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Opinion
Dear Editor,
The recent article in Samoa News, “Father arrested after allegedly beating his son to discipline him,” article dated 4/9/2025, forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth: violence in the name of discipline is still harming our children. As parents, family (aiga), and community...
The media in Samoa is under attack. Not from foreign influences, nor from the challenges of keeping up with the digital age, but from the very people it serves. Journalists are being ridiculed, questioned unfairly, and harassed on social media. Even politicians — some of whom have benefited from...
Talofa Members & Employers,
I want to issue a clarification regarding a statement in my open letter dated March 5, 2025, referencing Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula’s speech on ASG’s $9 million debt to the Fund.
I previously suggested that the amount owed could be higher if the reported figure...
Talofa American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund (ASGERF) Members,
I write to bring urgent matters regarding our retirement fund (Fund) to your attention. Transparency is critical, and you deserve to be fully informed about our challenges and the necessary actions to safeguard our future...
Dear Governor,
Fiscal transparency is a hot topic in U.S. politics, and it’s just as important for American Samoa!
Accountability is key to earning and keeping public trust. With the rise in privately owned landscaping, construction, and [name contracting requirement] popping up in American...
The latest Miss Pacific Islands Pageant controversy in the Solomon Islands shows our love-hate relationship with this annual spectacle.
I’m reminded of the words of former Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands Fuatino Moemoana Sa’afatoa- Schwenke, when I asked during an interview in 2024, what is the...
In a story Samoa News published Thursday, Feb 05, 2025, “Over $1 Million of $9 Million owed paid to ASG Employees Retirement Fund” a note was added to the bottom of the article in parentheses that referred to a statements made by Deputy Director of Treasury Levi Reese in a House committee on Monday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For nearly a century, Swains Island has been a part of American Samoa, yet its delegate in the Fono had always remained a non-voting representative. That changed in 2025 when, for the first time, the Swains Island delegate was granted full voting rights in the House of...
To Governor Elect Nikolau Pula,
Congratulations to you and Ae on your recent election victory. I am confident that you will do everything in your power to help all the people of American Samoa.
You and Ae are good and principled individuals, but those you choose to surround yourselves will...
Dear Editor,
I read a recent article in Samoa News regarding “Police investigate alleged sex abuse,” posted 1/15/2025. This article although challenging to read, provides a glimpse of the life of a sexual assault victim in our community. The article presents a pathway to address misunderstood...