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![Public school principals on Tutuila during a Monday meeting with newly confirmed Education director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga. [photo: ASDOE]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/principals%20meeting.jpg?itok=duOjnd2d "Public school principals on Tutuila during a Monday meeting with newly confirmed Education director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga. [photo: ASDOE]")
With data showing below basic level test results in Reading and Math for third grade students over the last two years, Education director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga has urged principals to work together with teachers and parents to make a difference in the public education system.
This was one of the...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fono_15.jpg?itok=nnTBx-hy "[SN file photo]")
ASG Treasurer Uelinitone Tonumaipea says the Treasury Department has the electronic equipment to monitor and track revenue earned through a sales tax, which is being considered by the Lolo Administration.
Discussion of a sales tax for American Samoa surfaced during Tonumaipea’s recent Senate...
![[photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/LBJ%20bldg.jpg?itok=QxonlQZw "[photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
By next year, Phase I of the LBJ Medical Center’s major construction project is expected to be completed. The work is being carried out by local contractor Paramount Builders and according to company officials, the delay with the project is due to the fact that work has to be done ‘phase-by-phase’...
![During a dive on sonar anomalies suspected to be a shipwreck, the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle instead discovered the remnants of asphalt volcanoes, or “tar lilies.” Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Okeanos Explorer Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition.[photo: NOAA website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/d2-lily-600.jpeg?itok=tlN-DyO0 "During a dive on sonar anomalies suspected to be a shipwreck, the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle instead discovered the remnants of asphalt volcanoes, or “tar lilies.” Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Okeanos Explorer Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition.[photo: NOAA website]")
The Okeanos Explorer, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship, arrived in the territory this past Saturday and the first cruise will start today, February 16 to March 2, conducting daily daytime remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives and overnight mapping operations in and...
![Human and Social Services director Taeaoafua Dr. Meki Solomona [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Taeaoafua%206528_0.jpg?itok=F_J5r-Jx "Human and Social Services director Taeaoafua Dr. Meki Solomona [SN file photo]")
Despite knowing that “I didn’t do anything wrong,” Simeonica Tuiteleleapaga said she was on the floor and kneeling before her boss, Human and Social Services director Taeaoafua Dr. Meki Solomona during a private meeting, in his office, a few days after the director berated her in front of some 200...
Certified members of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Health Safety & Health Institute as well as other organizations will be hosting a free Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training next week Saturday, according to (AHA) Certified Heart Saver Instructor Louisa Te’o...
The National Weather Service at 9:30 this morning has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Tutuila, Aunu’u, Manu’a and Swains until 12:00 p.m., February 15, 2017. This is due to heavy rainfall continuing to move across affected areas through the next couple of hours. This will cause runoffs in small...
![On Saturday, February 11, the local Auxiliary flotilla teamed up with friends and neighbors at Coconut Point and collected trash and debris from the mangrove swamp bordering Pala Lagoon. Part of the effort included a real tug of war contest – which had to be ended with a saw! [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tug%20of%20war.jpg?itok=4uYCE2z2 "On Saturday, February 11, the local Auxiliary flotilla teamed up with friends and neighbors at Coconut Point and collected trash and debris from the mangrove swamp bordering Pala Lagoon. Part of the effort included a real tug of war contest – which had to be ended with a saw! [Courtesy photo]")
On Saturday, February 11, the local Auxiliary flotilla teamed up with friends and neighbors at Coconut Point and collected trash and debris from the mangrove swamp bordering Pala Lagoon. About a half a ton of trash was collected between noon and 3p.m. by a dozen volunteers. It was hot and muddy but...
![Newly confirmed Office of Public Information, KVZK-TV, director Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola during his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Tuimavave%206545.jpg?itok=ZdgVTa4Z "Newly confirmed Office of Public Information, KVZK-TV, director Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola during his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday. [photo: FS]")
Following confirmation votes in the last two days, the Fono has officially confirmed four more cabinet directors for the Lolo Administration.
In the Senate yesterday, senators confirmed Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola as Office of Public Information, KVZK-TV, director in a unanimous 18-0 vote and...
![American Samoa, Office of Petroleum Management’s petroleum officer Sione Kava. [Photo: Office Of Disaster Assistance And Petroleum Management]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sione-kava.jpg?itok=RvaubpBw "American Samoa, Office of Petroleum Management’s petroleum officer Sione Kava. [Photo: Office Of Disaster Assistance And Petroleum Management]")
Despite the new increase in the maximum allowable price (MAP) or wholesale prices of all petroleum products sold in American Samoa, Office of Petroleum Management’s petroleum officer Sione Kava said, “We still remain [with] the cheapest price in our region.”
The new MPA is effective Feb 14- Mar 15...