Sauni aufusu a AS mo le ta’amilosaga i Savai’i
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com E ui i le tulaga le manuia sa i ai taumafaiga a le aufusu a Amerika Samoa i le ta’amilosaga o Fusuaga Fa’avaomalo o le Mosooi i le vaiaso na te’a nei, ina ua...
View ArticleHTC Velega Savali passes — a righteous voice lost
By Joyetter Feagiamaali’i-Luamanu joyetter@samoanews.com Velega Savali Savali Jr. was known for his bravery and outspokenness — speaking with “few words” when criticizing government leaders head on —...
View ArticleTo’atele ua fa’amanuiaina a’oa’oga fa’apitoa DYWA
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com E ese mai i le to’a 40 ma ona tupu tagata matutua o lo o auai i le polokalame a le Matagaluega o Tupulaga Talavou, Tina ma Tama’ita’i (DYWA) e a’oa’oina ai tomai...
View ArticleHector Petri quarterbacks mainland football team
Former American Samoa resident Hector Petri is making waves as quarterback of the Valley Tech High School football team in Upton, Massachusetts. After an incomplete pass, and a 7-yard run from senior...
View ArticleTaunu’u Leoleo mai Tonga mo le aveeseina atu o Fletcher
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Na fa’amaonia e le loia a le malo ia Jerard Murphy i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Fa’aitumalo i le taeao ananafi, le taunu’u mai lea o ni ali’i Leoleo fa’apitoa mai le...
View ArticleASCC awards Fall 2016 in-house scholarships
By James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer The Division of Student Services at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has announced the recipients for the fall 2016 semester of the College’s two...
View ArticleTatala galuega fa’aaoga ai le La maua ai eletise i Manu’a
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Na tutu fa’atasi ta’ita’i o le malo fa’apea ai ta’ita’i o le itumalo o le Manu’atele e molimauina se tasi o galuega tele ua mae’a nei ona fausia i Faleasao,...
View ArticleSPA annual Halloween Carnival Saturday
By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com The South Pacific Academy is holding its annual Halloween Carnival tomorrow, Saturday, from 4p.m. to 9p.m. at the school’s campus in Tafuna. It’s a yearly...
View ArticleAvea atina’e tetele auala e toe fo’i ai tagata i Manu’a
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com “O le motu lenei ma eleele o lo o matou nonofo ai, o lo matou tofi lea mai le Atua, ae ua mafua ona tuua e le to’atele o tagata Manu’a o latou tofi ma lo latou...
View ArticleWhy NZ is preventing Tietjens from coaching Samoa
By Paul Lewis, New Zealand Herald Sir Gordon Tietjens, newly appointed Samoa sevens coach, will miss the first two world circuit tournaments in Dubai and South Africa - because he is still on...
View ArticleFa’asea Aufai Fa’atoaga i le fa’aiuga - Ofisa o Fa’atoaga
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Ua fa’aalia e le to’atele o le mamalu o le aufai fa’atoaga a le atunu’u o latou lagona le fiafia, fa’asaga i le fa’aiuga lea ua faia e le Faatonusili le Tumau o...
View ArticleHow prehistoric settlers reached far-flung Oceania islands
Scientists paint one of the most vivid and detailed pictures to date of human migration across the Pacific Ocean. By Amy Middleton, Cosmos Around 3,400 years ago, humans made the intrepid journey to...
View ArticleToe filifilia afioga Gaoteote avea ma Senatoa
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O le mae’a ai o le sailiga tofa a le Itumalo o Vaifanua i le aso To’ona’i na te’a nei i le afioaga i Vatia, na tasi ai loa le fa’atofalaiga i le paia o...
View ArticleLe manuia taumafaiga au kirikiti mai Samoa ma NZ
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Ua le manuia taumafaiga a ‘au masi’i e lua na valaaulia e auai i le ta’amilosaga o Kirikiti Fa’a Samoa mo le Mosooi a Amerika Samoa i lenei tausaga, ina ua le...
View ArticleHawaii Pop Warner team with ‘plenty Samoan aiga’
ends season undefeated By Teri Hunkin The Pop Warner Ko’olauloa Red Raiders (Tiny Mites) on the island of O’ahu played their final game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Kahalu’u. Many members of...
View ArticleFa’ateia fa’amasinoga:ripoti Falema’i mo gasegase mafaufau
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Na tau fai fa’ateia uma afioga i Fa’amasino o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga fa’apea ai le Fa’amasinoga Fa’aitumalo i ripoti na mafai ona tauaao atu e le itu a le malo...
View ArticleSamoana Jazz & Arts Festival: O Measina – Our Treasures
By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com The core of the Samoana Jazz & Arts Festival recognizes that talents and cultural strengths are gifts – to be nurtured and celebrated. ‘O taleni...
View ArticleToe tatala le maketi o i’a i le aufai faiva a le atunu’u
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com I le umi ai o se taimi o tapunia pea faitotoa’ o le maketi o i’a i le aufai faiva a le atunu’u, mo le fa’atauina o i’a mai a latou faiga faiva, o le taeao ananafi...
View ArticleNo plea agreement for U.S. fugitive from Tonga
While Tonga police officials in town to escort him back to Tonga By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com The defense attorney, for an American man accused of the murder of his wife in Tonga, plans...
View ArticleFa’apaia eleele mo Ofisa fou a le Vaega Tosova’a
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O le taeao ananafi na fa’apaiaina ai le eleele mo le fausiaina o le Ofisa fou mo le Vaega Tosova’a a le malo i Satala, lea ua fa’amoemoe e faatupe i se vaega tupe...
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