September 2016
Fa’aopoopo pea tupe fesoasoani mai le feterale mo AS
![Nisi o sui o le Kapeneta a le kovana i le fonotaga sa faia i le vaiaso lenei [ata AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Web_Cabinet_0593.jpg?itok=aYtPq4X4)
O le fonotaga a le Kovana ma lana Kapeneta i le vaiaso nei, na manino ai le fa’aopoopo pea lea i luga o le aofa’i o tupe ua mafai ona fa’amatu’u mai e le malo feterale mo Amerika Samoa.
Mana’omia se suiga i le tulafono mo tagata fa’atoa solitulafono
![Le Loia Fautua mo tagata lautele, susuga Douglas Fiaui [ata AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Web_Fiaui_0663.jpg?itok=IeBVMjVl)
Na fa’aaoga e le Loia Fautua mo tagata lautele le avanoa na ia maua i le vaiaso nei, e molimau ai i se iloiloga sa faia i luma o le Komiti o Mataupu Tau Tulafono a le maota o sui, e fa’aleo ai sana
GALEA’I: Ma’imau le i’ugafono e ave mo le BOH o le a tula’i ese
![Le afioga i le Senatoa ia Galea’i M. Tu’ufuli [ata AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Web_Sen.%20Galea%27i_0550.jpg?itok=z34ysWUP)
E ui o lea ua pasia e le Fono Faitulafono se i’ugafono malilie fai fa’atasi e momoli atu ai le agaga fa’afetai o le malo o Amerika Samoa, i le Peresetene o le lala o le Faletupe a Hawaii i le atunu
Fa’aitiitia Senate totogi mo le siakiina uta mai fafo na fa’atula’i malo
E ui i se taumafaiga a le faigamalo a Lolo ma Lemanu e si’i maualuga le tupe e totogi e pisinisi ma tagata ta’ito’atasi, i soo se taimi e su’e ai e le Ofisa o Tiute a latou uta ma fa’amomoli mai fa
M.V. Sili to remain out-of- service for at least 6 more weeks
The American Samoa Government vessel, MV Sili, will be out of commission for another 6 weeks, according to the deputy director of Port Administration Christopher King.
Cool Stuff: Lady Drone Professionals Exclusive
![Jan Pascual, an IT professional and aspiring drone professional, enjoyed a private chat with one of InterDrone 2016 "Women in Drones" luncheon speakers, Natalie Cheung, UAV Product Manager, Perceptual Computing Group Intel Corporation at the events conclusion. [Photo: Barry Markowitz]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/drone%20conference.jpg?itok=Ywg7vhIN "Jan Pascual, an IT professional and aspiring drone professional, enjoyed a private chat with one of InterDrone 2016 \"Women in Drones\" luncheon speakers, Natalie Cheung, UAV Product Manager, Perceptual Computing Group Intel Corporation at the events conclusion. [Photo: Barry Markowitz]")
[Cool Stuff was not allowed to attend a significant event at InterDrone 2016 due to the circumstance of his being born a boring male.
Language researcher praises NUS samoan language initiatives
![Caption: Pacific Language Publication should be encouraged – Dr. Cresantia Frances Koya Vaka’uta, Associate Dean Research & Internationalization, Faculty of Arts Law & Education, The University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji Islands. [NUS Campus News Team]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/PIURN-story1D2.jpg?itok=BexE1oFj "Caption: Pacific Language Publication should be encouraged – Dr. Cresantia Frances Koya Vaka’uta, Associate Dean Research & Internationalization, Faculty of Arts Law & Education, The University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji Islands. [NUS Campus News Team]")
An academic with over 20 years of engagement in the arts, culture and education conversation has applauded the National University of Samoa’s own initiatives that have contributed to safeguarding t