Na agai atu se sui o le fa’amasinoga i le aso Faraile ma fai i leoleo ina ia o atu e aumai le tama’ita’i ave ta’avale talavou i le fa’amasinoga.

O lenei tama’ita’i 19 tausaga o Leslie Maria Kohlhase. Ua molia o ia i moliaga e lua o le ave ta’avale fa’atamala ma le lua moliaga o le fasioti tagata paivalea e mafua mai i se fa’alavelave tau ta’avale na maimau ai soifua o ni alii se to’alua i le masina ua tuana’i.

Ina ua taunuu atu i le Fa’amasinoga i le aso ananafi aiga o nei alii e to’alua, Jesse Risale , 21 tausaga ma Thesaurus Heather, 20, na uma o la ola i lenei fa’alavelave, na agai atu i le Fa’amasinoga o lo’o latou laeaina mitiafu o lo’o fa’aali atu ai le alolofa i e sa pele ia i latou.

O Kohlhase sa molia muamua i moliaga e lua o le ave ta’avale fa’atamala ua oo ai le maliu. O Mr Risale ma Mr. Heather na feoti ia Novema i le mae’a ai ona ta’avalevale le pikiapu lea o lo’o tu’uaia na foeina e Kohlhase.

Ua tu’uina atu le iloiloina o le mataupu fa’asaga ia Kohlhase i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga. O le aso ananafi pe a ma le12 sui o le aiga na laeina ai mitiafu o lo’o lomia ai ata o nei alii.

O le aiga o Risale sa laeiina le mitiafu lanu meamata, ae o le aiga o Heather sa laeina le lanu efuefu. O le Afioga i le Fa’amasino Vaepule Vaemoa Va’ai na fa’atautaia lenei mataupu.

Ae lei amataina le fa’amasinoga na oo atu ai se tasi o ofisa o le Fa’amasinoga ma talosaga i leoleo pe mafai ona agai atu e aumai ia Kohlhase i le potu Fa’amasino.

Na fa’amaonia mai e le Loia o lo’o tula’i mo le itu a leoleo, Leone Su’a Maila moliaga fa’asaga i le ua molia. Na fa’aalia foi e Mrs. Mailo i le Fa’amasinoga e fa isi moliaga fa’asaga i le ua molia o lo’o taga tutusa.

O nei moliaga sa fa’aleaogaina e le Fa’amasino.

O le a tulai Kohlhase i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga i moliaga fou fa’asaga ia te ia i le aso 134 Ianuari 2014.

O lo’o fa’aauau pea ona nofo taofia. Na fa’aalia e le Loia a le ua molia Leiataualesa Darryl Clarke i le Fa’amasinoga o le o loo tula’i ai o lo’o lipoti i le Ofisa o Leoleo i aso Gafua ma aso Faraile.

O lo’o taofia foi ona pepa malaga i le Fa’amasinoga.

O Peniamina Faimoa ma Taiulu Savelio Imo na faamanatuina le iu manuia o la taumafaiga mai Aukilani i lenei vaiaso.

O i laua nei, na lotolotoi i fanau faauu e 4180 a le Iunivesite a Aukilani ua taua o le Aukland University of Technology ao faaalia ai lo latou agaga fiafia i totonu o Aotea i le Aso Lulu na tea nei.

O i laua nei, na faauuina i ni faailoga Bachelor of Engineering faatasi ai ma se tasi o faailoga o le faauuina ma le faamaoni na mauaina e le alii o Faimoa.

Mo le alii o Imo, na ia faapea mai o se valaau mai lona anty i Samoa na faapea atu ia te ia o le a malaga atu o ia i Aukilani e molimauina lona faauuga, ma o iina na suia ai lona mafaufau.

Na ia faapea mai sa ia le fuafuaina e auai i le faauuga. O nisi o fanau na auai atu i nisi o latou faamoemoe ao nisi na filifili e tuuina atu a latou faailoga i le Meli.

O Fonoti Dr. Lafitai Fuatai, o le Komesina o Fefaatauaiga a Samoa i Niu Sila Fonoti Dr. Lafitai Fuatai faapea ai ma le Masiofo ia Filifilia Tamasese na auai atu i lona faauuga.

O le tamā o le alii o Imo, na maliu o ia i le tolu masina talu ai, o ia lea o le tuagane o Masiofo Filifilia Tamasese. Na manao Filifilia Tamasese e auai i le faauuga a le atalii o lona tuagane, ma o se lagona fiafia lea ia te ia.

Saunoa Fonoti e faapea, o le tulaga foi lena na ia malaga ai i le faauuga, ona o lona aiga, ma na i ai le naunautaiga ia te ia ina ia iai se ata faatasi o lo latou aiga e faailoga ai lenei aso taua i le alii o Imo. “E le gata i lea, ao se vaega taua foi i le alii o Taiuluto ina ia faapipii i lona fale aua ana auagatupulaga i le lumanai.”

O Imo, o se tagata faigaluega i le Matagaluega Malosi Faa-Eletise, ma na ia faaaluina lona tolu tausaga i le Iunivesite o Aukilani e suesue atili ai mo lenei galuega.

Na ia talosaga ma manumalo ai i se sikolasipi i se fesoasoani mai Niu Sila e tauala mai i le Malo o Samoa ma maua ai e ia le avanoa e ausia ai le faailoga Tikeri i lea galuega. Ua ia fuafuaina o le a toe foi i Samoa i le taimi nei ona o lea ua maea ana suesuega.

O Imo o se tasi o le 70 o le au faauu na mauaina le Bachelor in Engineering Technology for Mechanical, Electrical & Communication Engineering.

Na tu’uaia e se aveta’avale o le ta’avale la’’u pasese laititi le fa’aaoga sese o le paoa, i le talai o ona laei mo suesuega ma le taofiaina o ia i le va’aiga a leoleo mo le silia i le 24 itula i se tu’uaiga ua ia taua o se solitulafono itiiti e fa’atatau i ta’avale afi.

Na matuai le fiafia lava le alii o Cheung Bun, ma na ia faaulu atu lana tagi i le Police Professional Standard Units. Na ia faia lea tulaga ina ua tatala mai i tua mai i lona taofiaina.

O le isi itu, e mana’o le ali’i o Cheung Bun e lapatai atu i le mamalu o le atunu’u e uiga i leoleo.

Na i lalo o le va’ava’aiga a leoleo le aveta’avale la’u pasese lenei mo le lē uistaia o tulafono tau ta’avale-afi i luma o le Lotemau Centre i le Aso Gafua. Na taofi e leoleo lenei ali’i ina ua ia fa’aaoga le ituala sese e liliu ai lana ta’avale.

E tele lava i’na lafo e Cheung Bun upu fa’atiga i le tuagane o lona to’alua, le ali’i Satini o Evile Mano, lea o lo’o galue nei i le Matagaluega o Leoleo i le Vaega o Ta’avaleafi. Na te’ena e le Satini o Mano tu’uaiga o le fa’aaoga sese o lona paoa, fai mai o le la e fa’atino lana galuega. Ae peitai, na fesiligia e le ali’i o Cheung Bun, pe aisea na taofia ai fua o ia i le va’aiga a leoleo.

“A fa’apea e sese a’u, sa tatau ona tu’uina mai se pepa tusitusia(ticket). Ae peitai, na latou avea a’u i le ofisa ma suesue ai a’u e le isi leoleo e igoa ia Fetu, ona ave ai lea o a’u i le falepuipui i Tafaigata lea na fa’ailoga ai lo’u lima. “Na talai ese o’u lavalava, ae o latou pu’eina lou ata.

Na taofia ai lava a’u i le va’aiga a leoleo mo le silia ma le 24 itula....na taofia atu au i le Aso Gafua i le va o le itula e 2-3 i le aoauli ma e le i mafai ona tatala au i tua seia o’o lava i le aoauli o le Aso Lua.

Na tu’uaia e Cheung Buns le ali’i Satini o Mano i le fa’aaoga o lona paoa fa’a-leoleo e fa’apologa ai i latou, e mafua mai i se feeseeseaiga i fanua o le aiga. Na fa’aipoipo atu Satini Mano i le tuafafine o le ali’i o Cheung Buns.

Na taua e Cheung Bun, o le feeseeseaiga e i le va o le ali’i o Cheung Buns matua ma lona afafine lea na fa’aipoipo atu ia Satini Mano. “E le i toe i ai lava ni o matou lagona le fiafia fa’asaga ia Evile i lea mataupu,” o Cheung Bun lea. “O lea ua toe fa’afoi atu le fanua i lo matou tama.”

Ae o le mea na tupu mai i le amataga o le vaiaso, e lagona lava o se mataupu i le va lava o i matou.” “Ua o’o atu i nisi tulaga lea mataupu ona ua ou lēlava lava onosai.”

