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Talofa Members & Employers,
I want to issue a clarification regarding a statement in my open letter dated March 5, 2025, referencing Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula’s speech on ASG’s $9 million debt to the Fund.
I previously suggested that the amount owed could be higher if the reported figure...
Talofa American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund (ASGERF) Members,
I write to bring urgent matters regarding our retirement fund (Fund) to your attention. Transparency is critical, and you deserve to be fully informed about our challenges and the necessary actions to safeguard our future...
Dear Governor,
Fiscal transparency is a hot topic in U.S. politics, and it’s just as important for American Samoa!
Accountability is key to earning and keeping public trust. With the rise in privately owned landscaping, construction, and [name contracting requirement] popping up in American...
The latest Miss Pacific Islands Pageant controversy in the Solomon Islands shows our love-hate relationship with this annual spectacle.
I’m reminded of the words of former Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands Fuatino Moemoana Sa’afatoa- Schwenke, when I asked during an interview in 2024, what is the...
In a story Samoa News published Thursday, Feb 05, 2025, “Over $1 Million of $9 Million owed paid to ASG Employees Retirement Fund” a note was added to the bottom of the article in parentheses that referred to a statements made by Deputy Director of Treasury Levi Reese in a House committee on Monday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For nearly a century, Swains Island has been a part of American Samoa, yet its delegate in the Fono had always remained a non-voting representative. That changed in 2025 when, for the first time, the Swains Island delegate was granted full voting rights in the House of...
To Governor Elect Nikolau Pula,
Congratulations to you and Ae on your recent election victory. I am confident that you will do everything in your power to help all the people of American Samoa.
You and Ae are good and principled individuals, but those you choose to surround yourselves will...
Dear Editor,
I read a recent article in Samoa News regarding “Police investigate alleged sex abuse,” posted 1/15/2025. This article although challenging to read, provides a glimpse of the life of a sexual assault victim in our community. The article presents a pathway to address misunderstood...
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Heritage Foundation asked me to keynote a recent roundtable on its “Pacific Pivot” paper on Pacific Island strategic challenges. I had planned to critique the paper, but coincidentally, the APEC summit in Peru, in which President Biden’s performance was derided by the media,...
Dear Editor,
As many know I have been a dedicated and such a proud employee of a certain company. I've been with them for several years and to be honest it's somewhere I've worked my way up to as a child. It wasn't just a job to me but more of a dream come true. Being raised within the industry...