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Congratulations to the AS-EPA Laboratory staff for recently receiving training on microbiological analyses for drinking water, streams, and ocean water. The training included analytical performance and written exams. All lab analysts received certification from the local USEPA Laboratory...
American Samoa junior tennis team is ready for the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships (POJC) in Fiji, which is once again host to the Junior Championships. Twelve teams from across the Pacific are vying July 4- 13 for the title in the U12, U14, and U16 categories. Teams from American Samoa, Cook...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In honor of the signing of the U.S Declaration of Independence, Thursday, July 4th IS observed as a holiday in American Samoa. All government offices are closed and normal activities are suspended for the day.
Governor Lemanu P.S Mauga said in a release issued earlier...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Tucked away on Auckland's Sandringham Road, is a vibrant blue café doing things a little bit differently. Blue Rose co-owners Lenny Stevens and Robbie Kainuku bring a Māori and Pasifika flair, respectively, to their menu items.
Recently their Koko Samoa Cupcakes featured on...
Yesterday the Summer Youth Employment Program participants commenced their day with a training session led by the Department of Health Behavioral Health Services Division. The session focused on the Importance of mental health, covering topics such as recognizing signs of mental health issues, de-...
O le faaiuga o le vaiaso na se’i mavae atu nei, sa fa’ataunuuina ai le fa’aulufalega o le Malumalu a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano a Amerika Samoa (EFKAS) i Asili ma Afao “Fetu o le Ola”. [ata foa’i]
Seattle, WASHINGTON — If you have used Google lately and been lucky – or unlucky – enough to encounter an answer to your query rather than a bunch of links, you have been subjected to something called AI Overviews. This is a new core feature that Google has been rolling out, a move widely...
Co-founders of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame (PFHF) Seiuli Jesse Sapolu and Ma’a Tanuvasa during the one-day football camp held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. [photo: AF]
Apia, SAMOA — Ancient rock walls, high mounds and ditches discovered in Samoa point to the origins of social hierarchy in Polynesian society.
A study published in the journal PLOS One links dramatic population growth and rich agricultural land in some areas with the beginnings of land and social...
Yesterday various ASG departments joined together in solidarity for World Drug Day Wave. “Together, we reaffirm our commitment to combating drug abuse and promoting a healthier, safer American Samoa.” American Samoa’s community is currently in the throes of an ‘ice’ or amphetamine-addiction...




![The Blue Rose pies are handmade, and packed with unique ingredients. [photo: Blue Rose Cafe] Blue Rose pie](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/blue_rose_pie.jpg?itok=OstyNfby)




![Soil samples confirm that walls protected access to more fertile land and valuable resources. The team suggest that increases in population may have been the catalyst for the development of the Samoan chiefly system which is present across Polynesian society. Pictured is Mound Saoluafata. [photo: Ethan Cochrane] Mound Saoluafata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/mound_saoluafata.jpg?itok=QdpE6kZB)