Na taua e Cheung Bun, o lo’o ia mafaufau e fa’atau atu lana tamai ta’avale la’u pasese, ona e na te lagona, o le a tulituli masei lava ia e le to’alua o lona tuafafine. Na ia tu’uaia, ua umi tele ona taofia o ia ona o le tuai ona tu’uina atu o fa’amaumauga mo le lesitala ina ia faia i ai se fa’aiuga o le tatalaina mai o ia i tua. “E tatala mai lava a’u i le Aso Gafua,” o lana tala lea.

“Ae o le mea na tupu, e le i fa’amaonia mai lava i le taimi lea a’u fa’amatalaga, ma o le ala lea na ave ai loa a’u i Tafaigata, ma na ou i ai ai lava i o seia o’o lava i le aoauli o le aso na soso’o ai.

” O le fa’alavelave lea na mafua ai ona taofia le ali’i o Cheung Bun i le va’ava’aiga a leoleo, na tulai mai ina ua liliu lana ta’avale e pasia atu luma o le Mc Donald, e agai atu i le vaega e ta’amilo ai ta’avale. “O se vaega e liliu sa’oloto ai ta’avale, ma na ou faia lea tulaga ina ua poloka e le isi ta’avale la’u ta’avale ma ou alu atu ai loa i luma ma tu i le ituala lea na tu muamua ai le ta’avale lea,” o lana tala lea.

“Na avanoa lava le auala i le taimi lea, ma o le ala lea na liliu ai la’u ta’avale i lea vaega. Pe tusa i le 4-5 minute na paka ai lau ta’avale i le Plaza a le NPF, ae tu atu loa le ta’avale a Evile ma isi leoleo i luma atu o lau ta’avale.”

oti a le Komiti o Galuega, Felauaiga & Siosiomaga i le P.P.2011/2012 Nu. 60, Faamatalaga o Sini Autu a le Faalapotopotoga o le Malosi Faa-Eletise mo le Vaitaimi 2012 – 2014 & P.P.2011/2012 Nu. 92, Mai i le itulau 11 Na taua e le ali’i o Cheung Bun, na fesili atu le ali’i Satini o Mano ia te ia e uiga i le liliuina o lana ta’avale i moli fa’asinoala mo taa’vale.Na ia fai mai, e na te le tali atu i ai.

O le isi mea na ia iloa, na fai atu Satini Mano i le isi leoleo e ave atu le ta’avale a le ali’i o Cheung Bun i le ofisa o leoleo.Ina ua latou taunu’u atu i o, na fa’asino atu o ia i le isi leoleo mo le suesueina o ia.Na matuai le malie lava le to’alua o Cheung Bun, le tamaitai o Sina, ma ia talitonu, o le mea na tupu mai i lona to’alua e matuai le talafeagai lava ma lē amiotonu.”

Sa le tatau ona ia fa’aaoga lona togiga pe fa’aaoga sese lona paoa fa’a-leoleo e fai ai mataupu fa’a-leaiga. E matuai sese lava lea fa’aiuga.”

E le i manuia le taumafai fa’afia atu mo se fa’amatalaga mai i le Sui Komesina o Leoleo ma le So’oupu, Fauono Talalelei Tapu. Ina ua fa’afeso’otai atu le alii Satini o Mano mo se fa’amalatalaga, na ia tali mai, e i i ai fa’atinoga talafeagai i lea tulaga.

“O lea e i ai le matou so’oupu e mafai ona tali atu i na tu’uaiga,” o lana tala lea. Ae na ia te’ena ia tu’uaiga o lona fa’aaoga sese o lona paoa fa’a-leoleo e fai ai mataupu fa’a-leaiga.

“Pe o le tuagane lava o lo’u toalua, ae afai e na te solia le tulafono, ia o lea e fai lau galuega,” o lana tala lea. “Na taofia mai i le Aso Gafua mo le avetaavale le fa’aeteete ua mafua ai le le malilie o isi aveta’avale, ma e le mafai ona ou aumaia ni mataupu fa’a-leaiga i le galuega.”Na molia le ali’i o Cheung Bun i le aveta’avale le fa’autauta.

O Tualafono o Ta’avale –afi o Samoa 1960, e fa’apea, o le aveta’avale fa’atamala po’o le le faautauta, e pei o se tagata e aveta’avale le fa’aeteete, po’o se saoasaoa po’o se amio e le manuia i tagata lautele, e tu’uina atu i vaega o mataupu uma e aofia ai le amio, o le tulaga o le mea sese na fai, ma le fa’aaogaina o le auala ma le aofai o ta’avale na i ai tonu i lea taimi pe o ta’avale na maitauina na i ai i le auala, o le tagata na ia solia le tulafono ma e talafeagai tonu lava i ai ia moliaga i se fa’asalaga e le sili ae ma le 10 fa’asalaga po’o le falepuipui foi mo le lua tausaga.

Ae le’i tu’uina atu le mataupu i le Professional Standard Unit, na faalatalata atu le ulugali’i i le Samoa Victim Support mo se fesoasoani.

O le vaiaso na tea nei, na faatino ai e le Matagaluega Paselika o Ana Paia a le Katoliko mai afioaga e pei o Nofoalii, Fasitoo Uta, Fasitoo Tai, Leulumoega ma Faleasiu se tasi o faamoemoe taua, aua le faaiuina o galuega a autalavou taitasi, ma faamavae atu ai foi i lenei tausaga 2013.

Na amataina la latou polokalame i Mauluulu faatasi ai foi ma le sailia o se Manaia ma se Tausala o le Puleaga i le Aso Faraile, ae o le Aso Toonai, na faatino ai tauvaga Pese Lotu ma Tauvaga Faaevagelia.

O le sini autu ma le faamoemoe taua o lenei tauvaga, ua faaautuina e faapea, “Tupulaga ma le Kirisimasi.”

O lea tauvaga tele, na sola ai le Autalavou mai le ekalesia Katoliko mai Fasitoo Uta, ma le tulaga muamua o le Mauluulu, faapea ai foi ma le tulaga muamua i Pese Faaevagelia, na latou maua foi le tulaga lua i tauvaga pese lotu.

Na saunoa le susuga i le Tiakono ia Ati Tuivasa e faapea, o le manuia ai o taumafaiga a lana autalavou i lea faamoemoe taua, o se luitau lelei foi lenei mo alo ma fanau a lana ekalesia, ae faapea ai foi le Matagaluega atoa.

Na ia saunoa foi e taua le faatino ai o nei ituaiga faamoemoe faapenei, ina ia maua ai e tupulaga o le Matagaluega le fealofani, ae le gata i lea, o lea ua oo mai i vaitaimi o fiafiaga.

Ia tatau ona faamagalo le tasi i le isi. Na ia faafetai foi lana ekalesia i Fasitoo Uta, ona o le lagolago malosi i taumafaiga a le fanau i lea aso.

At least two people are dead – with the possibility of more casualties – as Samoa prepares for the second night of Tropical Cyclone Evan.

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On Thursday, Cyclone Evan arrived with little warning and devastated the country throughout the day and night.

Yesterday morning, Samoa awoke to the shocking sight of destruction and devastation. Countless houses on Upolu were flattened by winds of up to 70miles per hour.

Worst hit was the south of Upolu at Lefaga, Safata, Siumu, Falealili and Aleipata.

In Apia, thousands were evacuated as flash flooding took its toll. Cars were washed away at Matautu as the water made its way from the Vaisigano river through Matautu, Apia Park and all the way to Moata’a.

Nearby Lelata was severely hit by flooding where many homes were destroyed, leaving cars strung up on trees. The Bahai Church in the area was badly damaged.

Up the road at Magiagi, homes were flooded.Many people were left homeless.

Alopule Fuiono, 66, said he has never seen anything like Thursday flooding.

“It’s never been this bad in previous years and so I believe this is the worst disaster to hit our country especially our village,” he said.

“The untitled men were seen pulling people out from roof tops, trying to get the elderly people to higher ground.As the wind was hurtling coconuts, roofing iron were tossed around like pieces for paper.”

Alopule confirmed that a Lauli’i man who was married to a girl from their village died on Wednesday evening while trying to save an elderly woman from the floods.

“He got her to safety but he was swept away and then he perished into the water,” said Alopule.

As of this afternoon,two young people were missing. Alopule said those left homeless were from the lower areas of Magiagi called Uelinitone.

“Many homes were washed away while others were drowned by mud when the water came through,” he said. “There is mud over two feet high in my house where there were once stones and rocks; it is the same with other houses down there.”

Alopule said when people started to evacuate “no one bothered about their belongings, the main concern was saving lives.”

Yesterday, people were seen trying to clear tree trunks and clean out the mud and water that had rushed into homes.

Elsewhere around Upolu, the images are not pretty. Agriculture has taken yet another severe hit with banana patches being flattened and fruits from breadfruits scattered everywhere. Mango fruits which are often a source of joy for returning Samoans are no more.

