Le va’a o le Manu’atele i le uafu i Ofu, Manu’a. [ata AF]
E le o toe umi se taimi ae motusia loa le avanoa sa maua e le mamalu o le itumalo o Manu’a, e malaga fua ai i le va’a a le malo atoa ai ma le la’uina o uta, ona o lea ua sauni le malo e fa’ae’e le
![Mike Lefiti [courtesy: Facebook]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoanvictim.jpg?itok=RQw855Ue "Mike Lefiti [courtesy: Facebook]")
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A UPS employee armed with an assault weapon opened fire Wednesday inside one of the company's San Francisco packing facilities, killing three co-workers before fatally
O se va’aiga i le tama’ita’i o Tedy Barber lea ua umia lana fa’ailo o le sikolasipi $14,000. mo le fa tausaga mai le Bluesky Communications e a’oga ai i le St Martin’s Univerisity i Washington State. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
Gabriella Langkilde ua ia umia foi lana fa’ailo mai le CEO Bluesky Communications, Toleafoa Douglas Greeley, mo lana sikolasipi e $14,000 e aoga ai i Harvard University. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O le tama’ita’i o Farah Young ua umia fo’i lana fa’ailo mo lana sikolasipi e $14,000 e totogia ai ana a’oga i le Arizona State University na taua’aoina fa’apitoa e le susuga le Pule Sili CEO Bluesky Communications Toleafoa Douglas Greevey. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O le tama’ita’i o Casidhe Mahuka ua umia fo’i lana fa’ailo o lana sikolasipi e $4,000. mo ana a’oa’oga i le tatou Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi mo tausaga a’oga e lua. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O le taeao ananafi na fa’atasia ai matua ma sui ua agava’a mo sikolasipi e 4 na ofoina e le kamupani a le Bluesky Communications mo le fanau fa’au’u mai a’oga maualuluga, ma e ulufale atu i ni koli
![Rose Atoll Marine National Monument [photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rose%20atoll.jpg?itok=I2nSIs4J "Rose Atoll Marine National Monument [photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service]")
An environmentalist group has launched an online petition calling for the safeguarding of “American Samoa’s Rose Atoll Marine National Monument” from being delisted as a designated ocean monument.
![Samoa government building, Apia. [Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Govt_building_Samoa.jpeg?itok=Ob5dIaUB "Samoa government building, Apia. [Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades]")
Samoa's Electoral Commission has issued a report recommending compulsory voting in parliamentary elections.
![Members of the McDonald's American Samoa Scholarship Board hosted a special luncheon yesterday to honor the five recipients of this year's awards. They are: Jennet N.L. Chang, Rosanlyn E. Taulaga, Jemima T. Nafatali, O'Riley S. Leau, and Ta'avili Amosa. Four of the recipients will be attending the American Samoa Community College on scholarships of $1,000 per semester, while one will be attending the University of Hawaii - Hilo with a $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per semester). [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/McDs%20scholarship.jpg?itok=pADyVHsf "Members of the McDonald's American Samoa Scholarship Board hosted a special luncheon yesterday to honor the five recipients of this year's awards. They are: Jennet N.L. Chang, Rosanlyn E. Taulaga, Jemima T. Nafatali, O'Riley S. Leau, and Ta'avili Amosa. Four of the recipients will be attending the American Samoa Community College on scholarships of $1,000 per semester, while one will be attending the University of Hawaii - Hilo with a $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per semester). [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
McDonald's American Samoa has done it once again, giving back to the community in a huge way.
![Four graduates were presented scholarships from Bluesky Communications yesterday at the company's main office at the Laufou Shopping Center. Three of the scholarships were for students accepted to off island schools and one for ASCC. The awardees are: Tedy Barber, Gabriella Langkilde, Farah Young, and Casidhe Mahuka. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Bluesky%20awardees.jpg?itok=9kardU7D "Four graduates were presented scholarships from Bluesky Communications yesterday at the company's main office at the Laufou Shopping Center. Three of the scholarships were for students accepted to off island schools and one for ASCC. The awardees are: Tedy Barber, Gabriella Langkilde, Farah Young, and Casidhe Mahuka. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Bluesky is proud to announce its continued commitment to the empowerment and investment into the youth of Am.
![Congresswoman Aumua Amata recently presented a book on American Samoa to US Majority Whip, Steve Scalise. He was one of the victims of the shooter who shot a number of people at the GOP congressional baseball practice on Wednesday. [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Amata%20n%20Scalise.jpg?itok=CRuc8ZDc "Congresswoman Aumua Amata recently presented a book on American Samoa to US Majority Whip, Steve Scalise. He was one of the victims of the shooter who shot a number of people at the GOP congressional baseball practice on Wednesday. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement regarding the shooting at the GOP congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, VA on Wednesday.
![Iakina Adventist Academy - Class of 2017 [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iakina%20Class%201.jpg?itok=YPBKyyg- "Iakina Adventist Academy - Class of 2017 [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
![Valedictorian Lydia Faalogo Toloumu [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iakina%20Val.jpg?itok=Z6mNj-T4 "Valedictorian Lydia Faalogo Toloumu [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]")
![Salutatorian Linda Peleiupu Sefo
[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iakina%20Salutatorian.jpg?itok=GXzbzeqm "Salutatorian Linda Peleiupu Sefo
[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]")
![Tualauta Representative Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea was the keynote speaker for Iakina Adventist Academy's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony held on June 4. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iakina%20Keynote.jpg?itok=U5UV91qF "Tualauta Representative Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea was the keynote speaker for Iakina Adventist Academy's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony held on June 4. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
![Tualauta Representative Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea was the keynote speaker for Iakina Adventist Academy's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony held on June 4. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iakina%20Athlete%20of%20the%20year.jpg?itok=H_QGvtMw "Tualauta Representative Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea was the keynote speaker for Iakina Adventist Academy's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony held on June 4. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
