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10 'Things to Know' about singer with Am Samoa roots who's up for a Grammy
By NAN ET, Editor News Americas Now A singer with American Samoan roots has stunned reggae regulars and followers by surprisingly earning a 2017 Grammy nomination in the reggae category for 2016. Here...
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17-year-old American Samoa swimmer: An everyday resolution for the New Year.
By Leiloa Ese Malala With the New Year coming up, Tilali Scanlan, a 17-year-old from Vaitogi, plans an everyday resolution for the New Year — that is to enter the next World’s Swimming Competition in...
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17-year-old American Samoa swimmer: An everyday resolution for the New Year
By Leiloa Ese Malala With the New Year coming up, Tilali Scanlan, a 17-year-old from Vaitogi, plans an everyday resolution for the New Year — that is to enter the next World’s Swimming Competition in...
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Bittersweet victory for Ele Opeloge — Samoa's first Olympic medalist
By Radio New Zealand Samoa's first ever Olympic medal has come as a bittersweet victory according to the president of the country's weightlifting federation. Weightlifter Ele Opeloge originally...
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2016 Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Award finalists named
All but one, are Samoan By Blue Chen-Fruean blue@samoanews.com The names of the five finalists for the 2016 Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Award, presented by Hawaiian Airlines, have been...
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Food safety a main issue for ASCC Land Grant and DOA as they work together
By Daniel Helsham, ACNR/Land Grant On Tuesday, December 20th, staff from the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR)/Land Grant Division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) met...
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Seiuli Dwayne Johnson - As solid as a Rock
By Vatapuia Maiava, Samoa Observer When it comes to the year that Seiuli Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has had, he’s done it all.You see when we talk about his achievements it is not easy at all; in fact...
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Am Samoa welcomes the New Year’s baby — Miss Beloved Natayna Umaga
By Ausage Fausia ausage@samoanews.com American Samoa’s only New Year’s baby, Ms. Beloved Natayna Umaga carried by her father, Setefano Umaga, along with a representative of Pacific Independent...
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A true story of determination and good ol' Samoan upbringing
Dad: “God has been the author of Psalm’s book of his UW journey…” By Blue Chen-Fruean blue@samoanews.com Pslam Fa’afoisia Pulemagafa Wooching’s college football years may be over, but his presence as...
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Recognizing the MV Manu’atele crew by name
By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com In our front page photo in yesterday’s Samoa News issue we identified the MV Manu’atele crew as a group — with Gov. Lolo M. Moliga saying the crew — made up...
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Moanas in real life: Samoan man teaches his daughters Pacific voyaging skills
By Iona Salter in Samoa, abc.net.au An ocean-crossing, island-saving teenager is the Disney heroine kids are likely to be playing these school holidays, but for three Samoan sisters the fantasy is not...
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Marcus Mariota named Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year
Source: Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Honolulu, HI– The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced on Thursday that Tennessee Titans Quarterback, Marcus Mariota has been selected as the 2016...
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Swarms are fire worms, NOT palolo
Don’t touch them, don’t eat them — they’re toxic By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com It was a case of mistaken identity for some locals who thought a swarm of palolo had been found in...
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