Evan made sure not one single mango is left on the tree.

Electricity is out for the rest of Upolu. Power poles have been tossed everywhere with power lines strewn all over the road and elsewhere.

The government’s National Disaster Council has been busy helping wherever they are needed.

This afternoon, the Samoa Meteorology Office said that Cyclone Evan is likely to be felt again by 10pm tonight. So Samoa is going into a second night of not knowing what they will wake up to tomorrow morning.

O le si’itaga a le malo i totogi lautele e tolu pasene, lea e fa’amamaluina i le vaiaso nei, o se fa’atiga ulu.

O le mea moni lava ia, na fa’amatala e le taitai o le Vaega Fa’aupufai a le Tautua, Palusalue Fa’apo II lea si’itaga o se taufa’ase’e, ma se mea ula.

O le si’itaga o totogi na fa’asalalau e le Minisita o Tupe, Faumuina Tiatia Liuga, ina ua fa’ata’atia i le laulau-a-fono lana tala fa’aopoopo o le tupe 2013-2014. Na fa’ailoa i luma o le Palemene, e $2.7 miliona o le $14 miliona tala o le tupe, ua fa’ata’atia mai mo le si’itaga o totogi lautele i tagata faigaluega a le malo.

“O le si’itaga mulimuli o totogi, na faia i le silia ma le lima tausaga ua alu, ma o le fetu’utu’unaiga ua leva ona tatau ona faia,” o Faumuina lea i le Palemene. Na taua e Faumuina, o le toe fetu’utu’unaiga lea na faia mo le si’itaga o totogi lautele, na mata’itu ai ni vaega autu e aofia ai le tau o le soifuaga, o le alu i luga o tau o oloa fa’apea foi ma totogi le talafeagai ma le fa’atauina o le malosiaga o tagata taito’atasi ma aiga.

Ae peitai, na ‘ata fa’amaela Palusalue i lea si’itaga i le taimi o se fa’atalatalanoaga ma le Sunday Samoan, i lona aiga i le aso ananafi. Na taua e le Sui Faipule o Safata, o lona popolega, ao fa’aailoa mai e le Su’etusi Sili ma fa’amaonia mai e le Komiti Filifilia a le Palemene “faiga pi’opi’o” i totonu o le faigamalo, e i’u ina pagatia ai tagata faigaluega a le malo, ia e maualalo o latou totogi.

“E tau fa’avalea tele lea faiga i tagata,” o Palusalue lea. “O se le migao, ma o se mea ula, ona o le 3% o le $10,000-$20,000 o lo’o tele ina maua e tagata faigaluega o le atunu’u i le tausaga? “E leai ma se uiga- e $300 i le tausaga, a tu’u la i le ta’i lua vaiaso, o lona uiga e na o le $2 e fa’aopoopo i o latou totogi ia e i ai.” Na taua e Palusalue, “o se le mafaufau ma se tau fa’avalea i le atunu’u ona e na o tagata faigaluega e tetele totogi o le a manuia ai i lea si’itaga.” O le uiga o lea mea, o tagata ia e tausima’i, ma faiaoga, o le a na o le $2 i le lua vaiaso, “o le matuai leai lava ma se uiga, leai se mea.

“O lea si’itaga o le ata moni lava lea, e na o Sui o le Palemene, Minisita, Ofisa Sili o Pulega, ma Pule Sili Lagolago, e manuia mai ai i lea 3%.” “O le a le ‘alofaga a le malo mo lea mea?” o le fesili tau fa’alili mai lea a Palusalue.

“E leai se tupe, ae aisea ua leai ai se tupe? “Ua uma ona fa’amaumau i faiga fa’api’opi’o e pei o ia mea na tutupu mai i le S.L.C.” o lana tala lea e fa’asino i se lē mafai e le Fa’alapotopotoga o Eleele o Samoa ona ausia le $11 miliona i tupe maua. “Ia, ae mafai foi ona aoga i se auala lelei e pei o le tu’uina atu i faiaoga ma tausimai o ni si’itaga lelei o totogi.”

O le tau atoa o si’itaga o totogi mo faiaoga, mo se fa’ataitaiga, e $318,000, o lana tala lea. E le tau masalomia e Palusalue, o le tau o le soifuaga o le a vave ona si’itia, ma faigata ai le olaga o ia tagata nai lo le olaga lea ua i ai.

“Ana fa’apea lava e le o i ai le malo i ni faiga fa’apiopio e pei ona fa’ailoa e le suetusi sili ma fa’amaonia mai e le komiti filifilia a le palemene, ua lava lea ma totoe e fa’amaonia ai le moni o si’itaga o nei totogi.”

E tusa ai ma le Minisita o Tupe, e $318,000 o le a fa’ata’atia mai mo si’itaga o totogi o faiaoga. “O totogi o faiaoga, na fa’amaonia i le 2010,” o lana tala lea.

“Ae o le lē lava o tupe na toe tu’u atu ai i tua lea fuafuaga. “Ao lea ua mautu le tala o le tupe, o le a toe fetu’utu’unai totogi o faiaoga i so’o se taimi lava e tu’uina mai, pe a pasia le Tala fa’aopoopo o le Tupe.”

O le isi $230,000 o le a avanoa foi e fa’atupe ai ni avanoa faigaluega mo le Matagaluega o Aoga. O le 5,337 na fa’afaigaluega e le malo e tusa ai ma fa’amaumauga a le Matagluega o Fuainumera Fa’amaumauina 2011, e 2181 e faigaluega mo le Matagaluega o Aoga, Ta’aloga ma Aganu’u. O le a aofia ai foi i lea si’itaga le 9,500 o tagata penisiona e mauaina le $130 i le masina.

I lenei tausaga e to’atasi lava le tagata ua na faaalia ia Samoa pe faapefea e se tagata tulaga maualuga ona fai a latou galuega ina ia faaleleia atili ai lo tatou atunuu-e ui lava ina lamatia ai o latou tulaga ma taunuuga e ono feagai ma i latou i le faatinoina o lea galuega.

Ona o lenei mafuaga, ua tonu ai i le Samoa Observer ina ia tuuina atu le faaaloalo ia Fuimaono Papalii C.G. Afele e ala i le faaigoaina o ia o la matou Tagata o le Tausaga. Ina ua mae’a ona faau’u mai le Otago University i Niu Sila i le 1995 ma se faailoga “Bachelor of Commerce, ae faapito lona tomai i Mataupu Tau Tausi-tusi, sa galue loa o ia i le 1996 i le Ofisa Su’etusi a Samoa (SAO).

O loo galue ai pea o ia i lea Ofisa talu mai lena taimi ma faasolosolo ai lava i le faagasologa o tulaga se’ia o’o ina ‘ausia e ia le tulaga o le Pule ma Su’etusi Sili a Samoa. I le faagasologa o lona taimi na silasila Fuimaono i se suiga tele faatasi ai ma toe teuteuga i le Faavae o Samoa ina ia mautinoa ai le faimea tonu, paleni ma le lē faa-itu’au o lana tautua i le atunuu.

O le tausaga talu ai na toe teuteu ai e le Malo le Faavae ina ia tuuina atu ai i le Pule ma Su’etusi Sili se suafa fou faatasi ai ma se vaitaimi umi e galue ai. Talu ai ona o le Su’etusi Sili o le a faaigoaina o le “Pule ma Su’etusi Aoao. “o lona taimi e galue ai o le a faaopoopoina mai le tolu i le 12 tausaga.

O ia suiga o loo faaalia manino i totonu o le Tulafono Tau Faaofi o le Teuteuga o le Faavae (Nu.2) 2012 ma ua fuafua e puipui ai le Su’etusi Sili mai le aiaina e le malo i le itu i tiute ma paoa o le Su’etusi Sili e su’e ai faasu’etusi tupe a le malo. . Sa faaaoga e Fuimaono lenei suiga e mautinoa ai le mafai e ia ma lana aufaigaluega ona “tauaveina i latou e tusa ai ma lo latou tomai faapitoa, faamaoni ma ia tausisia ai le tulafono i taimi uma.

“O le Tulafono Tau Galuega a le Malo ma tulafono faatonutonu e faasino i ai e mana’omia ai tagata faigaluega o le malo ina ia tausisia itu faatauaina nei-faamaoni, lĐ faa-itu’au, auauna, faaaloalo, faimea tonu, mautali atu, galue lelei ma le faamaoni,”o le faaupuga lenei o le imeli a le Ofisa Su’etusi a Samoa. “Ia matua tausisia e le Aufaigaluega a le Ofisa Su’etusi nei ta’iala ma itu faatauaina ma ua i ai le faamoemoe ia lĐ gata ina faamalieina e lea aufaigaluega ia tulaga ma ia sili atu pe a tuuina atu le auaunaga ia tatou paaga uma.”

