May 2018
![Congresswoman Aumua Amata with North Park University graduates Stephen B. Maifea and Leuatea I. Fai’ai. Amata personally presented the two graduates with their diplomas, honoring their achievements. Samoa News congratulates both graduates and wishes them success into the future. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_graduates.jpg?itok=6O6Vybbw "Congresswoman Aumua Amata with North Park University graduates Stephen B. Maifea and Leuatea I. Fai’ai. Amata personally presented the two graduates with their diplomas, honoring their achievements. Samoa News congratulates both graduates and wishes them success into the future. [photo: courtesy]")
![Amata with North Park University’s Student Body President, Rakiiba Va’alele. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rakiiba_vaalele.jpg?itok=6jjcQGzQ "Amata with North Park University’s Student Body President, Rakiiba Va’alele. [photo: courtesy]")
Misdemeanor charges for cops accused of sexual harassment
![DPS Lt. Siaosi Aiono (left) and Police Officer Emanuele Lito (right) [Samoa News photos]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sex_abuse_cops.jpg?itok=b5UZ8HsC "DPS Lt. Siaosi Aiono (left) and Police Officer Emanuele Lito (right) [Samoa News photos]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government is charging the two DPS senior police officers accused of sexually harassing two female cops. This was confirmed to Samoa News by a reliable source.
Manumalo year-end banquet
Manumalo Academy hosted a special year-end banquet for its growing high school last Friday night, to recognize the students for their outstanding performance this school year.
Special Olympics tryouts
![[photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/special_ed_students.jpg?itok=wmzBDxiR "[photo: courtesy]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Monday, special education students from local schools (elementary and high school level) were at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna to try out fo
11 ‘au fa'au'u tausima'i pasi mai le Kolisi Tu'ufa'atasi a Amerika Samoa
Le taimi o le tautoga a tama'ita'i tausima'i pasi e to'a 11 e tusa o le faiva ua latou aga'i atu e fa'atino mo le tautuaina o tagata lautele o le atunu'u. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O le tamaitai o Sweetheart Nua (itu tauagavale) lea ua ia mauaina fa'ailoga e lua mo le Kosi Tausima'i pasi a le LPN i lenei fo'i tausaga. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
E to'a 11 tama'ita'i Tausima'i Pasi ua mae'a fa'apine i le afiafi o le aso Gafua na te'a nei, aua ua pasia e i latou su'ega a le Malo Tele e fa'ailo ai lo latou avea o Tausima'i Pasi i so'o se sete
Fa’ataua le auaunaga a ali’i ma tama’ita’i Leoleo i Amerika Samoa
Le taimi na asia ai e le afioga i le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga ma le Komesina o Leoleo, tofa Le’i S. Thompson le tula’i fa’aaloalo a ali’i ma tama’ita’i leoleo, i le sauniga e fa’amanatuina ai le vaiaso faapitoa mo leoleo i lenei tausaga. [ata AF]
Sui o le Vaega Fuimu i le taimi o le sauniga e faataua ai le sao o ali’i ma tama’ita’i leoleo i lenei vaiaso, lea sa faia i le Malae o le Talu i Fagatogo. [ata AF]
O le vaiaso lenei o lo o fa’agasolo ai polokalame eseese mo le fa’atauaina o le sao taua a ali’i ma tama’ita’i Leoleo i totonu o Amerika Samoa.
`1Molia le isi ali’i sa galue i le Ofisa o Tiute i le umia o fualaau fa’asaina
O le isi ali’i sa galue muamua i le Ofisa o Tiute a le malo, lea na fa’atua tusi mai i ai le pusa na maua i ai vaega o fualaau fa’asaina i le Falemali i Fagatogo i le masina na te’a nei, ua molia n
Police arrest former Customs agent for 7lbs of weed that came through the mail
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man whose name appeared on a package that was sent through the Post Office last month in which Customs agents found marijuana, was arrested by police last wee
Changes at Customs include a new boss and 3 additions to the K9 Unit
![Smugglers beware! Treasury Department's Customs Division has a new trio of "super sniffers" on the prowl. The four-legged agents are the newest members of the Customs K9 unit, which monitors the territory's points of entry. Prior to the trio's arrival last month, Customs only had a set of 4 drug-sniffing dogs. But now they have Kely, specializing in sniffing out firearms; Kinga, trained to detect explosives; and Ruca, a golden retriever trained to sniff out illegal drugs. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/k9_group.jpg?itok=axaKWKnz "Smugglers beware! Treasury Department's Customs Division has a new trio of \"super sniffers\" on the prowl. The four-legged agents are the newest members of the Customs K9 unit, which monitors the territory's points of entry. Prior to the trio's arrival last month, Customs only had a set of 4 drug-sniffing dogs. But now they have Kely, specializing in sniffing out firearms; Kinga, trained to detect explosives; and Ruca, a golden retriever trained to sniff out illegal drugs. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
![Newly appointed Chief of Customs, Li'a Moevao and deputy chief Juliano Falaniko. Customs recently acquired 3 new dogs and for the first time ever, we now have 4-legged agents that can detect explosives and firearms. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/customs_officials.jpg?itok=jKEvBrK2 "Newly appointed Chief of Customs, Li'a Moevao and deputy chief Juliano Falaniko. Customs recently acquired 3 new dogs and for the first time ever, we now have 4-legged agents that can detect explosives and firearms. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Customs Division of the Treasury Department is going through some changes that onlookers are describing as "positive" and a "sign of more great things to co
ASG accommodates part time HAL workers after flight times changed
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/govlolo_0766_0.jpg?itok=rKAQCPGz "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov.