![[photo: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/humpback.jpeg?itok=888NuzsX "[photo: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries]")
Among the many comments supporting the keeping the national marine monument status of Rose Atoll, is one that points to the importance of the atoll to continued understanding of humpback whales.
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoaPM_7.jpg?itok=02OIIajP "[SN file photo]")
Palemia is the Samoan word for prime minister and it is the title of a book released today in Samoa which details the long and fascinating life of Prime Minister Tu'ilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
![Starkist products on display at Safeway, Seattle, US, September 2016. [photo: Undercurrent]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/starkist%20cans.jpeg?itok=Cb39YBHt "Starkist products on display at Safeway, Seattle, US, September 2016. [photo: Undercurrent]")
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing a former senior sales executive with Starkist of conspiring to fix prices for shelf stable seafood, the first non-Bumble Bee Foods executive to be for
E 30 tausaga o se ali’i ua fa’amaonia nei e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga moliaga mamafa o le gaoi fa’asaga ia te ia, i le mae’a ai lea ona talia e le fa’amasinoga o se maliliega na sainia e lea ali’i m
![Utulei Youth, the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament champions with their trophy after the 2- 1 shootout (1-1) win against Pago Youth 1 on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Utulei%20Youth_4083.jpg?itok=78FKZEK4 "Utulei Youth, the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament champions with their trophy after the 2- 1 shootout (1-1) win against Pago Youth 1 on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
![Austin Kaleopa, left, of Utulei Youth receives his 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament’s championship game MVP award from FFAS executive member Amio Mavaega-Luvu (middle) and FFAS Vice-President and FIFA Council member Sandra Fruean (right), on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Austin%20MVP_4074.jpg?itok=ePF2l3hq "Austin Kaleopa, left, of Utulei Youth receives his 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament’s championship game MVP award from FFAS executive member Amio Mavaega-Luvu (middle) and FFAS Vice-President and FIFA Council member Sandra Fruean (right), on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
![Ne’emia Kaleopa, left, of Utulei Youth receives his 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament MVP award from FFAS executive member Amio Mavaega-Luvu (middle) and FFAS Vice- President and FIFA Council member Sandra Fruean (right), on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Neemia%20MVP_4073.jpg?itok=gTdEOFCL "Ne’emia Kaleopa, left, of Utulei Youth receives his 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament MVP award from FFAS executive member Amio Mavaega-Luvu (middle) and FFAS Vice- President and FIFA Council member Sandra Fruean (right), on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
![Alfred Tiatia of Royal Puma in action against the Tafuna Jets 1 during the 5th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Royal%20Puma%20TJ%201_4041.jpg?itok=D99eE7DK "Alfred Tiatia of Royal Puma in action against the Tafuna Jets 1 during the 5th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
![A Taputimu Youth player in action against two PanSa opponents during the 13th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Taputimu%20PanSa_4024.jpg?itok=2nfjVQVM "A Taputimu Youth player in action against two PanSa opponents during the 13th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
![Kevin Ting of Green Bay B in action against Tafuna Jets 2 during the 9th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/TJ%202%20Green%20Bay%20B_4033.jpg?itok=zDdTvwMv "Kevin Ting of Green Bay B in action against Tafuna Jets 2 during the 9th Place Tier competition of the 2017 FFAS Futsal Tournament on Monday, May 29 at the Samoana High School gymnasium in Utulei.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
Utulei Youth hoisted the Futsal championship trophy after a thrilling, and ear-splitting final by outlasting Pago Youth 1 in a penalty shootout 2-1.
![[photo courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/girls%20bball%20champion.jpg?itok=M1HSB7iu "[photo courtesy]")
This season the Lady Warriors of Tafuna High School won the Girls Basketball Championship for the Varsity Division.
Movement of executives within the nation’s top three tuna producing companies has been cited as one of the examples, in which the canneries allegedly colluded in their price fixing conspiracy.