O loo ta’ua e Iutisone Salevao i totonu o lana tusi e igoa o le Rule of Law, Legitimate Government & Development in the Pacific o loo ta’ua ai le tulaga-tofi o le Pule ma Su’etusi Sili e avea ma ma’a tulimanu o le faiga a Samoa e siaki ai ma faa-paleni ni mea.

“O se ta’ifau leoleo a le Palemene e galue e pei o se faiga taua e siaki aim ea i le faafeagai ai ma faiga pi’opi’o tau tupe ma lape o le malo,”o lana faaaliga lea. E ala i lana lipoti o le 2010 i le Fono Aoao Faitulafono, ua faamaonia ai e Fuimaono i tagata o Samoa ina ia faapena ona fai. O se alii ua na faailoa atu le mea na ia vaaia e ala i ana taumafaiga ina ia faatino se suiga mo le lelei o Samoa.

O se tamalii o loo tausi i nei faiga taua e ala i le faatinoina o lana galuega. Ina ua faata’oto le matafaioi a le Pule ma Suetusi Sili i totonu o le Faavae i le 1960, o le faamoemoe ia tofia se tagata e to’atasi i le avanoa se’ia o’o ina aulia e lea tagata le 60 tausaga o lona soifua faatasi ai ma se aiaiga faa-tuutuuga e faapea e mafai e le palemene ona faaopoopo lona taimi galue e ala i se iugafono.

“O le sini autu ia puipuia le tulaga tuto’atasi o le pule ma su’etusi sili e ala i le puipuia malu o lona tulaga,” o le tusi lea a Mr. Salevao. Sa ta’ua e Mr. Salevao le Fono Faavae a Samoa i Sisifo i le 1960 Vol II lea o loo faaalia ai e faapea i le faatinoina o latou tiute i lalo o le Mataupu 99, e tatau ona matua sa’oloto atoatoa le Pule ma Su’etusi Sili e faatino lava galuega e ala i le faailoa atu o soo se tulaga faaletonu tusa lava pe o fea na tupu ai ma pe o le a lava le inosia o ia e nisi o tagata.

“O le faatinoina o lea tulaga o lona tiute lea ma lana aia tatau e faailoa atu ai i le Fono Aoao Faitulafono i se taimi vave e ono mafai ai nei tulaga faaletonu ae le faatali se’ia o’o i le taimi o lana lipoti faale-tausga,” o le tusi lea a Mr. Salevao.

“O nei aiaiga faale-faavae pe a tuufaatasi ua avea ai le Su’etusi Sili ma ta’ifau leoleo a le Palemene e ala i le vaaiga o le faaaogaina o tupe a le malo ma meatotino ma lipotia loa lava- e aunoa ma le popole i le mea e tupu mai ai-e uiga soo se mea faaletonu pe a tulai mai.”

E aliali e le gata ina sa faitau e Fuimaono lenei lava pepa, ae na ia faia foi se isi laasaga ma faaaoga lona taua i lana galuega i aso uma. I le faagasologa atoa o lona taimi i le Ofisa Su’etusi, ua le gata ina sailia e Fuimaono le faatinoina lelei o lana galuega, ae sa galue ma le tiga i taimi uma ma taumafai ia lelei ona fai.

O le 2007 na faau’u ai o ia mai le Monash University i Ausetalia faatasi ai ma tikeri o le Master of Public Policy and Management, ona faaauai ai lava lea o lana a’oga mo se tausaga lona lua mo le Tikeri o le Bachelor of Laws i le Iunivesite o le Pasefika i Saute.

E fesootai o ia e ala i galuega tau le tomai faapitoa ma o se sui auai o le Faalapotopotoga Tau Tusi a Samoa, Sui o Tausitusi Faamaonia a Niu Sila ma o le Sui Auai o le Faalapotopotoga o Pulega a Niu Sila. O ia o se sui auai o le Polynesian Supreme Audi Institution in Governing.

O Fuimaono e i le Board of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institution (PASA) ma o se Tagata Faau’u o le International Auditor Fellowship Program lea e i lalo o le United States Government Accountability Office.

O ia o se ta’ita’i e tuuina atu auaunaga tuto’atasi tau le su’eina o tusi ma una’ia le siitia o tulaga faaleleia i pulega lautele a le malo. E le gata ina galue o ia ina ia “mautinoa le tulaga mamalu tau tupe o faiga faa-Palemene o le Malo e pei ona mana’omia e o tatou Tiute ma le Pule Faale-Faavae”, ae fai mai le imeli a le SAO, na ia faia lea tulaga ina ia “tuuina atu ai ni auaunaga tutoatasi ma talafeagai ma le tomai faapitoa i vaega uma o faalapotopotoga a le malo i Samoa ma lipoti atu mea e maua i ana sailiga.”

Ua faaigoaina Fuimaono o la matou Tagata o le Tausaga talu ai lona faatinoina lelei o lana galuega ina ia mafai ai e isi o loo tautuaina Samoa ona faatinoina lelei a latou galuega.

O le masina na tea nei, na matua pogisa atoa ai le lalolagi atoa, i se tasi ua tele lona sao i lenei olaga, e ala lea i le maliu ai o le susuga Papapliitele Pita Fatialofa, ina ua atoa le 54 o lona soifua, ma na maliu o ia i Apia.

Ua iloa uma e tagata uma Fats.

Ua matou faaogaina le upu Lalolagi, aua o Papaliitele o se sui iloga lea na i ai i totonu o le Manu Samoa i le tele o tausaga ua alu, ma na tofia foi o ia e avea ma alii kapeteni o le Manu Samoa, e le i faapea na ia faatamala mo le atunuu, o ia o se toa iloga ma na ia tautua foi i le atunuu mo le tele o tausaga ua alu, ma avea ai o se tasi o alii ua iai lona tala faasolopito e pei ona i ai lona olaga taaloga, i le avea ai o ia ma sui o le atunuu i le taaloga o le lakapi.

E oo atu i le selau i latou na faaalia lo latou faaaloalo i le taimi o ona sauniga mulimuli, e pei ona i ai le Mayor o Aukilani, Taua’aletoa Len Brown lea na ia faailoa lona faaaloalo ia te ia.

“O lona sao taua i totonu o le atunuu, o lona mafai lea ona ia tuufaatasia i tatou e avea o se atunuu.

E le i mafai ona ia malu i le tulaga na ia faatinoina, ae peitai, na mautinoa lava lona tulaga faa le tagata.”

E na o le a avea ai o ia ma tama ua iai lona talaaga i le tulaga o le lakapi, o se alii ta piano lauiloa, ma o se faiaoga lelei foi o ia, e ia te ia le mafai na te tuufaatasia ai tagata uma ina ia tutu faatasi mai ia maua se fesootaiga lelei. Ua e vaai, e le o se mataupu e faapea o oe o se tamai tamaititi ia poo le Palemia foi o le atunuu, na matua iloga ona tautua le susuga Papaliitele mo tagata uma o le atunuu i soo se vaega taua.

I le maua o le tala i lona maliu, e silia ma le 100 imeli ma feau tusitusia na tuuina i luga o Upega Tafailagi e pei o le Faceboo ma le Twitter.

O na feau tusitusia, e tuuina mai i atunuu mamao e pei o Peretania, Farani, Amerika, Sepania o Italia, ma le tele o isi atunuu o le lalolagi. Na tusia i le tele o gagana, e faailoa mai ai tulag alelei na ausia e Papaliitele.

E maliu Papapliitele faatoa atoa le 31 o tausaga talu ona tuufaatasia i laua ma lona toalua i le faaipoipoga, le faletua o Annie. “I le maea ai o le faaipoipoga, na ia manao ina ia aua lava ona i ai se tamaitai na te fanauina, na ia manao ina ia maua uma ni alii, o lana tala ata lena na ia faitau ai i lona toalua.

O ana faamatalaga nei, na ia mafaufau ai i le tulaga o loo i ai lona tulaga faa le tagata i totonu o le taaloga lakapi aemaise ai foi le tulaga o ava malosi.

O le atalii matua e toavalu o Fatialofa o Jeremiah, na ia faapea mai o le masani lava a lona tama o le fesoasoani atu lea i tagata i nisi o taimi. “E iloa uma e tagata uma lenei tama, aua o ia o se alii iloga i lenei taaloga o le lakapi.

O ia o se tagata ua i ai ni ona talagaa i totonu o le atunuu i lenei taaloga, o ia o se toa tautau, ae peitai, i ou uso ma ou tuafafine, o ia ua fai ma faatama i totonu o lo latou aiga,” o lana faamatalaga lea.

O lenei lomiga, e le mafai ona aofia uma ai i totonu uiga ma talaaga lelei o lenei tamalii iloga, mo le toatele o tagata ina ia o latou silafia. E uiga ese se mea moni, e iloa uma tagata Fats.

