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DoH declares dengue fever outbreak
The Department of Health has today declared a dengue fever outbreak in the territory. This follows laboratory confirmation of two locally transmitted cases of dengue fever in addition to four imported cases which were reported […]

AS wins gold in womens softball & womens volleyball in Palau
Let’s hear it for our gold winning Womens Softball and Womens Volleyball Teams at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Yesterday our volleyball team defeated Tahiti 3-2. Tahiti won the first set 25-21, our girls […]

Groundbreaking for new Aunu’u Island Community Health Center
Last Thursday, the island of Aunu’u in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Aunu’u Island Community Health Center. Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula and First Lady Lois Phillips-Pula, […]

ASPA cash power services restored after lengthy internet issue
After a lengthy internal internet issue, ASPA’s Cashpower services were restored Monday night. Since Sunday evening customers were unable to buy debit tokens from ASPA’s website which forced many customers to have to ration their […]

Pala Lagoon Swimming Center celebrates new certified lifeguards
The Pala Lagoon Swimming Center (PLSC) is proud to announce the successful completion of its latest lifeguard certification course, held last week. Six dedicated individuals have earned their official lifeguarding credentials, reinforcing PLSC’s commitment to […]

Fathers Day escapee captured after two weeks
An inmate who escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility on Fathers Day June 15, was captured and returned to the TCF on June 28. Director of the Department of Corrections Palaita Tusipasi Suiaunoa said Deion […]

Amata: USDOE lifts freeze on 14 disqualified projects
The United States Department of Education is reversing its decision to disqualify 14 local projects funded with USDOE American Recovery Plan Act covid funds . USDOE had previously ruled that the projects which were mostly […]

Christening of DoH medical vessel
A medical vessel for the Department of Health was christened last Thursday at the marina in Malaloa. The vessel which is equipped with medical apparatus, and paid with American Rescue Plan Act funds was built […]

PM says wreck of Manawanui will remain where it sank
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says that the wreck of the Royal New Zealand Navy survey ship HMNZS Manawanui can remain where it has sunk after she acknowledged that the vessel has become part […]
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Submit your Letters to the Editor
Many of you requested it and now it’s finally here! Letters to the Editor now has it’s own section on talanei.com. To submit a letter, email Monica Miller. Here are some simple guidelines to […]

Op-ed Encore: Proof of Decay at ASGERF
By Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele For far too long, the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) has operated without meaningful transparency or accountability. This op-ed presents my final public statement as a trustee, documenting not […]

Applauding Keniseli Lafaele
Dear Editor, As a retiree member of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), I would like to applaud the efforts of Kenisele Lafaele in shedding light on ongoing issues. He has outlined concerns […]
Obituaries

Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo Obituary
Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo met her Savior on Friday, March 7, 2025 at the age of 34. She was born on October 23, 1990, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Diane was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, […]

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 […]

HC Afoafouvale Leulumoega Fou Su’esu’e Lutu: Feb 24, 1947-Dec 15, 2023
Download Flyer Here Faamanatuina le Soifua 15 FEPUARI, 2024, 10 P.M. Taunuu lona Sa i le malae vaalele i Tafuna, Amerika Samoa 23 FEPUARI, 2024, 1 P.M. Sauniga Fa’aleaiga (Family Service) EFKAS Fagatogo – Ki […]