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Flags flying in front of Election Office
Providence, RHODE ISLAND — As President Joe Biden seeks to build a Cabinet that “looks like America,” one nomination stands out as especially significant: Deb Haaland’s appointment to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI), making her the first Indigenous American to serve as a Cabinet secretary...
Customs agent inspecting a packages
Customs Agents checking people’s packages in the early hours Thursday morning when the U.S Post Office in Fagatogo reopened for service after it was closed to the public on Wednesday. The post office opening and the Lady Naomi arriving caused traffic backup all along the town area.  [photo by AF]
MV Lady Naomi docking in Pago harbor
The MV Lady Naomi from Samoa arrived yesterday morning at the Fagatogo wharf bringing cargo for families and businesses in American Samoa — her first voyage since our borders were closed due to CODE RED. Opening up flights to and from Samoa is still on hold, with no word of when they will re-open...
NuWest traveling healthcare workers posing by airplane in American Samoa
The first group of NuWest traveling healthcare workers who arrived in the territory on April 2, while a second group was expected yesterday. The group is contracted to the LBJ Medical Center. “We warmly welcome the NuWest team as they bring their skills and experience to partner with our federal...
isa Tuato’o (far left) and two other participants
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....
Members of the 2022 House of Representatives
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...
New York City skyline
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...
Ocean diorama
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...
Progress on new fono building 3_2022
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...

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