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Gold winners in Palau welcomed home

Play Audio Joyful cheers rang out at the airport Thursday night to welcome home American Samoa’s gold winners at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The womens softball, womens volleyball and wrestling teams arrived safely […]

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Nathan Ilaoa appointed Acting Director of DMWR

Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Mr. Nathan Ilaoa as the new Acting Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR). In the memo of appointment, the Governor stated that Ilaoa brings a […]

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Samoa Airways flights return to normal

Samoa Airways’ American Samoa Office has assured the public that flights have returned to normal on the inter-Samoa route and to Manu’a. Earlier this week, the airline was down to one aircraft after the recently […]

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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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