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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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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 […]

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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

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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, […]

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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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