O se alii Samoa fiafia, Papaliitele, o se tasi o Niu Sila muamua na ia taalo ai mo le Manu Samoa. Na avea o ia ma kapeteni o le Manu Samoa i le uluai taaloga o le Ipu o le Lalolagi i le tausaga e 1991, lea na tulaga ese la latou taumafaiga na faatinoina.

Na taalo Fats mo le Manu Samoa seia oo i le tausaga e 1996, i le tausaga lava lena, na avea o ia ma sui o o Niu Sila i le New Zealand Order of Merit ona o lana auaunaga i le tulaga tau lakapi. O ana fa’amatalaga i totonu o le atunuu o se tala faagalogata faapea ai foi ma lana toe tautua mai le Lakapi a Samoa seia oo mai lava i le taimi na valaau ai le Atua ia te ia.

Na maliu Fats, o avea ma faiaoga o le au taitoa fitu a tamaitai, le Manu Sina ao sauni atu i la latou ta’aloga mo le tausaga fou i le Ipu o le Lalolagi, lea o le a faatunuiina i totonu o Farani.

Off the field, he set up a successful pianomoving business called Peter Fats, Piano and Furniture Removal, which continues today. I le le toe agai ai o Pita i luga o le malae, na avea ai o ia ma faiaoga piano ua taua o le Peter Fats Piano and Furniture Removal lea lava o loo faauau pea e oo mai i le taimi nei.

Na faatumauina e Fats lona alofa mo Niu Sila ma si o tatou atunuu e ala i lona malaga mai e aoao ma ia vave ona maua le tomai i fanau a le atunuu mo lenei lava ta’aloga. I le lima tausaga ua tuanai o lona olaga, na avea ai le Faletalimalo a Aggie Grey ma aiga o le susuga Papaliitele ma iina na fa’ailoa ai le agalelei o aiga o Grey, ina ua oo i le taimi na faamavae atu ai ia Fats, ae tuuina atu lona tino maliu mo Niu Sila.

I le aso mulimuli ae maliu loa o ia, na o matou lomia ai le Manatu o le Faatonu e fa’atatau ia Fats. Ua mafai ona matou faamutaina lo matou mafatia e ala lea e ala lea i lo matou fa’aaloalo i le avea ai o ia ma se tasi ua i ai lona talaaga i totonu o le talafaasolopito a le atunuu. O se tagata e iloa ua e tagata uma, ae e iloa uma foi e ia tagata uma. O le mafuaaga lena o tala fou o lona maliu faafuasei i lea aso, na avea ma tulaga e faapopole ai le atunuu.

Ae ui i lea, ua leiloa le toa o Samoa, o se alii iloga ma o se tagata ua tele lona sao mo le atnuu, e lea i le vaaia pea o upu faamalosiau na vaaia mai le to’atele o tagata o le lalolagi, aemaise ai le tele o faamatalga na faapea ua leai se lamepa na susulu ma malamalama ai le lalolagi.

Na ia tuuina atu lona alofa i tagata uma. I totonu o Samoa, talu mai le taimi na maliu ai le Ao Mamalu o le Malo, lana afioga Malietoa Tanumafili, o le susuga i le Faafeagaiga ia Oka Fauolo, o nisi nei o i laua na tuuina mai se ao pogisa i totonu o le atunuu. Ae peitai, o le mea moni lava o le maliu ai o Pia Faitalofa ua taofia ai le atunuu, ua leai ni taulelea malolosi.

E oo foi i tamaitai, ua lagona lo latou mafatia ma ua lagona uma foi e tagata le lagona fa’anoanoa, i le malaga ese ai o lo latou toa. Ua i nei le atunuu i tulaga mafatia. Ae peitai, o lea ua malamalamala lelei i ai. O le alii o Fats, o se uo a tagata uma,e oo foi i ona fili e alofa foi ia te ia. E iai le tasi o faaupuga e faaoea, o se mea e te vaaia o le vea foi lena e te mauaina ma tupu ia te oe. E te le i iloaina nisi o faamatalaga na faatatau ia te ia.

E i ai lona eseesega ma le tele o tagata iloga o loo i ai nei. Na ia fautua mai i tagaa ina ia maua lo latou fiafia i lenei taaloga, ua mafai ona faalogo tagata i ana upu, ua atoatoa foi ona manatu. Ao ia tautua ai ma faamalosiau ai i tulaga tau taaloga i totonu o le atunuu, na matua matainha ana gaioiga i le tele o tausga ua alu.

O ia o se toa e malosi lona fatu, e ui lava ua malaga o ia, ao loo tumai pea ona uiga lelei agamalu, loto maulalo, ma na te mafaia foi tulaga uma. I le avea ai o ia ma alii lakapi, o se faiaoga, ma se pule i au lakapi, o lona lumanai manuia lea na manuia ai faatasi ai ma lona atunuu ma lona aiga atoa, ao ia tautua ai i lenei olaga.

E le i iai se tulaga i lou mafaufau o le a mafai ona ausia e Fats lenei tulaga. O i tatou o tagata aoga ma lelei i lenei vaitau e fafeiloai atu ia te ia, ona o le avanoa lelei ma galuega lelei sa ia faatinoina ao ia tautua ai i totonu o le atunuu.

Na mafai e Fats ona fesoasoani atu i le silia ma le afe o tagata i totonu o Samoa, ae le gata i lea, o nisi tagata o le lalolagi atoa. Na fai o ia ma faataitaiga o Tupulaga lelei o le lakapi, o se tama taalo lakapi, ma na ia faafiafiaina le atunuuatoa e ala i lona tulaga na ia faatinoina ai lenei taaloga, ao fai ai o ia ma sui o le atunuu e avea ma molifua i isi atunuu o le lalolagi.

O le itu taua lava o lenei olaga, na matua tele ni aoaoga lelei na ia Aoaoina mai iai matou i aso uma, ma os e meaalofa taua lea ua tuuina mai i ona tagata, o lea ua mafai ona siisii i luga, alualu i luma lona taua, o lea foi ua mafai ona atiae.

O nisi o tagata na o latou iloa Fats, ma ua latou iloa o ia o se tama alofa, o ia foi o se tagata e ala lona mafaufau. O o matou alofaaga e le mavae ma ia maua pea le mafanafana i lona faletua ia Annie ma le fanau.

O le isi tulaga faanoanoa, ua tatou lagona uma lava lo tatou mafatia i lona maliu, ma ia o tatou maua se taimi puupuu ma le filemu tatou te fifilemu ai, e faailoa atu ai lo tatou alolofa ia te ia.

 O le vevesi i se falekalapu i totonu o le atunuu, lea na osofaia ai le alii fusu o paga mamafa, Joseph Parker, e le o mafai ai lava ona suia ona lagona mo Samoa.

“Ou te alofa ia Samoa,” o lana tala lea. “E leai lava ma se isi mea na te mafai ona taofia au mai le toe foi mai i Samoa.”

“O lenei vevesi, ua ia faapea mai ai o se tasi o ona lagona e nao le tutupu, ae peitai, ua ia toe fuafuaina le isi ana malaga asiasi mai i totonu o le atunuu.”

Na tuuina mai e Parker ni fa’amatalaga maumaututu i se emeli agai i le Samoa Observer e faamautuina ai fesili e fa’atatau i le osofaia o i totonu o se fale Kalapu i le tausaga na tea nei. Na taua e leoleo e faapea, e 35 le matua o se tamaitai ma ni alii se toalua ua molia ona o le faaoo manua ma le fa’atinoina o ni vevesi.

O le a lauina lo latou iuga i le aso 14 o Ianuari i le vaiaso fou. Ae peitai, o loo fa’aauau pea suesuega a alii leoleo i nisi o moliaga o loo molia ai i latou. O Joseph Parker, o loo i totonu o le atunuu, na malaga mai o ia e fai malologa mo aso fiafia i le atunuu.

“O au sa ou auai atu ma ou aiga i totonu o le fale Kalapu,” o le fa’amatalaga lea a Parker. Na o latou faapea mai ia te au mo se ata, ona amata lea ona faatupu vevesi mai lenei tamaitai ia te au.

“Na ou faiatu ia te i latou e o ese lona, ona ua leiloa le mafua’aga ua malomaloa atu ai lenei tamaitai ia te ia, fa’atasi ai ma lona tuagane na alu atu tu’i au faapea ai foi ma lona toalua.”

E ono manumalo a le alii o Parker mai ana ta’aloga e fitu na taalo ai i ni tu’ioti, ma na ia faapea mai sa ia tali atu ai lava i ai latou nei. I le maea ai o lea osofaiga, na tuuina atu ai loa o ia e ona matua i le Ofisa o leoleo mo sana fa’amatalaga i le mafua’aga na tulai mai ai lenei fa’alavelave i totonu o le fale Kalapu.

