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The polling booth at the Moata'a CCCS during pre-polling Wednesday for the Samoa 2025 general elections, just two days ahead of the main polling day on Friday, August 29. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau]
Gov. Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula and First Lady Lois Pula, hosted a special thank you dinner at Paradise Restaurant in Pago Pago to honor the athletes who represented American Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in June. He commended the athletes and ASNOC for proudly representing our island home and...
This past Saturday, a special luncheon was hosted for the hardworking visiting IRT Medical Teams. With the dedication, long hours, and compassionate care that the teams have given to our community, we wanted to share our appreciation and deep gratitude for their service. [courtesy photo]
ASPA staff, along with several mayors and village leaders, carrying out the clean up work, as organized by the government, in efforts to eradicate the Dengue Fever epidemic. [courtesy photo]
ASDOE 2025-26 “Fun Day” for American Samoa teachers this week at Veterans Memorial Stadium. [courtesy photo]
The American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Program (ASCZMP), a program under the Department of Commerce, participated in the American Samoa Department of Education’s Teacher Workshop: the Elementary Division, focused on 3rd Grade Science Teachers and Administrators. In collaboration with the...
Some of the proud members of the Class of 2005 of Nu'uuli Voc-Tech High School that recently gathered in Seattle, Washington to celebrate a reunion of their 20th anniversary since graduating from the only vocational technical high school in the Territory. [photo: Tattoos by Siaki]
ASDOE opened the 2025–2026 school year with a special worship service at Nu’uuli Methodist Church. Under the theme ‘The Learners of Today Are Leaders of Tomorrow,’ the service brought educators, leaders, and the community together in prayer and thanksgiving for a blessed school year ahead. [...
Teams from all departments coming together to clean our island and eliminate possible mosquito breeding sites. They are going around to collect all waste from Nuuuli to Aasu. Place all scrap metals, tires, old appliances, bulky waste, and similar items on the roadside for the teams to pick up. Let’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand-based Samoan director Miki Magasiva attributes his debut feature film's success to cultural connections.
The film, Tinā, has surpassed Kiwi classic Whale Rider to become the fifth most successful film in New Zealand.
Released earlier this year, Tinā stars...










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