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 The Board of Higher Education (BHE), the executive governing body of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) at its October 3rd meeting unanimously approved the motion to extend the tenure of Dr. Seth Galea’i as the college’s president for another two years.

This past Wednesday, October 31, Dr. Galea’i officially accepted his re-confirmation during a luncheon held in appreciation of the BHE as well as the President’s Advisory Council, a group of administrators who work closely with him.

Tatala Ulua’i Fonotaga Komiti Fa’afoe ECE

Ua amata tapena, fa’autaga’i ma tima’ia vaega maoti eseese o lo’o nafa taulimaina le a’otau o Fanauiti o le atunu’u, e afua mai lo latou auai atu i Nofoaga e tausia fa’apitoa ai, auai i A’oga Fa’ata’ita’i ECE ma fa’asolo atu ai i le Level K5 ua mae’a tapui o latou olaga ma’ale’ale i a’oa’oga tatau ma le lelei, ina ia matutua i latou ua le toe te’a ese ai!

PEACEFUL ELECTION SAYS DPS

It was a very peaceful Election day, according to the Department of Public Safety.  Police officials who were stationed at the Election Office to oversee the transportation of ballot boxes and watch over village voting stations and the safety of all Election officials said the process was a very smooth one. However, they note that they will have to do it all over again in two weeks says the Commissioner of Public Safety,

A couple who were arrested after marijuana and an unlawful weapon were found among their belongings during a Police raid last month appeared in the Supreme Court on Monday.

Paulo and Tricia Afamasaga were summoned before Justice Lesatele Rapi Va’ai to face two charges of possession of marijuana and one charge of possession of an unlawful weapon.

Their lawyer, Fepuleai Ameperosa Roma entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his clients for all the charges.

Fepuleai asked the court to grant Paulo bail.

Satapuala Member of Parliament, Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster and 17 matai from the village entered not guilty pleas to the charges against them that stemmed from a roadblock early this year in September.

District Court Judge Mata Tuatagaloa presided over the matter.

Six of the defendants in the matter were represented by Tuala Enari. They include; mayor Ga Sakaria, Vaili Mimita, Uikai Samuelu Faleupolu, Muagututia Akeripa, Lasei Sione and Ili Faamau.

In Samoa the leader of the opposition Tautua Samoa Party is calling on the government for immediate action to allow nearly 500 students at the National University, who have not paid their fees, to sit their end of the year examinations.

Palusalue Faapo II has told reporters that in previous years, students who had failed to clear all their fees, had been allowed to sit the examinations but not allowed to graduate.

He says some parents tried to make the payment last weekend but were told they were too late.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare that nobody has seen one alive, but scientists have proof the species still exists.

Two skeletons were identified as belonging to the species after a 17-foot whale and her calf beached themselves in New Zealand in 2010. Scientists hope the discovery will provide insights into the species and into ocean ecosystems.

It was almost a missed opportunity, however, since conservation workers misidentified the carcasses as a much more common type of whale and buried them.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The long slog has turned into a sprint. President Barack Obama's health care law survived the Supreme Court and the election; now the uninsured can sign up for coverage in about 11 months.

"We are out of the political gamesmanship and into the reality," said Sandy Praeger, Kansas' Republican insurance commissioner. Next week, states have to say if they're committed to building the framework for delivering health insurance to millions.

Not all hurdles have been cleared.

TOE MOLIA IOANE MELEISEA I SE ISI MATAUPU FOU

Ua fa’aalia le le fiu o le alii o Ioane Meleisea, lea na molia i le osofaia o le faleoloa o Pelene i Pavaiai, ina ua toe molia foi i lona osofaia o leisi faleoloa, le Bell Mart, i Faleniu.

I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai, o le aso 16 o Me 2012 na osofaia ai e Meleisea le faleoloa i Pava’ia’i, ae o le aso 4 o Iuni 2012, na ia osofaia ai le faleoloa i Faleniu.

E tusa ai o le faaiuga e le aloaia lea ua tuuina mai e le Ofisa o Palotaga a le atunuu, mo tofi Faipule i le Maota o Sui i le Fono Faitulafono, ua atagia mai ai suiga e lima mo le Nofoaiga lona 33 a le Fono Faitulafono, e aofia ai se faipule tama’ita’i ua ofi atu i upu fai o malo, le susuga ia Vui Florance Saulo lea ua sui tulaga ia Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr mo le itumalo o Tualauta.