Sports

New changes are in effect for the soccer association’s statutes after all amendments proposed in the 5th FFAS Ordinary Congress were approved unanimously during its annual meeting on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the headquarters inside Pago Park Soccer Stadium.

The congress is usually scheduled for March of every year but was postponed to May due to many activities and off island meetings by some members of the executive committee.

To kick off Ocean Week (May 12-19) in American Samoa, the Department of Commerce (Planning, Coastal Management Program and Coral Reef Initiative Office) along with Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, hosted a successful event of private and public sector partnerships to celebrate the importance of our territory’s ocean with a Community Block Party at Utulei Beach Park last Saturday, May 12.

(L-R) Vaughn Simpson, skipper and owner of the fishing vessel “Fu’a II” — a boat from Samoa — stands with Sonja Stanley Galea’i of Sunshine Inc, exclusive distributor for Steinlager beer, a major sponsor of the 13th Steinlager I’a Lapo’a International Game Fishing Tournament, during their awards banquet held Saturday evening, May 12 at Sadie’s by the Sea.

Today at 9 a.m. marks the beginning of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuaries/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ‘Ocean Week (Our Island’s Ocean Is Life)’, and it will start with a historic relay swim from Aunu’u island to Utulei Beach Park, with a team of swimmers from the Toa o le Tai Ocean Heroes Program.

Joining them will be swimmers from the Department of Public Safety Marine Patrol, who will be taking on this historic nine mile relay swim.