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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Paramount Builders is proud to sponsor coverage of all of the 2022 American Samoa High School Graduations, and wishes all graduates a successful journey into the future. Samoana High School had a highly competitive school year, awarding 14 Co-Valedictorians with GPAs of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against Ameperosa Laasaga was bound over to the High Court after the court found probable cause during a preliminary hearing last week.
The court pointed out that it is clear from the evidence that Laasaga was the one who handed the small stamp-sized...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Constitutional Convention Committee has voted not to allow the amendment for women to be submitted for inclusion into the preamble of the Constitution.
Lt. Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who is also the chair of the Committee, voted yes to allow the amendment of the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the addition of the flag of American Samoa to the ring of flags surrounding the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the National Mall in the nation’s capital.
On Flag Day in the United States...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of violating local drug laws promised the court that he would never come back to court for any offense in the future.
Alatasi Atiifale, who has been in custody since his arrest in January of last year, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority’s former chief executive officer, Falaovaoto Sualevai-Lesa has been selected by the American Samoa Medical Center (LBJ), board of directors as the hospital’s new chief financial officer.
LBJ made the official confirmation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tongan Market Corporation Limited Steering Committee has selected, Maika Tatofi as the first recipient of its scholarship to attend the American Samoa Community College.
According to the committee, Maika was born and raised in American Samoa. His parents are Tatofi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the constituencies in American Samoa that bars women from becoming chiefs is District#2, which consists of the villages of Ofu, Olosega and Sili in Manu’a.
However Senator Malaepule Saena Moliga says the decision to appoint Chiefs lies with the family that owns...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting both celebrations — the 245th anniversary of the United States Flag and the U.S. Army’s 247th birthday, marking the Army’s beginning on June 14, 1775.
U.S. FLAG DAY
“Happy 245th birthday to the U.S. Flag, a worldwide...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two young men accused of stealing and burglary are now behind bars after being arrested by police last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the Court. A third suspect continues to be at large.
The two young men Jimmy Lealasola, 28, and Penani Sululoto, 29, made their...

![Some of Samoana High School’s 2022 graduates as they celebrated their achievement during the commencement ceremony held at the school’s gymnasium, this Monday, June 13, 2022. Graduates were reminded to “have faith” as their guide in their lives. COVID_19 restrictions were practiced to a certain degree, as seen with graduates wearing masks, but social distancing was difficult to maintain. [photo: LF] SAMOANA HS CLASS OF 2022](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoana_grads_0999.jpg?itok=l66qmZC3)


![The American Samoa flag was raised on June 14 at the National Museum of American History when the flags of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands were added to the permanent display. [courtesy photo] The American Samoa flag flying at the National Museum of American History](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/am_sam_flag.jpg?itok=Nm8yCsTe)


![Maika Tatofi Is the first recipient of the Tongan Market Corporation’s scholarship to attend the American Samoa Community College. [courtesy photo] Maika Tatofi](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tongan_market_scolar.jpg?itok=LIwUgT0z)

![The U.S. Flag flying along side the American Samoa Flag this month in American Samoa. [courtesy photo] The U.S. and American Samoa flags](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flag_flying_in_american_samoa.jpg?itok=gw0catqR)
