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MERRY CHRISTMAS AMERICAN SAMOA: This holiday Nativity scene is in front of the Catholic Church in Fagaalu and is clearly viewed from the main road, as seen in this Samoa News photo taken yesterday morning. [photo: FS]
Cannery employees gathered at the main gate for a prayer meeting early Monday morning to mourn and show support for the families of the four victims who lost their lives during a horrific car crash early Saturday morning when a vehicle chased by a police unit crashed into another vehicle killing...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Despite numerous claims that the Missionaries brought Christmas to Hawai`i, that simply isn’t so.
The first Christmas celebration in Hawai`i took place 34 years before the arrival of the Missionaries – who promptly did what they could to discourage any further celebration!...
Ithaca, NEW YORK — Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images of happy family celebrations dominate the media. Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday hype may find this difficult or disappointing, but those feelings may be felt even...
O le aufaigaluega a le Matagaluega o Fefaatauaiga (DOC) ma a latou teuga o le Kerisimasi, o lo’o fa’aauau pea ona tautuaina le mamalu o le atunu’u I le aga’i atu I le faamanatuina o le Aso Kerisimasi. [ata foa’i]
This Samoa News photo taken Wednesday afternoon shows that American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) has added more holiday decorations to their tall Norfolk pine tree at the intersection heading into the ASPA compound in Tafuna. [photo: FS]
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The holiday decorations on the west lawn of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei where staff from ASG departments and offices decorated their respective Christmas trees as part of the government’s celebration of Christmas in the territory. [photo: FS]
It was Christmas holiday spirit week at the Commerce Department with director, Petti Matila and her staff posing in this DOC photo posted on its Facebook page earlier this week. [photo: DOC Facebook]
Claremont, CA — Discussions about women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS church or Mormon church, often revolve around one question: Will they ever be ordained?
Latter-day Saint women may serve as leaders of women’s or children’s organizations, but power in...
A PALAGI ‘UMU’ … The holiday display put together by the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM), as seen in this Samoa News photo taken Monday afternoon. The display is one of the many set up by employees of ASG departments and offices on the lawn of the A.P. Lutali...