fefa’...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Since the beginning of the year, Nevlynn Pahivi and her fellow students at Avondale College have been looking forward to this year's Auckland Polyfest.
They have been practising tirelessly in the hope of defending their Polyfest title but they have had to wait two years.
In...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga delivered his first Flag Day address as chief executive during the scaled-back one day 2021 Flag Day ceremony at Malaeoletalu in Fagatogo, on a cool Friday morning, with the theme, “Triangle of Service: Country, Church, Government...
Malaeloa Methodist Youth during their performance Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium, for the first night of the Arts Council program, which is part of the 2021 Flag Day celebration. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Samoan dancers of EFKS Ierusalema Fou Youth from Petesa preforming Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium, for the first night of the Arts Council program, which is part of the 2021 Flag Day celebration. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Live feed of the 2021 Flag Day actities.
Washington, D.C. — Monday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was delighted to announce the winners of the Malofie Congressional Art Competition. This year’s first-place winner is Martin Peresetene of Leone High School, and his art will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year. The second-place...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoan politics is on a knife edge. After the country voted in general elections on April 9, counting so far has resulted in a dead heat between the two major parties.
This is a stunning and unexpected electoral rebuke of the ruling party, the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP),...