June 2017
![Graduates of South Pacific Academy's Class of 2017 smiling for the Samoa News camera minutes before they were presented their high school diplomas last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Class%20of%202017.jpg?itok=rp1FONUR "Graduates of South Pacific Academy's Class of 2017 smiling for the Samoa News camera minutes before they were presented their high school diplomas last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Valedictorian Ji Hyun Oh [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20Valedictorian.jpg?itok=8GqRjtqR "Valedictorian Ji Hyun Oh [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Salutatorian Juliana Sharanya Rajamohan [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20Salutatorian.jpg?itok=iNGEZ5TR "Salutatorian Juliana Sharanya Rajamohan [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Salutatorian of South Pacific Academy's Class of 2017 Juliana Sharanya Rajamohan with Bluesky Communications officials following Saturday's commencement ceremony at the Home of the Dolphins. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20bluesky.jpg?itok=7TVmp926 "Salutatorian of South Pacific Academy's Class of 2017 Juliana Sharanya Rajamohan with Bluesky Communications officials following Saturday's commencement ceremony at the Home of the Dolphins. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Rapiel Fa'ata'a, a graduate of SPA's Class of 2017, with her mother Pitovao and proud family members after the Dolphins' graduation ceremony last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20faataa%20family.jpg?itok=awkK2QWO "Rapiel Fa'ata'a, a graduate of SPA's Class of 2017, with her mother Pitovao and proud family members after the Dolphins' graduation ceremony last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Clarence Herdrich, recipient of this year's Rotary 4-Way Test Award, with his parents David and Peti following SPA's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20Herdrich%20family.jpg?itok=VAvQMczO "Clarence Herdrich, recipient of this year's Rotary 4-Way Test Award, with his parents David and Peti following SPA's Class of 2017 graduation ceremony last Saturday. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Grant-funded ASG employees now exempted from reduction in hours
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Gov%20Lolo%202833%20web_1.jpg?itok=Ypo1uI9A "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
With grant-funded employees now exempt from the reduction of working hours, executive branch directors have been informed to schedule a work plan for these affected employees to recover these hours
Interior releases $7.8 million in remaining FY2017 funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.
![The girls from McAuley High School won the debate against De La Salle on the topic: O le ala I le pule o le tautua, or the way to authority is through service. [photo: Kymberlee Fernandes/Fairfax NZ]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pac%20Briefs%20-%20samoan%20language%20debate.png?itok=zzQDGi6F "The girls from McAuley High School won the debate against De La Salle on the topic: O le ala I le pule o le tautua, or the way to authority is through service. [photo: Kymberlee Fernandes/Fairfax NZ]")
Homeland Security director bares his heart calling to end drug problem
![Homeland Security director Samana Semo Ve’ave’a [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Samana.jpg?itok=FEHrRAPM "Homeland Security director Samana Semo Ve’ave’a [SN file photo]")
Local Department of Homeland Security director Samana Semo Ve’ave’a has echoed the call by local leaders including Gov.
Mana’omia togafitiga mo i latou a’afia fa’afitauli fualaau fa’asaina
Samana Vaevea, le Faatonusili o le Ofisa o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale a le malo. [ata AF]
O le ofoina atu o togafitiga atoa ai ma fesoasoani i tagatanu’u o le atunu’u o lo o a’afia i le fa’afitauli o fualaau fa’asaina, o se tasi lea o mataupu na taua e le afioga i le ali’i Fa’atonusili
Rev. Fa’atauva’a: Ou te le i taliaina tu’uaiga sese fa’asaga ia te a’u
Na fa’amanino e le susuga a Fa’atauva’a Talamoni lea sa avea ma Faifeau a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa (EFKAS) i le afioaga i Pago Pago i le vaiaso nei e fa’apea, e leai se t
Fa’amalosi Kovana lana Kapeneta e galulue fa’alelei itu tau tupe malo
Kapeneta a le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga [ata AF]
O se tasi o itu na mamafa i ai le saunoaga a le afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, i le fonotaga ma lana kapeneta i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso na te’a nei, o lona fa’amalosia lea o F