Fagatogo Representative Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr has thanked the Acting Director of Education, Folau Faafetai Teofilo, and directors and staff who responded to his request on behalf of public ...Read more
The LBJ Board of Directors has extended Dr. Akapusi Ledua’s contract as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the hospital for another 90 days. Dr. Ledua’s contract expired in April and according ...Read more
It was a win for all Pacific islanders when Iam Tongi, the 18-year-old from Kahuku was voted the winner of Season 21 of American Idol, last night. Play Audio Tongi and Megan Danielle were the last ...Read more
Since last week, three inmates have escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility. Saturday, repeat escapee Joeita Faaaliga burglarized a local business and was later spotted by a civilian in ...Read more
Samoa’s Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI), has clarified a report from Samoa Observer claiming Ministr Olo Fiti Vaai had said, “the American Samoa registered Kite Runner ...Read more
Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has paid tribute to all service men and women and their families and wishes them a happy United States Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20. The Governor said, “Every ...Read more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, in partnership with the American Samoa Department of Port Administration will begin accepting public comments next Monday, May 22, on a ...Read more
American Samoa is in the national news thanks to an adventurous 93-year-old grandmother, Joy Ryan, and her grandson, Brad Ryan. Mrs. Ryan is now the oldest person to visit all 63 US National Parks ...Read more
The University of Hawaii graduating class this past Saturday included the first American Samoa to receive a PHD in Urban Planning from the University of Hawaii. She is Hotavia Gingerlei Porter of ...Read more
The Consumer Price Index for the first quarter of 2023 shows that the rate of inflation is easing back down. From a high of 13.5% in the 3rd quarter of 2022, inflation dropped to 9.7% in the last ...Read more