“Ina ua uma ona matou tuuina atu lenei mataupu i lima o leoleo, na o latou faapea mai o le iuga lava i nei vaega, e na o le fale puipui lava.

O le a o latou faatalitali o le vaiaso fou o le a lau ai le iuga o latou moliga. Na fanau Parker i le aso 9 o Ianuari i le tausaga 1992 i totonu o South Auckland. O se alii mai le nuu o Mangere, ae o Faleuma i Samoa nei o loo i ai lona aiga.

Lady Naomi crew member, Liki Kerisimasi, and another man, Fatu Vagana, have been charged in connection with the smuggling of marijuana into the territory last week Thursday.

Vagana and Kerisimasi were arraigned in High Court on Friday and each is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Defendants are being held on bail of $50,000 each.

According to the government’s case, Vice and Narcotics were informed of alleged illegal activities going on at Vagana’s residence in Aoloau.

Commanding officer of Vice and Narcotics, Captain Paulo Leuma was informed by a Confidential Informant (CI) that he has known Vagana since 2008, as they work together.

The CI said Vagana would come to work with loose marijuana and hand rolled marijuana joints and during breaks Vagana allegedly sold marijuana to people at the work place.

Court filings say that the CI rode in Vagana’s vehicle and saw marijuana inside his vehicle.

The CI further stated that he also went to Vagana’s residence where he saw marijuana, not only at his family residence but also at the shack located behind his house in Aoloau.

“The CI providing information was used several times in the past, and was found to be a credible and reliable source”, say court documents.

A search warrant was executed on Vagana and police began surveillance on him last week Thursday when the Lady Naomi arrived in Port.

It’s alleged Vagana drove around the town area while police followed him. Court filings say that he picked up Kerisimasi at the wharf when all passengers were through with clearance from Immigration and Customs.

According to the government’s case, police followed Vagana after he dropped off Kerisimasi at the wharf, while Vagana proceeded to the StarKist parking lot where the Vice and Narcotics approached the vehicle to execute the search warrant.

Police found in the vehicle three bundles, which tested positive for marijuana.

According to the government’s case, when police questioned Kerisimasi he said he came from Apia with the package to be delivered to “someone in American Samoa who would be calling him.”

Kerisimasi further told police he was suspicious that the package he had contained methamphetamine and that he became worried about it.

- Samoa News

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has one young enemy. That much we know. The young man is so unhappy with the Prime Minister’s behaviour he’s filmed himself saying some “emotionally distressful” stuff about Tuilaepa. For legal reasons, we cannot tell you what he said.

But as if filming his outrage wasn't enough, he then posted it on the internet for the world to see.

Yesterday, Assistant Police Commissioner Fauono Talalelei Tapu said the video clip has been brought to their attention.

They are investigating.

Meantime, Fauono said the clip appears to have been filmed on a mobile phone by the young person pretending to be a television presenter.

The Police suspect that the clip was filmed somewhere in Savai’i.

According to the Assistant Commissioner, the clip has appeared on the social media, including youtube and Facebook.

“The contents of the clip are emotionally distressful,” said Fauono. “They carry verbal harassment towards” the Prime Minister, he said.

Asked what actions they are likely to take, the Assistant Commissioner said the youth could be charged, once they locate him.

Fauono denied that the youth involved is from the village of the Prime Minister.

Instead, he said; “The village of Lepa has also lodged a complaint regarding this clip.”

The identity of the youth could not be ascertained at press time last night.

It was also impossible to confirm whether the Prime Minister has seen the clip.

Last week, Tuilaepa travelled to Brussels to chair an ACP Ministerial meeting.

O le Sui Palemia Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo ma le Minisita Lagolago o Muagututagata Peter Ah Him ua molia nei e tusa ai o le fa’alavelave lea na tula’i mai i le masina o Oketopa o le tausaga ua tea.

O lenei fa’alavelave na taofia ai e leoleo le ta’avale a Muagututagata i luma o le Faletupe o Atinae ina ua liliu fa’asolitulafono lana ta’avale .

Na maua e le petolo masani a leoleo i le po ma taofia ai loa e leoleo mo le feulaina o lana masini.

Ao feula le masini a Muagututagata e leoleo sa oo atu ia Fonotoe ma fa’alavelave atu iai .

O le taeao ananafi lea na fa’amaonia mai e le Sui Komesina Lgolago, Misa Talaimanu Keti ia moliaga fa’asaga ia i la’ua nei.

O le Minisita Lagolago 57 tausaga o Leififi ua molia i moliaga e lua, o le liliu fa’asolitulafono o lana ta’avale ma le fa’alavelave i le faia o tiute a le alii leoleo O le fa’asalaga fa’asolitulafono o lenei moliaga e le silia ma le tasi tausaga i le falepuipui.

Ae o le Sui Palemia, 50 tausaga o Vaoala ua molia i moliaga o le fesoasoani i le fa’atinoina o le solitulafono. O lenei foi moliaga e mafai ona fa’asala i le falepuipui e le silia ma le tasi le tausaga.

O le aso Lua o le vaiaso fou 14 Ianuari 2014 o le a tula’i ai la’ua uma nei i le Fa’amasinoga . Na tu’uina mai e Fonotoe pe pepa o fa’amatalaga i le Ofisa o Leoleo, e fa’atatau i lenei mataupu e tusa ai o tu’uaiga ua faia e leoleo fa’asaga ia te ia.

Sa ia ta’ua ai o le po lea na agai atu ai ma lona aiga ua uma le latou taumafataga i le po ina ua taunuu i le taulaga sa ia vaaia ai le ta’avale a Muagututagaga o lo’o tu i autala o le auala i luma o le Faleoloa o Fa’atoaga. O lo’o paka ai tua ma le pikiapu a Leoleo.

“ Sa ou tu ma vaai le mea sa tupu. I le taimi lea na feulaina ai le masini a le Minisita Lagolago.

E fa’atolu lava ou iloa atu o faia le masini, e lei manuia ma tu’u loa le Minisita e alu . Na alu ese le ta’avale a Fonotoe mai i lea vaega fa’apena foi le Minisita Lagolago.

I le mae’a ai o lenei fa’alavelave sa ave loa se tagi a Muagutu fa’asaga i le alii leoleo na fa’atinoina lana masini. Fai mai o ia e lei lelei ona fa’atinoina o tiute , o le isi itu e lei suia le fa’aagau , ma o nei faiga e ono pipisi ai le faamai.

Sa ia ta’ua, e leai ma se fa’aaloalo na fa’atino ai galuega a lenei alii leoleo o lo’o faia atu ia te ia o le sui o le Palemene.

Ua matuai ogaoga le tulaga ua o’o i ai timuga ma matagi. Ua matua’i fa’atetele ma ua o ese atu ai tagata e saili ni nofoaga malu i so’o se mea latou te mafai ona malu ai i le magaala pisi o Fugalei.

Ae peitai, o lo’o i ai pea lava Pule Pusa. O lo’o ma’alili i lalo o lona fa’amalu e le mafai ona malu uma ai lona tino tele. Mo le fai fa’atoaga mai i Aleisa, na ia fai mai, e le taofia ai le o atu o tagata e fa’atau ana fa’aeleeleaga, e tusa lava pe timu.

O le ala lea e na te le fia tu’ua ai le itu o le auala ina nei misia ia tagata fa’atau lelei. Na siomia le ali’i o Pusa i ana mea-fa’atau, e aofia ai ato esi, o taga talo ma lau luau ma isi lava nai mea laiti. Mo ia, o le feagai ai ma le vaega i le maketi o se mea masani lava talu ona tu’u i lalo e le malo le maketi tuai i Fugalei i le 2012 mo le fausiaina o le maketi fou.

Na ia le malie i le tuai ona fausia le maketi fou, ae e na te lagona foi le leai o se fesoasoani. “Ua faigata tele nei aso i le leai o se maketi,” o lana tala lea. “I tulaga fa’apea, e sili ai i a matou le o i totonu o le fale nai lo le saofafai i fafo i’i, ae o le a ea le mea o le a mafai?

“O lea lava e leai se maketi? Ma o lea na fai mai le malo o lea e alualu i luma le atunu’u. O le a le agai i luma?”

Fai mai le ali’i o Pusa, o le leaga o le tau ua toe laga ai i luga le mataupu o le maketi. “E pei lava ona tou va’ava’ai i ai, o lea matou te nonofo i fafo i le timu, ua lofia uma a matou mea-fa’atau i le lolovaia,” o lana tala lea a’o tusi atu lona lima i le vaega lolovaia o lo’o lata ane.

