Senate confirms controversial acting AG to Economic Development board
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the House has opted not to act on the governor’s nomination of acting Attorney General, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase to the American Samoa Economic Development Au

![Acting Attorney General Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase during her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday as a member of the board of directors of the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA). She was later confirmed during the Senate session. (Read story for details) The acting AG has been twice rejected by the House for the AG position, and now some faipule are saying only a confirmed Attorney General can serve on the ASEDA board of directors. [photo: FS] Acting Attorney General Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase during her Senate confirmation hearing](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/acting_ag.jpg?itok=B88VQNUW)
![O se vaaiga ua o’o i ai le galuega o lo’o fa’atautaia e le Paramount Builders e fausia le Maota fou o le Fono Faitulafono i Fagatogo. [ata: FS] Building site for the new Fono building](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono_building_site_4472.jpg?itok=ubnxNris)






![Samoa sailor, Puletiu holds up a paper from his employer that claims to state Samoa Govt cannot repatriate them. [screenshot from video] Samoa sailor, Puletiu holds up a paper from his employer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoan_sailor_0.jpg?itok=Y82DRPU6)