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E 66 tausaga o se toeaina ave taxi mai Pago Pago na pu’e fa’apagota e Leoleo i le po o le aso Sa o le vaiaso nei, ona o tu’uaiga i lona faia lea o uiga mataga i se teineititi e 9 tausaga le matua.<
Ua faamaonia mai e le Komesina o Leoleo, tofa Le’i Sonny Thompson i le Samoa News, le leai o se fa’amatalaga ua taunu’u atu i lona Ofisa, e fa’atatau i ni sui o le Feterale ua taunu’u mai i le atun
![Tongan Goal keeper for Veitongo FC, Motekiai Faupula chasing down the ball inside the keepers box during the second half of their match up against Lupe ole Soaga last Friday. Veitongo lost 6 - 0. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7728.jpg?itok=F025IB8c "Tongan Goal keeper for Veitongo FC, Motekiai Faupula chasing down the ball inside the keepers box during the second half of their match up against Lupe ole Soaga last Friday. Veitongo lost 6 - 0. [photo: TG]")
![Vaaina Tualau of Veitongo FC trying to maneuver his way around Tauati Tanoai of Lupe ole Soaga during the second half of their match last Friday. Lupe ole Soaga defeated Veitongo FC 6 - 0. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7834.jpg?itok=qYjEg-OR "Vaaina Tualau of Veitongo FC trying to maneuver his way around Tauati Tanoai of Lupe ole Soaga during the second half of their match last Friday. Lupe ole Soaga defeated Veitongo FC 6 - 0. [photo: TG]")
![Samuelu Malo (9) of Lupe ole Soaga is tackled from behind from a Veitongo FC defender – a move by the Tongan fullback that resulted in a yellow card warning against Tonga. Malo helped Lupe ole Soaga in their 6 - 0 win. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7738.jpg?itok=qd3OV_rb "Samuelu Malo (9) of Lupe ole Soaga is tackled from behind from a Veitongo FC defender – a move by the Tongan fullback that resulted in a yellow card warning against Tonga. Malo helped Lupe ole Soaga in their 6 - 0 win. [photo: TG]")
![Suliasi Lauhoua (14) of Veitongo FC trying to defend against Michael Fifi’i of Lupe ole Soaga during the opening half of their match up last Friday afternoon. Veitongo FC lost 6 - 0 against the Samoans. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7762.jpg?itok=BZazYsww "Suliasi Lauhoua (14) of Veitongo FC trying to defend against Michael Fifi’i of Lupe ole Soaga during the opening half of their match up last Friday afternoon. Veitongo FC lost 6 - 0 against the Samoans. [photo: TG]")
![Lupe ole Soaga Head Coach, Paul Ualesi coaching his boys to try and play the ball on the ground and try to prevent keeping the ball in the air too long due to slippery conditions of the field – during the opening half of their match up against Veitongo FC last Friday afternoon. Lupe ole Soaga won 6 - 0. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7773.jpg?itok=GIE6a-13 "Lupe ole Soaga Head Coach, Paul Ualesi coaching his boys to try and play the ball on the ground and try to prevent keeping the ball in the air too long due to slippery conditions of the field – during the opening half of their match up against Veitongo FC last Friday afternoon. Lupe ole Soaga won 6 - 0. [photo: TG]")
Last Friday was the final day of the 2018 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League Qualifier held at the Football Federations of American Samoa (FFAS) Pago Pago Soccer Stadium.
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/GovLolo_0766_22.jpg?itok=0rSnGKgj "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
American Samoa Government’s revenue collection during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 was $2 million less than the quarterly forecast, while the government underspent its first quarter budget
![Aerial view of Ofu and Olosega islands, America Samoa [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ofu-Aerial-view-MAG.jpg?itok=MAQk4zsp "Aerial view of Ofu and Olosega islands, America Samoa [SN file photo]")
A separate Commerce Department survey, which shows the high prices of goods sold in stores on Ofu and Olosega in the Manu’a islands, has confirmed the long standing complaints from Manu’a lawmakers
WASHINGTON, DC — Laast Thursday Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced legislation to ensure more reliable air service within American Samoa to benefit residents within the territory as wel
![DHSS director Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Suisala%20DHSS%20director%200696_0.jpg?itok=WfZnKQb5 "DHSS director Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala [SN file photo]")
Department of Human and Social Services has sufficient money in its approved fiscal year 2018 budget for the American Samoa American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program (ASNAP) — food stamps — for t
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DPS%20office_3.jpg?itok=jQFL_5eT "[SN file photo]")
Police arrested a 66-year-old taxi driver from Pago Pago on Sunday night, for allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.
![[Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/MsSouthPacific87.jpg?itok=8A-seMwa "[Courtesy photo]")
This photo that is also being shared on Facebook, shows the former Ms. Juliette Spencer, after she was crowned the first Miss South Pacific during the pageant held in Apia, Samoa, in 1987.
![Tuesday was a busy day in Congress ahead of the State of the Union speech. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Amata%20Jan.jpg?itok=11yLwarc "Tuesday was a busy day in Congress ahead of the State of the Union speech. [Courtesy photo]")