“Ae, e leai se isi a matou filifiliga ona e leai se isi mea matou te o i ai. Na taua e Pusa, i le maketi o Chan Mow, e mamao ese ma tagata fa’atau, ua leai se isi avanoa i le maketi o Ah Liki i Taufusi. “Ana fa’apea lava ua uma ona fausia le maketi a le malo, semanu e le feagai matou ma ia fa’afitauli o le taumafai e saili se mea e ola ai i le fa’atauina atu lea o a matou fa’aeleeleaga i tulaga fa’apenei.

“O le mea e tatau ona malamalama i ai le malo, a’o talia ai le fausia o lemaketi, o lea e i ai o matou aiga e fafaga. “E mana’omia le fafaga o matou aiga ma e matou te mana’mia foi ni tupe e fai ai na mea.” Fai mai le ali’i o Pusa, e na te iloa lelei le leaga o le maua i ni mai. “O le uiga o lau tala sei tatou tilotilo i ai i le nofoaga,” o lana tala lea.

“E palapala ma le manogi leaga. E te manatu ou te i ai lava i’i pe ana fa’apea e i ai se isi au alaga-tupe? O le mea lea o lea e matou te faia i aso uma e maua ai tupe.”

“E na o le matou talotalo lava ia alofa le malo ma tau fa’amaea ane le maketi fou ina ia mafai ona fa’atau atu ai a matou fa’aeleeleaga i se siosiomaga mama e matou te le pagatia ai mai i le susu ma le velasia pe a vevela le la.” E le o na o le ali’i o Pusa se fai fa’atoaga na i ai i lea aso.

O se tina e 47 tausaga le matua o se fanauga e to’a fitu mai i Foaluga Savai’i, e na te le i manao e fa’ailoa atu lona igoa, ona o popolega i ni aa’fiaga mai i le pulega. Ae peitai, na ia fai mai, o le olaga o se lu’itau lea i Fugalei.

“E le faigofie le saofai i fafo i le timu ma taumafai e fa’atau atu a matou mea-fa’atau, aemaise lava pe a to’atele le au fa’atau meamata i’inei,” o lana tala lea. “O le tausaga ua te’a, na matou fa’aloga ai o le a latou fausia se maketi mo i matou.

“O lea ua o’o mai i le 2014, a’o lea lava matou te i’inei, o le mea masani lava o le saofafai i le timu po’o le la.” “Matou te leiloa po’o fea a matou o i ai.

“E pei lava ona va’ai i ai tagata uma, na muamua lava fau le maketi o Toleafoa, ma taufao ai le au fai fa’atoaga i fafo i le fa’atauina atu o a latou fa’aeleeleaga.” Mo le tina fai-fa’atoaga, o lea e maua mai i Fugalei le tupe latou te mana’omia e ola ai. 

“E faigata tele, ae o lo’o i ai o matou aiga o lo’o tausi, ma e manaia lava pe ana i ai se tatou maketi tele e ofi uma ai tagata i totonu ina ia le toe pagatia ai tagata i le saofafai i fafo i mea susu ma aso mugala.

“E matou te le’i fa’alogo lava i se tala mai i lemaketi. Na pau le mea lea matou te iloa, o le tulaga lea e mafai ona tatou va’ai i ai lea e tupu mai i’i, na pau lava lena.”

Ae peitai, e foliga mai e umi ni masina e fa’atali ai. O le fausaga o le maketi fou, lea ua tatau ona uma i le taimi nei, ua tuai tele.

I le masina o Aukuso talu ai, o se Kamupani mai Saina lea na malo i le galuega fa’akonekarate, o lea lava e fa’atali mo se eletise ma se suavai ina ia fa’apipi’iina.

O le a amata ona fausia e le Kamupani o le Qing Dao le maketi faitau miliona i le aso 1 o Aukuso 2013.

E le o le taimi lea na tu’u e amata ai le fausiaina o lea galuega.

Ua misi le aso e amata ai, e sau mai i tua o le masina na fe’ese’esea’i ai e uiga i se konekarate sa i ai muamua ua to’ilalo i le isi kamupani.

O le tausaga foi ua te’a, na fa’aleaogaina ai e le Pule Sili o le Fa’alapotopotoga o Taui mo Fa’alavelave Fa’afuasei, Malaeulu Lose Niumata, ni tu’uaiga e fa’apea, o le fa’aiuga e tu’uina atu le galuega fa’a-konekarate i le kamupani, o le a toe iloiloina.

Na fa’amalamalama e Malaeulu, e na te leiloa ma ni mea fa’apena.

“Na pau le mea lea ou te iloa, o lea na i ai se FK (taitai o le kapeneta) mai i le Kapeneta lea na ia fa’amaonia mai, o le tauofoga ua tu’uina atu i le kamupani, i se fautuaga mai i le Laulau o Tauofoga,” o lana tala lea. Talu mai ona tu’u i lalo le maketi i le 2012, e le tatai ona amanaia e le Palemia o Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi i faitioga mai i le au fai fa’atoaga.

O faitioga, o lana tala lea, “o le mea lea a tagata e leai ni mata e va’ai ai e fai i aso uma.” Fai mai le Palemia, o le au fai fa’atoaga ia e manana’o e nonofo i vaega paolo, e leai ma se mea e maua.

“Ua fa’atau atu fa’aeleeleaga i autafa o le auala ona e tele ta’avale e faigofie lava ona tutu, ma afai e te lapoa ma augata e oso i fafo ma le ta’avale, na o lou fai atu lava i a’i latou e si’i mai le tautalo i tua o le ta’avale ma avatu i ai le tupe,” o lana tala lea.

“Afai o le auala lea, ua e mauaina lena tupe, ona e fa’ala ai lava lea ma fa’atimu.”

Ua tapunia aloaia suesuega a le Komisi o Galuega a le Malo(PSC) i tu’uaiga fa’asaga i le Komesina o Faiga-palota.

O lea fa’aiuga na fa’amaonia mai e le Ofisa Sili o Pulega a le PSC, Fuimapoao Naea Onesemo-Tuilaepa, lea na ia fai mai, ua tapunia suesuega ona o le leai o ni molimau maumaututu. Na tu’uina mai e Fuimapoao lea fa’amaoniga i se i-meli e tali mai ai i le fesiligia e le Sunday Samoan.

“O le suesuega i tu’uaiga fa’asaga i le Komesina o Faiga-Palota, ua maea,” o lana tala lea. “ua faia e le PSC le fa’aiuga i lipoti na tu’uina mai, ma ua tapunia nei lea mataupu ona o le leai o ni molimau maumaututu.”

O le suesuega i tu’uaiga fa’asaga i le Komesina o Papali’i Malietau Malietoa e fa’atatau i ni fa’afitauli i totonu lava o le matagaluega.”

Na amata suesueina e le PSC i le tausaga ua tuanai atu. Na alia’e nei tu’uaiga mai i se tusi na tusia e se tusitala fa’alilolilo ma fa’a-tuatusi atu i le Palemia, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.

O le Taitaifono o le Laulau-a-fono a le PSC, Tu’u’u Dr. Ieti Taulealo, na ia taua i le nusipepa lenei i le masina o Setema o le tausaga ua te’a, o lea suesuega e fa’atatau i se mataupu i le lotoifale lava o le matagaluega, e le o fiafia i ai le na tusia le tusi.

E o’o mai i le taimi nei, e na te le o fa’ailoa mai lava po’o a ia fa’afitauli tau lotoifale i totonu o le matagaluega.”

E le o fa’amatalaina mai foi i le i-meli a Fuimapoao, po’o a mataupu ia o lo’o fa’asino tonu i ai lea tusi. Ina ua fesiligia mo sana fa’amatalaga i le tausaga ua te’a, peitai na te’ena e Papali’i.

Ae ui i lea, na ia fa’amaonia mai e lua tusi na tusia e lea tusi-tusi fa’alilolilo e fa’asaga ia te ia.

O le tusi lona lua na tusia i le aso 23 o Aukuso 2013, ma fa’a-tuatusi i le Minisita o Fa’amasinoga Tonu, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa.

O le aso ananafi lea na tula’i ai i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga mo se taimi muamua le alii sa logologoa i ta’aloga lakapi Muliagatele Brian Lima e tusa ai o le mataupu lea o lo’o tu’uaia ai i lona fa’aooina ai ni manuaga tuga i le sa la nonofo o Lemalu Sina Retzlaff.

O lenei mataupu sa fofogaina i luma o le Afioga i le Fa’amasino Sili, Patu Tiavaasue Falefatu Sapolu. Na talosaga le tama’ita’i Loia mai i le Ofisa a le Loia Sili, Precious Chang pe mafai ona toe tolopo lenei mataupu sei fa’amae’a su’esu’ega a le itu a leoleo.

E lei te’ena e le Loia a Muliagatele o Ruby Drake ia le talosaga a le itu a leoleo.

Na talia foi e le Fa’amasino Sili lea talosaga. Ua toe tolopo nei lenei mataupu i le aso 27 Ianuari e aunoa ma se tali a Muliagatele sei fa’amae’a su’esu’ega a leoleo.

