Fa’agasolo ulua’i iloiloga a Dean Fletcher i Honolulu
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O le aso Gafua o le vaiaso fou lea ua fa’atulaga e faia ai le ulua’i iloiloga a Dean Jay Fletcher i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Feterale i Honolulu, mo le iloiloina...
View ArticleJacinta Migo promoted to Master Sergeant
In November 2016, Master Sergeant Jacinta Leo Maiava Migo was promoted to Senior Master Sergeant. The Senior Master Sergeant is from the village of Nuuuli, American Samoa and her parents are Maiava...
View ArticleToe filifilia afioga Alo - Kovana o le Falelima i Sasa’e
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Ua toe filifilia nei le afioga i le To’afia ia Alo Dr. Paul Stevenson na te toe tauaveina le tofi o le Kovana o le Falelima i Sasa’e mo le isi 4 tausaga, ina ua...
View ArticleFilifilia Tilo avea ma Senatoa fou mo Aua ma Leloaloa
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O le fonotaga a le Itumalo o le Maoputasi i le vaiaso na te’a nei mo le sailia o tofi a le itumalo mo le isi 4 tausaga o lo o lumana’i nei, ua filifilia ai le...
View ArticleSamoa still waiting for Olympic medal confirmation
By Radio New Zealand Samoa is still waiting patiently for final confirmation that weightlifter Ele Opeloge has won the country's first ever Olympic medal.Opeloge initially finished fourth in the...
View ArticleKRUSE: E le aia Fa’amasinoga tulafono tau Femalagaaiga
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O le ali’i lea na ta’usala e le fa’amasinoga maualuga i le 2010 i le moliaga o lona umia faasolitulafono o vaega o le pauta faasaina o le aisa, ae na fa’amalumalu...
View ArticleFeds ask for no bail for US citizen wanted in Tonga
By Fili Sagapolutele fili@samoanews.com Describing the fugitive as a flight risk and a danger to the community, US prosecutors have asked the federal court in Honolulu to detain without bond a US...
View ArticleFaipule: Toe filifilia Savali avea ma Fofoga Fetalai
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com O se fonotaga fa’apitoa sa faia a afioga i Faipule ua filifilia e fai ma sui o latou itumalo i le nofoaiga lona 35 a le Fono Faitulafono o le a sosoo nei, lea sa...
View ArticleSamoa’s new Tui-Samoa Cable signed
By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joyetter@samoanews.com Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s new Tui-Samoa Cable will span more than 900 miles connecting Samoa to Fiji with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and...
View ArticleFa’alauiloa taumafaiga tete’e atu ai i le gasegase AIDS
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com I le avea ai o le aso 1 Tesema 2016, o se aso e fa’ataua ai i le lalolagi taumafaiga e tete’e atu ai i le gasegase mata’utia o le ADIS, na molimauina ai i le...
View ArticleMoana garners mixed cultural reviews
compiled by Samoa News staff Disney’s animated movie “Moana” debuted to critical acclaim and box office success over the Thanksgiving weekend, but some people in the South Pacific dislike how it...
View ArticleKomesina:Fa'atonu Leoleo e aveese fa’amaumauga mai ripoti
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Na taua e le ali’i Leoleo Su’esu’e ia Det. Savelio Vaofanua i lana molimau fa’atauto i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga i le aoauli ananafi, o le fa’atonuga na...
View ArticleWacky gifts for the tech-savvy person who has everything
NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest technology can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool gadget they don't already own can be tough.Fear...
View ArticleStanding Rock protests mirror indigenous rights
By Koro Vaka'uta, RNZI journalist Protests are ongoing against a controversial oil pipeline project in North Dakota and a Native American artist says the Pacific should take note to prevent similar...
View ArticleMiss Fiji is the new Miss Pacific Islands
By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joyetter@samoanews.com Apia, SAMOA— It was a well-deserve win was the comment by many at the 30th Miss Pacific Islands Pageant and on social media when Miss Fiji, Anne...
View ArticleFa’afetai aloaia le ali’i Kovana i le Kapeneta mo galuega lelei
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Na fa’aaoga e le afioga i le ali’i kovana o le malo ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga le fonotaga faapitoa a lana Kapeneta sa usuia i le taeao nei, e fa’aleo ai le la agaga...
View ArticleAli’i o lo o molia: Finau e aveese isi faamaonia a le malo
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com Ua taoto i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga se talosaga na fa’aulu e ali’i e to’afa ia o lo o tu’uaia i le tafanaina o le Ofisa o Leoleo i Leone ma a latou loia i...
View ArticleArmy Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.The decision is a victory for the several...
View ArticleTeena Fa’amasinoga ni isi o Talosaga a le itu tete’e
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com A o sauni ai le itu a le malo mo le finauina o le latou tagi i le aso a taeao, fa’asaga i ali’i se to’afa mai le kamupani a le Aute, lea o lo o tu’uaia i le...
View ArticleAnne Dunn’s focus: Empowering women
To speak up, be bold, stand up — be Pacific warriors she said during her talent By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joyetter@samoanews.com Apia, SAMOA— Empowering women in the Pacific is one aspect of...
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