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Accompanied by a few relatives and a teacher, are graduating students of the 8th grade from Lauli’i Elementary School — they posed for a photo in front of the Samoa News building yesterday afternoon. Students quickly returned back to social distancing after the group photo. [photo: FS]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s Workforce Day took place today, prior to Labor Day, which is Monday.
Monday is an ASG and federal holiday with non-essential gov’t employees on break and banks and the post office closed. Meanwhile many local businesses will be open featuring Labor Day sales across...
ASPA crewmembers cutting large tree branches which fell on to power lines behind the Samoa News building around 5:30a.m. yesterday following a minor landslide. The island has been drenched with heavy rains in the past few days. [photo: FS]
![Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo-Tuilaepa [photo: JL]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fuimapoao%20Beth%20Onesemo-Tuilaepa_0268.jpg?itok=fLpZ3j1E "Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo-Tuilaepa [photo: JL]")
Apia, SAMOA — “No parent doesn’t love their children, but the daily challenges of raising a family on top of other obligations is one difficult task and low income families tend to find ways to meet these needs and this is the end result, sending their children to sell goods,” said Chief Executive...
![Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga, also the acting governor, speaking Thursday night during a Prayer Service for the late former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni at Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Eni%20Service.jpg?itok=s0gtc0-v "Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga, also the acting governor, speaking Thursday night during a Prayer Service for the late former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni at Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium. [courtesy photo]")
People from all walks of life — including politicians, government officials, traditional and church leaders, representatives of the private sector and others — attended the Prayer Service to remember and celebrate the life of the late Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Fa’auaa Hunkin, who was remembered...
![Selu Alofipo, who was born and raised in Samoa, with his wife, Tofuola, last year in May, when he was selected as one of ten artists chosen by the White House to showcase his artwork which was featured in the East Wing of the White House, and was recognized as a “Champion of Change”. Go to: www.seluart.com to meet the artist and his work. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Selu1234.jpg?itok=KlGy45JV "Selu Alofipo, who was born and raised in Samoa, with his wife, Tofuola, last year in May, when he was selected as one of ten artists chosen by the White House to showcase his artwork which was featured in the East Wing of the White House, and was recognized as a “Champion of Change”. Go to: www.seluart.com to meet the artist and his work. [Courtesy photo]")
Last May, Samoan artist Selu Alofipo was recognized as one of ten artists chosen by the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), as a “Champion of Change” last year, May 2016, during President Obama’s Administration.
Alofipo started his career as a...
A “Prayer Service” is set for late this afternoon for the late former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Fa’auaa Hunkin, who is described as a “fair and honest public servant” by two top officials of Tri Marine International.
The two-hour service, which is also a memorial, will honor and celebrate...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called on the Trump Administration and the U.S. Congress to be mindful that small economies such as those of American Samoa and other U.S. territories “cannot afford any reduction in Medicaid” funding.
Lolo made the call in his written official address distributed at...
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lolo_0847.jpg?itok=P5itWwXG "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
Through various loan programs offered by the Development Bank of American Samoa for local businesses, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said more than $9 million has been injected back into the local economy over the last four years.
The governor made the comments in his Comprehensive Report of the State...
![Evelyn Vaitautolu Langford [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Evelyn%208667web.jpg?itok=EDXfKuUr "Evelyn Vaitautolu Langford [SN file photo]")
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has confirmed that the American Samoa government is only able to recoup just over $2 million of the nearly $5 million paid to Native Hawaiian Holding Company (NHHC), which was awarded a multi-million dollar contract funded by the federal National Emergency Grant (NEG)...