September 2017
Warriors crush the Wildcats in both varsity & JV division
![Tafuna Warriors' John Allen getting forced out of bounds during their JV game against the Wildcats last Friday. Allen helped the Warriors to a 42-14 victory. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ashsaa%20wk2_5167.jpg?itok=HtxPdpsy "Tafuna Warriors' John Allen getting forced out of bounds during their JV game against the Wildcats last Friday. Allen helped the Warriors to a 42-14 victory. [photo: TG]")
![Tafuna’s ‘Samurai’ Koison Ozu, returning this kick off all the way to the end zone to score his first touchdown of the game – a 91 yard touchdown return in the first half of a JV game against the Wildcats last Friday evening. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asshaa%20wk2_5245.jpg?itok=Xi2MYQ61 "Tafuna’s ‘Samurai’ Koison Ozu, returning this kick off all the way to the end zone to score his first touchdown of the game – a 91 yard touchdown return in the first half of a JV game against the Wildcats last Friday evening. [photo: TG]")
![ASHSAA ATC Florence Wasko tends to an injured Nu’uuli Wildcat on the field during a Junior Varsity game against the Tafuna Warriors last Friday evening. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asshaa%20wk2_5272.jpg?itok=DHZL_JgL "ASHSAA ATC Florence Wasko tends to an injured Nu’uuli Wildcat on the field during a Junior Varsity game against the Tafuna Warriors last Friday evening. [photo: TG]")
![Tafuna Warriors' Panapa Filoiali’i making his way past the goal lines for another Tafuna touchdown in the first half of a Varsity match against Nu’uuli Vo-Tech last Saturday morning. Filoiali’i led the Warriors to a 54-6 victory against the Wildcats. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ashsaa%20wk2_5516.jpg?itok=c6TvNn0O "Tafuna Warriors' Panapa Filoiali’i making his way past the goal lines for another Tafuna touchdown in the first half of a Varsity match against Nu’uuli Vo-Tech last Saturday morning. Filoiali’i led the Warriors to a 54-6 victory against the Wildcats. [photo: TG]")
![Panapa Filoiali’i of the Warriors dancing through falling Wildcat defenders as he skipped his way to the end zone on this play – his fourth touchdown run of the first half. Filoiali'i led the Warriors in a 54-6 victory against the Wildcats last Saturday morning, giving Tafuna its second win of the regular season. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ashsaa%20wk2_5549.jpg?itok=QgOwhP1N "Panapa Filoiali’i of the Warriors dancing through falling Wildcat defenders as he skipped his way to the end zone on this play – his fourth touchdown run of the first half. Filoiali'i led the Warriors in a 54-6 victory against the Wildcats last Saturday morning, giving Tafuna its second win of the regular season. [photo: TG]")
The last time this pair met was during last year's Senior Game for the Warriors where they lost to the Wildcats for the first time ever in the history of ASHSAA football.
Commish: Mandatory minimum 5-year jail time for drug conviction not enough
![DPS Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson supports a Senate bill that mandates a minimum 5-year imprisonment for drug possession and distribution. See story for details. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DPS%20Commissioner_0661.jpg?itok=pmdXKiF8 "DPS Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson supports a Senate bill that mandates a minimum 5-year imprisonment for drug possession and distribution. See story for details. [photo: AF]")
Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has voiced his support of a Senate bill, which mandates a minimum five-year imprisonment for anyone convicted of delivering, dispensing, distributing, posses
NZ political parties outline Pacific policies ahead of election
![[Photo: 123rf / RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_eight_col_wahi%20copy.jpg?itok=4rPaNNR- "[Photo: 123rf / RNZI]")
With the New Zealand election being held this weekend political parties have outlined their Pacific-related policies.
Pacific News Briefs
![Fifty-two-year-old Elizabeth Papu has been convicted of stealing $NZ1.6 million dollars from her church to fund her gambling habit. [photo: 123RF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/poker%20chips.jpg?itok=bCeb9OVS "Fifty-two-year-old Elizabeth Papu has been convicted of stealing $NZ1.6 million dollars from her church to fund her gambling habit. [photo: 123RF]")
THEFT FROM SAMOA CHURCH IN AUCKLAND FUNDED GAMBLING HABIT
“Tofiga” headlines fundraiser
![Samoan comedian Tofiga [image from You Tube]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tofiga%20copy.jpg?itok=N05M_PmJ "Samoan comedian Tofiga [image from You Tube]")
If the news on the world front has become a little hard to bear, take heart. There’s a bright spot here in the Territory, and it involves none other than our Special Olympics athletes.
New entry policies have AG as sole authority to issue entry permits
![Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AG_0529_0.jpg?itok=GqaH3o9r "Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale. [SN file photo]")
To combat the influx of illegal immigrants to the territory, “bringing with them illegal drugs”, Gov.
Suiga a le Senate i le tupe fa’asoasoa malo mo le 2018
![Rendering of the proposed new Fono Building. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono%20bldg%20rendering_7.jpg?itok=zOXAQFCN "Rendering of the proposed new Fono Building. [SN file photo]")
O suiga e pei ona faia e le Senate i le paketi a le maota o sui lea ua pasia, ina ia aveese mai ai le tupe a le Fono Faitulafono sa fa’atulaga mai i lalo o le Polokalame Fa’apitoa a le Kovana, a ia
Polokalame Ofisa o Aoga foia ai fa’afitauli fualaau faasaina i aoga
Fa’atonusili o le Ofisa o Aoga a le malo, Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga. [ata AF]
Ua fa’agasolo nei e le Matagaluega o Aoga a le malo se polokalame mautu, e fesoasoani ai i le taumafaiga e fofo le fa’afitauli o fualaau fa’asaina ua ulufale atu i totonu o aoga ma a’afia ai fanau