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Local boxing coach Toleafoa Henry Tavake, will be taking his team of amateur boxers to Apia, Samoa to defend the Prime Minister’s Cup which they earned last year during Samoa’s 50th Independence Day Celebrations.
 

Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division flew to Ofu Manu’a, on Wednesday to execute an arrest warrant for an Ofu man facing multiple sexually related charges. Hanipale Malae, who was remanded into the custody of police with bail set at $100,000, made his initial appearance yesterday in District Court before Judge John Ward.
 

“If the board did not get a clearance from HS, (Department of Homeland Security) that is the incompetence of the (LBJ) Human Resources Department, which is responsible for making sure that all candidates get the background checks needed for the board to make its decisions — they've been doing this a long time and such procedures should have been standard,” said Madame Chair of the LBJ Board, Tofoitaufa Sandra King Young responding to Samoa News questions surrounding the new LBJ CEO, Joseph J. Davis-Fleming.
 

Two former members of the Fono — Galumalemana W. Satele and Pulu Ae Ae, Jr. have written to Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to request that he seek to re-establish the Office of Inspector General in the Territory.
 

Chief Customs Officer Vaetagaloa Glen L. Lefiti “plans to defend adverse employment action” as stated in an email sent by his attorney Sharron Rancourt to Samoa News. Two weeks ago, Human Resources Director, Le’i Sonny Thompson moved to place Vaetagaloa  on annual leave, followed recommendations from Treasurer Dr Falema’o Phil Pili. 
 
The HR Director noted this in a disciplinary letter to Vaetagaloa, who allegedly failed to take action on a “high risk” matter that was under his watch for a month.
 

The editor and publisher of a website dedicated to the use of airline frequent flyers miles appears to disagree with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s new policy that ASG employees, whose travel is paid for by ASG, will have their Hawaiian Airlines’ frequent flyer miles deposited into a corporate account.
 
The reason given for the new policy is so the miles earned may be used to help patients seeking off-island medical care and students attending off island educational programs.
 

The ASG Department of Agriculture has mobilized equipment and staff to set up operations on the islands of Tau, Ofu and Olosega in the  Manu’a island group, with the goal to assist in the economic development of Manu’a.
 
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga had ordered that all government departments and agencies have until July 15 to set up operations in the Manu’a island group, with dedication on July 16th, during the Manu’a Flag Day, marking the 109th year since the island group became part of American Samoa.
 

While the American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority board is expecting to keep within its budget by the end of the current fiscal year, board chairman David Robinson says this all depends on the cost of major repairs that the facility is facing, as some of the equipment is three decades old.
 

Three earthquakes, including one registering a 7.4 magnitude and felt by some residents on the western side of Tutuila,, shook the Tongan island region yesterday but no tsunami was generated, according to local and federal officials.
 
The first one was a 7.4 quake that occurred around 6:19a.m. local time and was centered close to Vaini, Tonga, about 178 miles southwest of Nuku'alofa, Tonga and 442 miles southeast of Suva, Fiji, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
 

HONOLULU, HI — USA Tomahawks will meet the Toa Samoa from sovereign Samoa in an historic Rugby League match that will mark Samoa Independence Day, Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Aloha Stadium.

This is the first time a rugby league international test match will be played on the Hawaiian Airlines field at Hawai’i’s largest outdoor arena – home to the University of Hawaii Warriors football team and the annual NFL Pro Bowl game.