Ms Lisa Tuatoo ma lona fa’ailoga Masters in Homeland Security. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
I le fa’au’uga a le Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika Samoa i le aso Faraile ua te’a, sa fa’alauiloa ai le ausia e le ulua’i tama’ita’i ua umia le fa’ailoga maualuga o le “Masters of Homeland Security,
![[Photo courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASBA%20awards.jpg?itok=GoBMwBtE "[Photo courtesy]")
The American Samoa Basketball Association is proud to acknowledge the Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player for the boys and girls basketball during the American Samoa High School Athletic Ass
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![One of the activities yesterday — day-three of Senior Citizen Week in American Samoa — was dancing, of all types as seen in this photo with some senior citizens participating in a line dance at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa at Utulei Beach. Senior Citizen Week finishes tomorrow with a closing ceremony, starting with a 7:30a.m parade in Utulei. [photo: AF]v](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/TAOA%20seniors.jpg?itok=gqgoFDLL "One of the activities yesterday — day-three of Senior Citizen Week in American Samoa — was dancing, of all types as seen in this photo with some senior citizens participating in a line dance at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa at Utulei Beach. Senior Citizen Week finishes tomorrow with a closing ceremony, starting with a 7:30a.m parade in Utulei. [photo: AF]v")
A look at some of the many senior citizens participating in yesterday morning’s exercise at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa at Utulei Beach.
![Miss Jee Hae Choe of Faleniu with her service dog DannyBoy since 2013. DannyBoy helped her come out of severe depression and inspired her to open a business helping and training dogs. She is seen here after graduating from Eastern Florida State College, with DannyBoy. Her business will open this weekend, in Florida — for more information visit www.samoandogtrainer.com. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoandogtrainer3_0.jpg?itok=GO2-r_od "Miss Jee Hae Choe of Faleniu with her service dog DannyBoy since 2013. DannyBoy helped her come out of severe depression and inspired her to open a business helping and training dogs. She is seen here after graduating from Eastern Florida State College, with DannyBoy. Her business will open this weekend, in Florida — for more information visit www.samoandogtrainer.com. [Courtesy photo]")
![Jee Hae Choe graduated from Tafuna High School — class of 2008, and is opening her own business this weekend in Florida, as a dog trainer. She started learning about puppy basics in 2013 when she adopted her first puppy DannyBoy, and quickly developed a passion and talent for it. She is seen here with her dog DannyBoy and a client. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoandogtrainer2color.jpg?itok=VQkRkE6_ "Jee Hae Choe graduated from Tafuna High School — class of 2008, and is opening her own business this weekend in Florida, as a dog trainer. She started learning about puppy basics in 2013 when she adopted her first puppy DannyBoy, and quickly developed a passion and talent for it. She is seen here with her dog DannyBoy and a client. [Courtesy photo]")
Jee Hae Choe was born and raised in American Samoa in the village of Faleniu, and at 17 she graduated from Tafuna High School where she joined the United States Marine Corps right after.
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The government has charged Isaako Talosaga with first degree burglary and stealing, for allegedly breaking into a store in the Tafuna area in March this year and stealing goods worth more than $100
A US$387,000 dollar lawsuit against Samoa's former Minister of Police, Sala Fata Pinati, the Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil and the Ministry of Police is set for a full hearing.
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The annual conference of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa has decided to continue funding its EFKS television service.
![A co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Ben Finney. January 2012. [Photo: Star Advertiser/ Gary Kubota via RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_web1_20170524_brk_bfi01web.jpg?itok=Evhbtzob "A co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Ben Finney. January 2012. [Photo: Star Advertiser/ Gary Kubota via RNZI]")
A co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Ben Finney, has died.
![Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AG_5.jpg?itok=wCcp0g9w "Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale [SN file photo]")
Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V.
The former owner of the Satala-based can manufacturing plant has been identified as a co-conspirator in the price fixing civil lawsuit against the nation’s three major canned tuna producer, includi