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The Director of Health, Dr Saipale Fuimaono, along with his leadership team and managers, are hosting delegates from the World Health Organization (WHO) Office in Samoa. The WHO team works closely with the American Samoa Department of Health to support operations and initiatives that overall...
2-Samoas Public Health Summit — themed: Two Samoas One Public Health Vision: Strengthening Preparedness, Surveillance and Response. It will take place at the ASCC Multi-Purpose Center, September 23- 25, 2026. The DOH team pictured is responsible for organizing this summit. [Facebook photo]
Former American Samoa resident, John Newton is currently attempting to get an updated listing from ASTCA for his online director service for the territory. Read more in Opinion section. [Courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The phone rings, and it’s your grandson’s shaken voice. There’s been an accident, he says, and he needs money before anyone finds out. Except it isn’t him. It’s software that learned his voice from a clip posted online, run by a stranger working through a list of phone...
This week marks the beginning of ASCC’s Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources Division’s six-week course integrating the Family Consumer Sciences (FCS) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) alongside Instruction courses with Dr. Pauline McFall. The skills and knowledge...
American Samoa Department of Education Technology Integration holds Introduction to Programming Course for Grade 6 teachers using CodeHS — an online learning platform that helps schools and students teach and learn computer science, coding, and artificial intelligence, mainly for grades K-12. [...
Members of the Pala Lagoon Swimming Center Board of volunteers, Kelley Tagarino, Billy Young and Joey Cummings, recently met with the governor to explore opportunities for government support regarding the facility's community programming. Discussions focused on enhancing initiatives led by...
Dr. Mata’uitafā Temukisa Solomona Fai’ai at Yale University following the completion of her Ph.D. in Chronic Disease Epidemiology. Her doctoral research focused on cardiometabolic health among adolescents in American Samoa. She earned her Ph.D. in Chronic Disease Epidemiology through the Yale...
The Department of Health is reopening its newly renovated clinic in the village of Leone. Director of Health, Dr. Saipale Fuimaono credited the financial foundation provided by the ARPA Oversight Office under the leadership of Director Puiali’i James Faumuina and recognized the instrumental...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For much of the past 25 years, each anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has arrived with signs and stickers reminding people to “never forget.”
I have always felt unsure about what those words mean. For those of us who were alive in 2001, forgetting the day itself is...