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MANILA – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was part of the first U.S. congressional delegation to meet with recently inaugurated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., in the Philippines.
The group of five Members of Congress, led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The LBJ board has made their choice for CEO after a search that was done by the “book,” according to a press release issued Monday from the hospital’s board of directors.
Moefa’auo William T, Emmsley, Jr. will now be LBJ hospital CEO for the next two years and the board...
Topeka, KANSAS — A local Kansas television station is reporting a second discrimination lawsuit against Waste Management of Kansas.
Kauli Saili, Jr., provided 13 NEWS WIBW with a copy of his complaint against the company. Saili is American Samoan, and has worked for Waste Management for over five...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man residing in Alaska, who pled guilty late last year to bank robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison by a federal judge in Anchorage, according to federal court records.
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![Speaking with President Marcos as U.S. Senator Markey looks on, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata affirmed our nations’ shared interests, and conveyed the best wishes of American Samoa’s Filipino community. [courtesy photo] President Marcos, U.S. Senator Markey, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_speaking_with_president_marcos.jpg?itok=QzavDlf5)

![Saili is American Samoan, and has worked for Waste Management for over five years. [photo via Wikimedia commons] Waste Management truck](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/us_garbage_truck-696x462.jpeg?itok=UGlmT5GR)
![This screenshot from a bank surveillance camera shows Totoe Opeti Sakaria, Jr., who is masked, wearing sunglasses and holding a shotgun, according to federal prosecutors in Anchorage, Alaska. This photo is embedded in US Justice Department’s documents filed with the federal court against Sakaria. He was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for armed bank robbery. [photo: USDOJ] Totoe Opeti Sakaria, Jr., who is masked, wearing sunglasses and holding a shotgun](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/totoe_sakaria_photo.png?itok=QJyUxtau)