New Year Cool Stuff
Mon, 01/01/2018 - 7:58am
United Airlines staff celebrated their “redeye” New Years Eve flights with a festive spirit.
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New Year's Eve festivities in Rio de Janeiro
Mon, 01/01/2018 - 7:18am
A woman offers flowers to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, for good luck in the coming year during New Year's Eve festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
Looking back at 2017
Mon, 01/01/2018 - 6:59am
![This photo provided by ASPA, shows the “first smoke” of engine number 3 on March 3, 2017 — considered an important milestone for the new Satala Power Plant after the original plant was destroyed in the 2009 earthquake and tsunami. The power plant continued to be put through its paces, and was dedicated May 25, 2017. [2017 file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASPA%20engine%209246web.jpg?itok=oKbbyxGu "This photo provided by ASPA, shows the “first smoke” of engine number 3 on March 3, 2017 — considered an important milestone for the new Satala Power Plant after the original plant was destroyed in the 2009 earthquake and tsunami. The power plant continued to be put through its paces, and was dedicated May 25, 2017. [2017 file photo]")
In 2017 the Twitter handle #MeToo went viral and ASG prosecuted more and more sex abuse cases, but unlike the U.S.
Faiaoga a'au mo tagata iai mana'oga fa'apitoa & isi uma
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 7:47pm
Capt 'Blackie' Jim johnson & le tamaita'i Faia'oga A'au - Patti Greene, ao maimoa i pesepesega e fa'ailoga ai le Kerisimasi a Amerika Samoa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O lo ua o'o mai i Amerika Samoa le tama'ita'i e maua ona tusi pasi fa'apitoa i le avea ai ma Faia'oga A'au mo so'o se tasi e afua mai fanau iti e ta'itasi le tausaga le matutua, se'ia o'o i tagata
New Year Hong Kong 2018
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 7:46am
The New Year sweeps across the Pacific beginning with our next door neighbor, Samoa, and a day later, 2018 finishes its sweep around the world with American Samoa. Pictured fireworks exploding ove
Accused tax fraudster set to visit territory — Locals still accusing others of filing illegally
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 7:27am
An American Samoan woman accused of filing false tax returns with the US Internal Revenue Service for local residents is required to surrender her passport to the America
Interesting facts about New Year
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 7:16am
![The start of New Year's Day, at midnight, is celebrated by fireworks, parties and special events. [Photo: FreeImages]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/500195113_08654.jpg?itok=tY34q516 "The start of New Year's Day, at midnight, is celebrated by fireworks, parties and special events. [Photo: FreeImages]")
New Year’s Day is a big celebration, worldwide but just how much do we know about it?
World welcomes 2018
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 7:09am
![City of Sydney New Year's fireworks display. [photo: The Telegraph]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DSXhdaLV4AAc_D2.jpg?itok=FnRKJa3T "City of Sydney New Year's fireworks display. [photo: The Telegraph]")
The New Year has officially begun, as midnight passed in Samoa, Tonga and Christmas Island/Kiribati, the first places in the world to welcome in 2018.
