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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. The Governor said in the memo of appointment that Ilaoa brings a wealth […]

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Samoa Airways flights return to normal

Samoa Airways’ American Samoa Office has assured 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 overhauled […]

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30th Police Academy opens

The 30th Police Academy was opened Monday at the Department of Public Works Conference Room.  Sixty police recruits, men and women,  and 12 personnel from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs,  Department of Corrections and […]

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Documentary on Sia Figiel gets special mention

Before the Moon Falls, a documentary on celebrated Samoan writer Sia Figiel, has received a Special Mention for Best Feature (International) at the Doc Edge Awards 2025, just as its subject is about to go […]

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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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