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Linking Samoans

MV Lady Samoa IV launching
Hiroshima, JAPAN — Samoa’s new international passenger vessel, MV LADY SAMOA IV, which is being built under Japan’s grant aid assistance, was launched on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 at the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan. The naming and launching ceremony was attended by...
American Samoa singer Tenelle
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — It was a night filled with amazing performances and Tenelle from American Samoa set the stage on fire with a soulful performance on NBC’s singing reality show ‘American Song Contest’. The talented musician sang ‘Full Circle’ and took everyone by storm with her singing...
Members of the  Seventh-day Adventist Choir
Special choir from the Seventh-day Adventist Church American Samoa sang hymns at yesterday’s 2022 Flag Day ceremony at Malae o le Talu at Fagatogo, during the very scaled down event due to community spread of COVID.  This is the 3rd year Flag Day has been scaled back during the pandemic. [photo:...
Jerry Tuwai demonstrates a key element to Fiji 7s years of success... the ability to offload with support, anytime, no matter how well the opponent is defending you.  Manu Samoa's Indiha Saofui-Huta made a perfect form tackle on Tuwai, but Fiji carried on with great support.  Fiji beat Samoa...
social distancing during Easter Sunday church service
Yesterday in Samoa congregation members observed social distancing during their Easter Sunday church service.  The country is currently under Alert Level 2 with local authorities last week announcing approval for the resumption of church services but limited to 30 people or less.  [photo: Junior S...
New Zealand's Kitiona Vai offloads the ball
New Zealand's Kitiona Vai offloads the ball in the All Blacks' 40-14 trouncing of Japan on the first day of the Vancouver 7s 2022, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada. [photo:Barry Markowitz, courtesy Bluesky Communications 4/16/22]
Rev. Nafatali Falealii (left) and Rev. Sasa Satoa
Apia, SAMOA — Leaders of the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (C.C.C.A.S.) have called a special day of prayer that will coincide with Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Easter Sunday “Pray for American Samoa” call is in response to Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s request made on 11...
Samoa's Melani Matavao and New Zealand’s Tone Ng Shiu
Despite intense efforts by Manu Samoa defender, Melani Matavao, New Zealand’s Tone Ng Shiu got off an amazing pass, which led to a critical All Black’s Try.  In a very entertaining close scrappy game, the New Zealand All Black’s were fortunate to beat Manu Samoa 22-14 in their Cup Quarter Final...
Recent funeral service in American Samoa
San Marcos, TEXAS — The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and while watching his funeral on Zoom, I witnessed the significant transformations that...
Church members and friends
Le mamalu o aiga ma sui fo’i o le Ekalesia sa auai mo toe sauniga o le susuga le Faife’au ma o le Toa o le galuega a le Atua i le Alofa Tunoa Minisitries, Pastor Amy Wendt Tavai i le aso Faraile. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

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