DoH nurse and student getting a vax.
It's VAX for school time before your child goes back to school next week!  Come on down to Suigaula Utulei Beach from 8am - 12 noon, today, August 19, 2026! The DoH’s wonderful most experienced nurses are there and ready to help you and your child. The DoH also has other information to share about services available to the community. [photo: DoH]
Leopard Shark
Earlier this week, National Geographic’s remote underwater cameras recorded an endangered leopard shark in Samoan waters. It was an "incredibly exciting and rewarding for the entire team," shares Pristine Seas scientist Jett Walker." Leopard sharks are rarely documented in this part of the Pacific. It is the first clear photographic and video evidence that confirms the species’ presence in Samoa.” [Photo: National Geographic]
Tafuna High School supporters in Utah
Some alumni of Tafuna High School now residing in Utah were able to attend and show their support for the Tafuna High School team during their games against other high school football teams in the U.S. [Photo courtesy]
Manu'a Store fire
Manu’a Store in the Industrial Park has burned down in a fire that engulfed the building, yesterday. Pictures of the building engulfed in flames, with firetrucks and firefighters at the site were posted on Facebook. No official word has been received if anyone was injured, nor what caused the fire. [KVZK-TV / Courtesy Photo]

Okeanos Explorer
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information about marine life and seabed minerals within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer returned to Rarotonga this week after carrying out research in the western Cook...

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Manager of the DOH Environmental Health Services Division, Eileen Solaita and staffers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerns raised by House Representatives (faipule) about restaurants and businesses reopening after repeated health‑safety violations backfired on the Fono when a senior Department of Health (DOH) official revealed that most of these re-openings were ordered by senators...
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