[ata: foa'i]
O le fa’alavelave lea na tula’i mai i le malae va’alele fa’avaomalo i Tafuna i le vaiaso na te’a nei, ina ua fa’aletonu le va’alele a le Talofa Airways i le taimi na taunu’u mai ai mai lana malaga
[ata: SN]
O le mua'i sauniga o le tu'ua o le Malo e le Auauna Toeaina a le Atua, Siaosi Mageo sa iloga ona molimauina ai lona soifua galue, o ana saunoaga tu'usa'o e suamalie pu'upu'u ae o'ona ma a'ati i le
![[photo: TeamUSA.org]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Keilani%20Ricketts.jpg?itok=P16xORV8 "[photo: TeamUSA.org]")
American Samoa will be represented on the USA Softball 2018 World Championship roster, with the selection of Keilani Ricketts to the squad.
![Aoe’e Adolfo Montenegro [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/montenegro-000014843_2.jpeg?itok=IFnl22pu "Aoe’e Adolfo Montenegro [SN file photo]")
The legal battle between Aoe’e Adolfo Montenegro and his former employer Bluesky Communication and its Spain-based parent company, Amper S.A., is moving towards being resolved in High Court — soon,
![Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga, medical director at LBJ Medical Center [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Saleapaga%200709web.jpg?itok=-F8oaf2P "Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga, medical director at LBJ Medical Center [photo: FS]")
Dengue is not going away “it’s here to stay,” declared Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga, medical director at LBJ Medical Center during testimony before a Senate Committee of the Whole hearing on Tuesday.
![Congresswoman Amata speaking during a recent Committee hearing. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Amata%20speaks.jpg?itok=BhfIx1e3 "Congresswoman Amata speaking during a recent Committee hearing. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Jan.
![Chief Associate Judge, Mamea Sala Jr., (far right) administering the oath of office during a brief swearing in ceremony yesterday for Sauitufuga Masefau Pita Suiaunoa (far left-back to camera), as the new senator for Alataua county, while Sauitufuga’s wife, Taumaoe Lafaele Suiaunoa, holds the Bible. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swear%20in%200719.jpg?itok=yo67A4Fg "Chief Associate Judge, Mamea Sala Jr., (far right) administering the oath of office during a brief swearing in ceremony yesterday for Sauitufuga Masefau Pita Suiaunoa (far left-back to camera), as the new senator for Alataua county, while Sauitufuga’s wife, Taumaoe Lafaele Suiaunoa, holds the Bible. [photo: FS]")
![Newly sworn-in senator for Alataua county, Sauitufuga Masefau Pita Suiaunoa (left) with his wife, Taumaoe Lafaele Suiaunoa, posing for a photo in the Senate chamber, yesterday, after a brief swearing in ceremony. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Sauitufuga%200738.jpg?itok=CZsEleZm "Newly sworn-in senator for Alataua county, Sauitufuga Masefau Pita Suiaunoa (left) with his wife, Taumaoe Lafaele Suiaunoa, posing for a photo in the Senate chamber, yesterday, after a brief swearing in ceremony. [photo: FS]")
Sauitufuga Masefau Pita Suiaunoa was sworn in as the senator for the Alataua District during a brief ceremony held yesterday at the Senate chamber.
![ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga (far left) with students and teachers of Pacific Horizons School on Tuesday, as part of the office’s 2018 outreach, which starts with the private schools. See story inside for details. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pacific%20Horizons.jpg?itok=xPZAQn5o "ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga (far left) with students and teachers of Pacific Horizons School on Tuesday, as part of the office’s 2018 outreach, which starts with the private schools. See story inside for details. [courtesy photo]")
ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director Tapaau Dr.
H-2A & H-2B VISAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SAMOA CITIZENS
