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Governor-elect: Time to heal wounds or divisions

Governor-elect Pulaalii Nikolao Pula issued the following statement last night based on the unofficial results of the November 19 run off election: “We thank the Lord for His continuing tender mercies as we celebrate a […]

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Pula & Pulu win run-off election

Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. are the winners of today’s gubernatorial run-off election. They polled 5,846 votes or 59.8% of the 9,771 votes cast while incumbents, Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and Lt. […]

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ASTCA joins Telecommunications Industry Apprenticeship Program

National Apprenticeship Week is November 17-23, and the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) is recognizing the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority, (ASTCA) as a participating employer in the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP). The Wireless Infrastructure […]

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Run-off election results from Manu’a

The first results of today’s gubernatorial run-off election come from the polling places for Manu’a District #1 and #2 in Manu’a. Manu’a District #1 Faleasao/Tau Lemanu & Laapui: 49 votes Pula & Pulu: 47 votes […]

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Fire destroys Plantation House in Alafua

A fire blazed through Plantation House in Alafua on Monday evening with firefighters managing to stop the spread of the fire to adjacent properties. Samoa Observer reports University of the South Pacific students said the […]

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Gubernatorial Run-off election underway

Voters of America Samoa head to the polls today to decide who will be the territory’s Governor and Lt. Governor for the next four years. The run-off election today is between the two teams that […]

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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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