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DOE at Flag Day parade
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite gray skies and steady rain — the official flag day for the 2023 Flag Day, marking the 123 years since American Samoa became part of the U.S. family, continued more or less according to schedule, with the parade, flag raising and ava ceremony, as well as the siva...
Flag Day food vendor
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The official flag raising ceremony for the 2023 Flag Day, marking the 123 years since American Samoa became part of the U.S. family gets underway after 7a.m today, with Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga delivering his Flag Day address at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. This year’s...
House Speaker, Savali Talavou Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaker of the House Savali Talavou Ale is voicing his concern over Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s reasoning when he recently — albeit briefly  —barred testimony by directors, managers and admin personnel from testifying before House hearings.   In an April 10 letter to the...
Attorney General, Fainuulelei Falefatu Alailima-Utu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG has offered a seven-day visa-free travel requirements for Samoan residents to the territory, a request to remove the departure tax for American Samoans traveling out of Samoa was unsuccessful. The ’30-day permit’ requirement does remain for Samoa passport...
ASPA Satala power plant
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid pre-Flag Day celebrations weather conditions turned ugly this past Saturday with heavy rain, and thunder and lightening, the island suffered a power outage around 1:20p.m and many residents on the western side of Tutuila didn’t get power restored until after 5p.m....
ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five groups opened the entertainment on the first night of the 47th Arts Council Flag Day Performing Arts Festival Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. Tama Fanau a Leone, Island Pearl, South Pacific Academy, New Boys and Leloaloa Methodist Youth entertained...
 David Buehler and Tuasivi John Marsh
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the governor lifting the temporary suspension of government directors, agency heads and all Administration employees on testifying at House hearings, faipule resumed committee hearings on Wednesday, April 12, and summoned the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS...
Dr. Peter Hovmand and workshop participants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In late March, the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College hosted a special workshop to address the ongoing concern of childhood obesity in American Samoa. The Group Model Building workshop was facilitated by...
Amata dancing
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to be home for Flag Day this year with the traditional activities resuming after the restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID pandemic have ended.  “First of all, I’m very happy to be home for Flag Day to take part in the...
Epifania Petelo
Honolulu, HAWAII — Epifania Petelo has been selected to represent Chaminade University at the Spring 2023 International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) Live Case Competition. This was confirmed in a statement.  “The program allows students to leverage their experience and...

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