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![Police Commissioner Fuiavaili’ili Egon Keil [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Egon_Keil_0.jpg?itok=LEFfcpAs "Police Commissioner Fuiavaili’ili Egon Keil [SN file photo]")
WHEN WILL COMMISH RETURN TO WORK?
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoli’ai Sailele Malielegaoi has confirmed that the cabinet has yet to decide when the Commissioner of Public Safety, Fuiavaili’ili Egon Keil will return to work. This was made known during his weekly radio program on Samoa...
GUNSHOT VICTIM RECOVERING
Apia, SAMOA — A 57-year-old father is slowly recovering from the gunshot wounds he sustained when a 16-year-old boy shot the man with a 357 pistol. The incident occurred in Faleatiu and the boy had since been arrested and charged. He’s scheduled to appear in the Supreme...
![[Photo: Holi family]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Folau.jpg?itok=lOJjPnrf "[Photo: Holi family]")
It looks like another Samoan will be competing in the Scripps Spelling Bee in May this year held in Washington D.C.
Folau Holi who won her Spelling Bee competition in California, is an 8th grader from Fort Irwin Middle School who won the Silver Valley Unified School District Bee.
Folau’s Mother is...
Apia, SAMOA — Repeat offender Daniel Vailopa has appeared in court again, this time he’s charged in connection with an attempted rape and stealing incident that occurred last year October. Sentencing in this matter, which was held last week was handed down by Supreme Court Justice Mata Tuatagaloa....
Apia, SAMOA — “He knew that the victim was particularly vulnerable because of her age and because she was a victim of sexual abuse by others, a fact that she shared with him prior to his offending. Rather than helping this child, who is a victim of a sexual abuse, he victimized her further by...
![Former Samoa sevens coach Damian McGrath. [Photo: Facebook / Manu Samoa / via RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_damo-mcgrath.jpeg?itok=wTJzQ7FY "Former Samoa sevens coach Damian McGrath. [Photo: Facebook / Manu Samoa / via RNZI]")
Samoa Supreme Court judge, Vui Clarence Nelson, has ruled a legal suit by Manu Samoa's former National sevens coach, Damian McGrath, must first go to mediation.
Mr McGrath was seeking $US400,000 from the Samoa Rugby Union.
The judge said mediation on grievances between the head coach and the union...
![Selu Alofipo, who was born and raised in Samoa, with his wife, Tofuola, last year in May, when he was selected as one of ten artists chosen by the White House to showcase his artwork which was featured in the East Wing of the White House, and was recognized as a “Champion of Change”. Go to: www.seluart.com to meet the artist and his work. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Selu1234.jpg?itok=KlGy45JV "Selu Alofipo, who was born and raised in Samoa, with his wife, Tofuola, last year in May, when he was selected as one of ten artists chosen by the White House to showcase his artwork which was featured in the East Wing of the White House, and was recognized as a “Champion of Change”. Go to: www.seluart.com to meet the artist and his work. [Courtesy photo]")
Last May, Samoan artist Selu Alofipo was recognized as one of ten artists chosen by the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), as a “Champion of Change” last year, May 2016, during President Obama’s Administration.
Alofipo started his career as a...
![Goddess Ma’alona-Faletogo, a 14 –year-old Samoan girl — who was born blind — made it to Washington State Wrestling Championship this past weekend. She is seen here in wrestling practice. Her advice to American Samoa’s kids: “Remember to put God first in all that you do and He will do the rest.” See story below. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Goddess011.jpg?itok=TnxHpdtM "Goddess Ma’alona-Faletogo, a 14 –year-old Samoan girl — who was born blind — made it to Washington State Wrestling Championship this past weekend. She is seen here in wrestling practice. Her advice to American Samoa’s kids: “Remember to put God first in all that you do and He will do the rest.” See story below. [Courtesy photo]")
A 14-year-old Samoan girl, who was born blind, made it to the Washington State Wrestling Championship this past weekend.
Goddess Ma’alona-Faletogo a freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, Washington state had a dream to become a wrestler. She was born with a rare condition called...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s Police Spokesperson, Su’a LeMamea Tiumalu has issued an apology to the Samoa Rugby Union regarding the “wrong information” that was announced during last week’s press conference, however he noted that the information was given to him by their Criminal Investigation Division (...
![Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala, (right), leads members of the royal family to welcome the body of Queen Mother Mata'aho home [Photo: Sia Adams / RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tonga-queenmother%20funeral.jpg?itok=2oGtse9u "Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala, (right), leads members of the royal family to welcome the body of Queen Mother Mata'aho home [Photo: Sia Adams / RNZI]")
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has joined leaders of the Pacific in expressing “deepest sadness” over the “passing of the beloved Queen Mother of Tonga, Halaevalu Mata’aho.”
The Royal Palace in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, issued a public message on Feb. 21s announcing that “The Queen Mother peacefully...