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![Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo-Tuilaepa [photo: JL]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fuimapoao%20Beth%20Onesemo-Tuilaepa_0268.jpg?itok=fLpZ3j1E "Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo-Tuilaepa [photo: JL]")
Apia, SAMOA — “No parent doesn’t love their children, but the daily challenges of raising a family on top of other obligations is one difficult task and low income families tend to find ways to meet these needs and this is the end result, sending their children to sell goods,” said Chief Executive...
![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://www.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...
![Supreme Court Justice, Mata Tuatagaloa [photo: RNZI]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/mata_tuatagaloa.jpeg?itok=KvX4Q-Nk "Supreme Court Justice, Mata Tuatagaloa [photo: RNZI]")
Apia, SAMOA — A 26-year-old man who performed sexual acts on an 11-year-old boy was sentenced to four years in jail. Sentencing was handed down by Supreme Court Justice, Mata Tuatagaloa earlier this month. The defendant, Val Apiuta was charged with two counts of indecent acts and one count of...