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Team American Samoa departs for Pacific Mini Games
Half of the 59-member team that is representing American Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau departed the territory Monday night. The rest of the group leave Tuesday night. The mens and womens beach […]

Man charged in police raid of arcade in Nu’uuli
Only one person has been charged so far in connection with the raid that police conducted on the Juneteenth holiday last Thursday of what is suspected to be a gambling operation in Nu’uuli. Amotai Floyd […]

Special roosters stolen, 1 returned
The Avegalio Farm in Pavaiai has been working on a poultry farm for the past three years and ordered special roosters from Hawaii, Astrolorp, for their free range chicken farm. They were imported in as […]

China gifts heavy machinery to Samoa
China has presented a $5 million agricultural mechanization package to Samoa. Receiving the 21 heavy machinery units, Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa said. “The project directly addresses one of our most persistent challenges. The […]

Government leaders oppose deep-sea mining near AS
Key leaders of the American Samoa Government have united in opposition to the proposal for deepsea mining in waters near American Samoa. A press release from the Governor’s Office says that on Friday, June 13, […]

Youth urged to take advantage of summer job opportunities
Five hundred youth, mainly high school students, have been encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity they’ve been given through summer jobs to learn about different career paths and help develop a future for themselves. […]

Samoa unveils strategy to combat “ice” crisis
Samoa’s caretaker Minister of Police has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to combat the country’s escalating methamphetamine (“ice”) crisis, targeting drug trafficking networks through strengthened law enforcement and international collaboration. The Samoa Observer reports Faualo Harry […]

Enele Lefano is no longer Director of Manu’a Operations
In response to follow up questions from KHJ News, the governor’s Office has clarified that Mr Enele Lefano is no longer serving as the Manu’a Director of Operations. “His employment has concluded, effective as stated […]

ASG shipyard pays $2,000 in excise taxes
The ASG Shipyard paid $2,000 in excise taxes last week in order for a piece of equipment it needed to carry out repairs to waters tanks for the American Samoa Power Authority to be released […]
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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 […]

Tusi Fa’alaua’itele: O le Fa’ai’uga – Ma se Vala’au e Tūtū Fa’atasi
MO: Sui uma o le Polokalame Litaea ale Malo o Amelika Samoa (American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund or ASGERF) I masina ua tuana’i, sa ou avatua ai i se faasologa o tusi fa’alauaitele (open […]

Open Letter: An Epilogue – A Call to Organize
To the Members of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), Over the past several months, I have shared with you four open letters detailing the governance and management challenges within our Fund. These […]
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 […]