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Three arrested in Nu’uuli raid
As of Friday morning, three of the six men who were taken in for questioning following a police raid in Nu’uuli on the Juneteenth holiday, Thursday, June 19 were behind bars. Commissioner of Public Safety […]
Greenpeace USA Slams U.S. Seabed Mining Plans off American Samoa
Greenpeace USA has expressed deep disappointment that the US Department of Interior is considering seabed mineral leasing near American Samoa. Greenpeace USA’s Deep Sea mining Campaign Lead Arlo Hemphill said in a statement, “This move […]
ASVB hosts free “Crafting Success” Workshop
The American Samoa Visitors Bureau, in collaboration with the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA), is hosting a “Crafting Success” Workshop, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the TAOA Center in Tafuna. The workshop ffers residents and […]
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 opens June 30
The American Samoa Tennis Association, along with the International Tennis Federation and Oceania Tennis Federation, is hosting the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup June 30 to July 5th. Over 65 athletes and coaching officials from 11 […]
Unit Trust of Samoa earned $10 million tala more in 2024
The Unit Trust of Samoa (UTOS) earned $10 million tālā more in 2024 than the previous year according to financial reports presents at UTOS annual general meeting. Samoa Observer reports the 14th AGM of UTOS […]
Police raid in Nu’uuli nets cash, ice, and gaming machines
Police conducted an early morning raid at a building in Nu’uuli yesterday. Six people, including two Chinese nationals, were taken in for questioning, A substantial amount of cash, crystal methamphetamine, and eight gaming machines were […]
ANZ Bank Building under renovation…again
Renovation of the ANZ Bank Building in Fagatogo started last week and, once completed, will become the temporary home for the offices of the Governor and Lt. Governor while the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building […]
Statement on Manu’a Office Leadership
Last week, KHJ News reported that an ASG employee whose contract was terminated by Chief of Staff Leonard Seumanutafa had been reinstated by Lt. Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. The Chief of Staff sent a […]
GHC Reid commissions state of the art bottling line for Vaimalu
GHC Reid officially commissioned a new state-of-the-art bottling line for Vaimalu, American Samoa’s locally bottled water, during a special blessing ceremony held at the company’s Vaimalu Warehouse in Petesa on Thursday, June 19, 2025. GHC […]
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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 […]
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 […]
