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Images of fallen colleagues at StarKist Memorial Service
The photos of the four cannery employees killed when a car crashed into StarKist Samoa cannery’s main gate two weeks ago were placed on the stage at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium along with flowers during the memorial service hosted by StarKist Samoa this past Sunday afternoon in remembrance of...
Lions Club members posing for a photo
Members of the Lions Club of Pago Pago posing for a Christmas photo with Santa Claus during their service to the public where they passed out treats to those who came out for a ride to check out the lights and Christmas decorations in the village of Aoloau this past Christmas weekend. [photo: Lions...
Fa'atausala "Sala" Solomona-Tarrant
Yucca Valley, CALIFORNIA — HEY LISTEN!?. If you were ever hit with those two words, than you knew. Fa'atausala "Sala" Solomona-Tarrant was usually following it with an important ask or some type of uncomfortable task at the time seemed debatable. On February 18th, 1948, born in the village of Leone...
His Highness Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II said
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Christmas is a special day for Christians, and especially in the 2Samoas — where church is intricately woven into the fine mat of the Samoan culture. This time of the year, many usually spend Christmas with families and friends, following church services. A tradition for...
Cong. Uifaatali Amata
Washington, D.C. —  “As we celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ this holiday season, we are nearly two years into the unforeseen challenges of the pandemic. We are truly blessed that American Samoa has successfully prevented the spread of the virus on our shores. Two years ago, we endured a sudden but...
Room 4 students at Fatuoaiga Montessori School with their teacher all in Christmas finery
Room 4 students at Fatuoaiga Montessori School posing with their teacher for a Samoa News photo last Friday before taking part in their annual Christmas program at the school grounds. Today is the last day before their holiday break. [photo: FS]
American Samoa 2022 Lunar Calendar
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to announce the availability of the 2022 traditional lunar calendars for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam and Hawaiʻi. The Council has produced traditional lunar calendars...
book cover for “Vā – Stories by Women of the Moana
Apia, SAMOA — What happens when you put out a call for Oceania women to share their stories for a book written ‘by us, about us and for us’? And give them a deadline of only two weeks? It sparks a wave of creative fire as writers from across the world craft stories from the heart that have long...
Oakie Salave’a after signing letter of intent with supporters and parents
Tafuna High School Senior Oakie Salave’a (center) after signing his official National Letter of Intent to Colorado University in the signing ceremony that was held at the school’s library yesterday morning. Salave’a is the first American Samoa student athlete to sign a NLI this school year. More...
Alaska Samoan Community Organization logo
Anchorage, ALASKA — On Saturday, December 11th, 2021 at the Anchorage City Hall in downtown Anchorage, the Alaska Samoan Community Organization was formed with an initial founders count of 30 plus Samoan individuals living in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage is a city with visible ties to the Pacific...

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