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Senate leader wants SSIC to look into several issues
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean has raised several issues of concern for the Senate Select Investigative Committee to investigate. He said during the last administration the Department of Commerce approved loans of up to $500,000 […]
Dengue fever continues to spread in Samoa
Samoa’s Ministry of Health has recorded 945 laboratory-confirmed dengue fever cases since the beginning of the year. The latest weekly report reveals 237 new cases have been recorded including a confirmed dengue-related death. According to […]
Senate confirms OFI Commissioner Tuasivi John Marsh
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Tuasivi John Marsh as Commissioner of the Office of Financial Institutions. Marsh had appeared for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on March 20, which […]
Happy Manu’a Cession Day, July 16
Wednesday, July 16, is an ASG holiday to mark Manu’a Cession Day. It commemorates the ceding of the Manu’a islands to the United States following the signing of the Deed of Cession of Manu’a by […]
Call for inquiry into deaths at LBJ Hospital
House Representative Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao has urged that the House Health Committee look into the high number of deaths occurring at the LBJ Hospital. He said on the House floor Monday, that the death […]
BOEM extends comment period on deep-sea mining lease request
The deadline to submit comments on the request by Impossible Metals for a lease to conduct deep-sea exploration and extraction of minerals in waters near American has ben extended. The deadline was originally set for […]
Farmers Co-op supports DOE decision
The President of the American Samoa Farmers Co-op, Senator Tuanaitau Malaki Togiola, fully supports the Department of Education’s decision not to accept locally grown produce for the School Lunch Program until all farms are inspected […]
Ground breaking of new Seaport Building
Westland Construction, the company that’s building the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Ottoville, has been awarded the construction contract for the new Seaport Building that will house offices for […]
Close to 200 candidates to contest 51 seats in Samoa Parliament
Samoa’s Electoral Commissioner has confirmed that 191 candidates have registered to contest for the 51 seats in parliament in next month’s general elections. Tuiafelolo John Stanley told the Samoa Observer that his office had rejected […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 […]
