Senate confirms Matagi to TBAS board of directors, puts Stevenson nomination on hold
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governor’s nomination of Ruth Matagi as member of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa’s Board of Directors was approved by the Senate last Wednesday in a

![Ruth Matagi during her confirmation hearing in the Senate for the post of member of the Board of Directors for the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS). Questions over possible conflicts of interest highlighted her hearing, as Ms Matagi is also president of DBAS, another government-own banking institution. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Ruth Matagi during her confirmation hearing for TBAS board](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ruth_matagi_img_5074.jpg?itok=ytLz5fyR)

![The late John Kanui shown on his GoFundMe page.in 2020. [SN file photo] John Kanui](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/john-kanui_copy_0.png?itok=OEafN9Hc)


![The Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Tropical Medical Center officially reopened its Pediatrics Ward on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, after more that two years of strategic closure. Renovations include five state-of-the-art negative pressure rooms that are equipped with advanced monitors and cameras directly connected to the nurses' station. [courtesy photo] Pediatrics Ward](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_0311.jpg?itok=1ba_-t4s)
![Public Works Director Faleosina Voigt, Construction Manager/ Architect Mark Lively and Chief Procurement Officer Ti'alemasunu Mikaele Etuale testify on the progress of the new Fono building construction in a hearing of the Senate Public Works Committee last Thursday. Another new total completion date given: Dec. 31, 2024, offices included. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Public Works Director Faleosina Voigt, Construction Manager/ Architect Mark Lively and Chief Procurement Officer Ti'alemasunu Mikaele Etuale](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_5075.jpg?itok=V0mJcZex)


