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This photo posted on the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM) Facebook page shows ODAPM director Lisa Tuato’o (far left) and two other participants in the U.S Department of the Interior sponsored workshop on President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the U.S....
The House of Representatives on their last Session day this past Friday. At present the Fono has two 45-day sessions per year. A Senate joint resolution proposed that the Fono meet year around instead of 90 days per year had unresolved differences with amendments made by the House at the close of...
Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale (middle-back row) posed with other front line workers in this selfie at the Pago Pago International Airport for the Mar. 31 Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu and posted on ASG’s Facebook page. A final statement — after being changed two times — issued by the...
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA — No one gave a second thought to the safety of dining out before the pandemic. Fast-forward to today, and it’s normal to wonder whether there is a city, state or federal policy around whether you need a mask or proof of vaccination to eat in a restaurant. The public...
One of the photos posted on the AS-DOE Facebook page showcasing Manulele Tausala 4th grade Elementary School students’ Remote Learning Projects which called for a “Diorama Project”. Their teacher is Kathryn Manase. In this photo, an ocean-scape of its inhabitants, such as sharks, octopi, stingrays...
O se va’aiga lea pe a tuana’i timuga i nei ituaiga o galuega. O le isi lea mea e afua ai ona tuai mae’a galuega ona o le fa’auilavea o timuga ma fa’afaigata ai ona fa’agasolo vave le galuega e tusa o aso na atofa. O le galuega o le fale fou i Fagatogo o le Fono Faitulafono. O le galuega fa’afoeina...
A photo of a Governor’s Office vehicle (GO-36) parked in a handicapped parking place at the ANZ Bank parking lot, blocking a couple from parking there. The couple, who took the photo told Samoa News that they had to park their vehicle on the far side of the bank’s parking lot — which was too far...
Throughout the month of March, the International Handball Federation (IHF) celebrates women in various roles in handball in a special series. This profile focuses on two women who helped develop the sport in American Samoa, both by playing and coaching, while also directing the Association in the...
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA — A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it...
O e na auai i le toe sauniga o le tina Tanya Tarasawa ma lagomau ai o ia i lona aiga i Faga’alu lava, lea na aofia ai le Faatonusili o le Matagaluea o le Soifua Maloloina (DOH), le susuga Motusa Tuileama Nua ma le Sui Faatonusili, le susuga Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]




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