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![(Front row, center) SoValTi presenters, Tim Logan and Kendra Hughes with members of the Empowering Pacific Island Communities dba EPIC, a community-based nonprofit organization which, in collaboration with Catholic Social Services and Back on Track, hosted a symposium on Coordinated Community Response, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 — at the Fatu-o-Aiga Pastoral Center, in Tafuna. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IMG_4524.jpg?itok=6h43-4Av "(Front row, center) SoValTi presenters, Tim Logan and Kendra Hughes with members of the Empowering Pacific Island Communities dba EPIC, a community-based nonprofit organization which, in collaboration with Catholic Social Services and Back on Track, hosted a symposium on Coordinated Community Response, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 — at the Fatu-o-Aiga Pastoral Center, in Tafuna. [courtesy photo]")
Empowering Pacific Island Communities (EPIC), a community-based nonprofit organization, in collaboration with Catholic Social Services and Back on Track, hosted last week at Fatuoaiga, a symposium on "Coordinated Community Response" to engage practitioners in the development of a program for youth...
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The former Customs agent who was arrested by police two weeks ago after he tried to retrieve a package that contained a large quantity of marijuana from the post office waived his right to a preliminary examination (PX) hearing yesterday, and his case is now bound over to the High Court for...
![The ASCC Samoan Studies Institute held a ceremony in late November to recognize this year’s winners for its writing competition in the Samoan language. (l-r) Moe Iefata, third place winner; Jaradine Ah Sam, second place winner; and 2017 first place winner Oneata Rosie Soi. [photo: J. Kneubuhl]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASCC-SSI%20Writing%20Competition%20Winners.jpg?itok=o7pm_hl2 "The ASCC Samoan Studies Institute held a ceremony in late November to recognize this year’s winners for its writing competition in the Samoan language. (l-r) Moe Iefata, third place winner; Jaradine Ah Sam, second place winner; and 2017 first place winner Oneata Rosie Soi. [photo: J. Kneubuhl]")
The Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) held an awards ceremony on Tuesday, November 28th, to recognize the top three finalists in its Samoan language writing competition: Lau Gagana Samoa Tauvaga Tusiga Tala.
ASCC student Ms. Oneata Rosie Soi authored the...
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A six-member jury delivered its verdict in the trial of Falaniko Stowers a.k.a. ‘Nicole’ last week.
Stowers, who is identified as a fa’afafine (transgender) in court documents, was found guilty of unlawful possession of crystal methamphetamine, but not guilty of unlawful possession with intent to...
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“ .. there’s rule of substitution for people to appear in Court, and for this hearing, I want to see the Police Commissioner in Court, not his deputy.”
This was the clear message from District Court Judge Fiti Sunia during an Order to Show Cause hearing last Friday, for which DPS Commissioner Le’i...
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HAWAI’I RESIDENT CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE IS “SAMOAN”
A Samoan man, who claims he was fired by a security guard company because of his Samoan ancestry has filed a civil rights lawsuit in the federal court in Honolulu, seeking an unknown amount of money to be determined by a jury.
Honolulu...
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Boys & Girls Clubs of American Samoa (BGCAS) is helping community youth learn critical thinking, problem-solving, and coding through the new Computer Science (CS) Pathway program, thanks to a $3 million partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Microsoft.
BGCA and...
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Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale has “disabled until further notice” the time clocks for the main Immigration Office at the EOB in Utulei and the airport, and this is effective immediately, according to the AG’s Nov. 7th memo.
“This is an extreme measure to combat the continuous disregard for...
Dr. Dan Jacobson, executive director and campus dean of the Hawai’i campus of Wayland Baptist University says the school is looking forward to offering classes for local students as early as May 2018.
And with low tuition rates, Wayland shouldn't have any problems recruiting locals, as more and...
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The Division of Student Services (DOSS) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) conducted a professional training workshop in late November for the various campus offices, which come under its purview.
DOSS encompasses the offices of Admissions, Records, Financial Aid, Counseling, Library...