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DOE Director discusses education policy changes in DC

Director of Education Maefau Dr Mary Lauagaia Taufetee attended a legislative conference hosted by the Council of Chief State School Officers in Washington DC. The conference provided a platform for state and territorial education leaders […]

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“Your Language is Your Identity”

Prizes were awarded Friday for a project to perpetuate the Samoan language and create publications written in Samoan. Funded by the Administration for Native Americans, the project titled, “E Iloa oe i lau Gagana” (Your […]

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Unsanitary conditions found in school inspections

The Environmental Division of the Department of Health began health inspections for public and private schools last week. And inspectors had to close some of the classrooms because of the presence of rodent feces, unclean […]

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Lt Gov addresses Pacific Church leaders

The 2025 Pacific Church Leaders Meeting, of the Pacific Conference of Churches ended Monday at the  Kananafou Theological College. The weeklong meeting brought together church leaders from across the Pacific to discuss key church initiatives. […]

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Amelie Chen tops High School Science Fair

For the third consecutive year, Amelie Chen of Pacific Horizons School has topped the High School Division of the American Samoa High School Science Fair.  Her winning project in this year’s fair , on technology […]

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Will Trump order on US aid impact SP Tuna Treaty?

There’s  concern that President Trump’s executive order directing a re-evaluation of US foreign aid would affect the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that allows US vessels to fish in national waters of Pacific Island countries. The […]

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Lt Governor urges unity among veterans

Lt Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr, has urged veterans of all branches of the US Armed Forces to unite and make use of services being made available for them. He was speaking Thursday at an […]

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Open Letter to Members of ASGERF

Talofa American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund Members, I write to bring urgent matters regarding our Retirement Fund (Fund) to your attention. Transparency is critical, and you deserve to be fully informed about our challenges […]

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Joseph Nikolao, Sr. 1949-2024

By Johnny Victor Toma Joseph “Sefo” Nikolao was born on March 23,1949, in Moamoa, Samoa. He was raised in the village of Futiga, American Samoa. This was the first village where his parents, Nikolao Filipo […]

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