In a study conducted by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), researchers are looking at gestational diabetes among pregnant women in American Samoa, which has unusually high risks for ...Read more
Dear Editor, StarKist Samoa’s request for 300 additional guest workers has renewed attention on the challenges facing one of our most important industries. As reported by Talanei, the Government ...Read more
The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority ASTCA hosted a luncheon at DDW Restaurant Monday, December 8 to celebrate the successful completion of the Manu’a BLAST Repair Project on Ta’u ...Read more
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a new $171,272 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services in American ...Read more
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has signed an executive order establishing the Home and Community Based Services Commission. American Samoa received funding through the Money Follows the Person ...Read more
Two House Representatives are donating their $3,000 from the opening of the new Maota Fono for sports groups and schools in their districts. Fagatogo Rep. Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr said in a ...Read more
The Executive Director of the American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities, Ammon Fepuleai, will deliver the keynote address at the 83rd Commencement Ceremony of the American Samoa ...Read more
Dear Editor, As sons and daughters of American Samoa, we take pride in our culture of fa‘aaloalo, service, and unity. We honor our leaders, our traditions, and our history. But there comes a time ...Read more
Representatives of the Manu’a islands have urged the House Committee on Marine and Wildlife Resources to support their opposition to a recommendation to allow commercial fishing within 12 ...Read more
In a statement to commemorate National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata reflects on the events of December 7, 1941. “While there was war in much of the world, it ...Read more
