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United States and the American Samoa flags — as well as the flags from the branches of the US Armed Forces were raised at half-staff yesterday during the ASG sponsored Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Monument in Tafuna- Daniel Inouye Industrial Park. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga delivered his first Flag Day address as chief executive during the scaled-back one day 2021 Flag Day ceremony at Malaeoletalu in Fagatogo, on a cool Friday morning, with the theme, “Triangle of Service: Country, Church, Government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday afternoon, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Mauga declared tomorrow, Apr. 16th a “Training Holiday”.
All government offices and public schools will be closed and normal activities will be suspended.
“ASG employees are encouraged to attend the...
Painting the arch of the Sogelau Monument project in Fagatogo. Purpose of the project, which was spearheaded by Gov. Lolo is to bring back the importance of Sogelau’s role in the 120 year history of American Samoa. Sogelau Hill — atop the mountain, above the Samoa News building in Fagatogo — was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A handful of government leaders, led by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, were present last Friday morning at the Fagatogo Pavilion for the 2020 Flag Day ceremony, marking 120 years since American Samoa became a US territory. Unlike other Flag Days, there was no fanfare or...


![Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, Fono leaders and Chief Justice Micheal Kruse and VIPs stand on stage at the Fagatogo Pavilion during the national anthems of the United States and American Samoa at today’s 2021 Flag Day ceremony. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost] VIPs at flag raising](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pavailion_malae.jpg?itok=6nKKYRxr)
![The governor during last week Thursday’s cabinet meeting, followed by a memo the following day, announced that the 2021 Flag Day would be celebrated on Apr. 16th with the Flag raising ceremony at Malaeoletalu in Fagatogo. [SN file photo] Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Mauga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lemanu_at_desk_0493_16.jpg?itok=TnaG6ikf)

![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, lowered his protective face mask as he delivered his Flag Day address in Samoan at last Friday’s 2020 Flag Day ceremony at the Fagatogo Pavilion. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_0047.jpg?itok=vUbzQns6)