Na fautuaina foi e le Fa’amasino ia Muliagatele ina ia usitaia pea tu’utu’uga o lo’o tatala ai o ia i tua.

I fafo ane o le Potu Fa’amasino sa vaaia ai nisi o latou sa laeiina ni mitiafu o lo’o tusia ai ni upu e tetee ai i sauaga. O nisi sa vaaia o laeina ia mitiafu lanu uliuli , lanu moana, lanu mumu, ma le lanu samasama o lo’o tusia ai upu nei “ Enough is Enough”. Stop Domestic violence”.

O le masina ua tuana’i lea na le mafai ai ona toe gugu lenei tina ae ua agai sao loa i le au fa’asalalau ma le atunuu e fa’ailoa ai le mataupu e pei ona fa’ao’olima ai Muliagatele. Lea na ia saunoa ai ai, “ Ua lava” .

Ua tatau ona taofia loa nei sauaga i totonu o lona aiga.

O Sina sa fasi e Muliagatele i le mae’a ai o se tafaoga sa auai ai i le po i se tasi o fale kalapu o le taulaga. Na oo atu le au tusitala mo le fia pueina o ata o le alii o Muliagatele, peitai e lei manuia.

Sa va’aia le auina atu e leoleo o le alii o Muliagatele i le faitotoa lea e avatu ai nao tagata o lo’o taofia i le latou va’ava’aiga.

E oo foi i le taimi na mae’a ai ona fofogaina lana mataupu sa toe fa’aui atu foi e leoleo i le faitotoa lava lea.

Lady Naomi crew member, Liki Kerisimasi, and another man, Fatu Vagana, have been charged in connection with the smuggling of marijuana into the territory last week Thursday.

Vagana and Kerisimasi were arraigned in High Court on Friday and each is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Defendants are being held on bail of $50,000 each.

According to the government’s case, Vice and Narcotics were informed of alleged illegal activities going on at Vagana’s residence in Aoloau.

Commanding officer of Vice and Narcotics, Captain Paulo Leuma was informed by a Confidential Informant (CI) that he has known Vagana since 2008, as they work together.

The CI said Vagana would come to work with loose marijuana and hand rolled marijuana joints and during breaks Vagana allegedly sold marijuana to people at the work place.

Court filings say that the CI rode in Vagana’s vehicle and saw marijuana inside his vehicle.

The CI further stated that he also went to Vagana’s residence where he saw marijuana, not only at his family residence but also at the shack located behind his house in Aoloau.

“The CI providing information was used several times in the past, and was found to be a credible and reliable source”, say court documents.

A search warrant was executed on Vagana and police began surveillance on him last week Thursday when the Lady Naomi arrived in Port.

It’s alleged Vagana drove around the town area while police followed him. Court filings say that he picked up Kerisimasi at the wharf when all passengers were through with clearance from Immigration and Customs.

According to the government’s case, police followed Vagana after he dropped off Kerisimasi at the wharf, while Vagana proceeded to the StarKist parking lot where the Vice and Narcotics approached the vehicle to execute the search warrant.

Police found in the vehicle three bundles, which tested positive for marijuana.

According to the government’s case, when police questioned Kerisimasi he said he came from Apia with the package to be delivered to “someone in American Samoa who would be calling him.”

Kerisimasi further told police he was suspicious that the package he had contained methamphetamine and that he became worried about it.

- Samoa News

Ua te’ena e le Sui Palemia Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo ma le Minisita Lagolago o Muagututagata Peter Ah Him ia moliaga fa’asaga ia la’ua i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Fa’aitumalo i le aso ananafi.

O lenei mataupu sa fofogaina i luma o le Fa’amasino, Vaepule Vaemoa Alo Vaai. O le susuga i le alii Loia o Ameperosa Roma na tula’i mo le Sui Minisita Lagolago o Muagututagata ae o le ali’i Loia o Donald Kerslake na tula’i mo le Sui Palemia.

O le tama’ita’i Loia mai i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili, Precious Chang sa tula’i mo le itu a leoleo.

Na ia fa’ailoa e tasi le moliaga fa’asaga ia Fonotoe, ae o Muagututagata e lua moliaga.

O moliaga o le Sui Palemia, 50 tausaga o Vaoala ua molia i moliaga o le fesoasoani po’o le fa’aosoosoina o le fa’atinoina o le solitulafono.

O le Minisita Lagolago 57 tausaga o Leififi ua molia i moliaga e lua, o le liliu fa’asolitulafono o lana ta’avale ma le fa’alavelave i le faia o tiute a le alii leoleo. O lenei mataupu ua toe tolopo i le aso 3 Mati e vala’au ai molimau a leoleo.

Na fa’amaonia e le tama’ita’i o Precious Chang e to’alima latou molimau e fofogaina i lenei mataupu.

O lo’o molia i la’ua e tusa ai o le fa’alavelave lea na tula’i mai i le masina o Oketopa o le tausaga ua tea.

Na maua e le petolo masani a leoleo i le po le ta’avale a Muagututagata o lo’o liliu fa’asolitulafono i luma o le Faletupe o Atinae ma taofia ai loa e leoleo ona ua masalomia e fa’asuava.

Na fa’atinoina e leoleo le feulaina o le paluni a le Minisita Lagolago mo le sailia pe fa’asuava. Ao feula le masini a Muagututagata e leoleo, sa oo atu ia Fonotoe ma fa’alavelave atu iai .

Na molimauina le to’atele o aiga, o uo ma sui o itumalo o nei alii faipule na auai atu i le Fale Fa’amasino e tapuaia lenei mataupu i le aso ananafi.

Ua fa’agasolo nei su’esu’ega a leoleo i le ata lea na pueina i se telefoni o lo’o maua mai se alii talavou o lo’o tatui ma takiki se isi alii talavou.

Na fa’amaonia mai e le Sui Komesina o Leoleo, Misa Talaimanu Keti ua maua uma ali’i talavou e to’atolu lea na a’afia i lenei ata.

“O lo’o faia matou su’esu’ega ae o le a maua uma atu fa’amatalaga taeao” o Talaimanu lea.

O lenei ata pe a ma le 1 minute ma le 20 sekone na pueina ai i totonu o se fa’atoaga. Na lafoina mai e le tina ia Joyce Tamasese i le Samoa Observer lenei ata ona o lona fa’anoanoa i lenei ata. Sa ia manao poo le a se mea ua tupu i le tamaitit lea na fasi. Ua fa’amaonia o lenei tamaititi e mai Leauvaa i le pitonuu o Uaealesi.

O le aso ananafi lea na oo atu ai Sui o le Samoa Observer i le aiga o lenei tamaititi ma fa’amaonia mai ai e le tina o le tama o lenei tama’ititi o lana tama sa maua mai lona ata i lenei video. Ua le mafai ona fa’ailoa le suafa o lenei alii ona o le laititi o ona tausaga.

“O le alii lea na fasi e nofo i Lepa” o lana tala lea, Ua uma fo’i ona ou talanoa i la’u tama anapo e aua nei toe tupu mai se mea fa’apea, ma tu’u le alu e tafao i tama matutua o le mafua’aga lea o le tupu mai o lenei mea” o lana tala lea.

Na saunoa lenei tina matua, ua uma foi ona fai ai i lenei alii e aua nei toe alu i se mea, nofo lelei i le fale ma fai feau. Ua fa’amalulu mai foi lenei tina matua ona o le tulaga ua faia e lana tama. Na fesiligia e le Samoa Observer le mafuaga na ia fa’atino ai lea tulaga, ae sa ia taua ua mafua ona ia fasia ona ua palauvale i lona tina.

“ Na fai le matou umu o lo’u tina na alu e sala mai ni tau ae palauvale ifo ai le ali’i lea ma tauai i ma’a” o lana tala. Na ou alu iai ae tamoe ese, ma tuli loa e le isi ona tausoga ma valaau mai ia te ia e alu atu e fasi.

O le taimi sa ia fasia ai lenei alii sa pue e le isi alii e 21 tausaga o le latou nuu, ma o ia foi lea na nofo ma tuu le ata i luga o le internet.

Na fa’amaonia mai foi e lenei alii o le isi ona tausoga sa tu’uina atu ia te ia se au o le la’au ta’amu lea sa ia sasaina ai le tino ma le ulu o lenei tamaititi.

“ O le ata na pue i le 2011” o lana tala lea, peitai na te le’o manatua le aso ma le masina. O alii uma ia na a’afia i le pueina o lenei ata, na taofia e leoleo.

“ Na momoli mai a’u e leoleo i le aso ananafi (Aso Lua) o lana tala lea. Sa ia fa’aalia o le taofia ai o ia e leoleo o se lesona lea mo ia. Sa ia fa’amaonia mai o le aso 30 o Ianuari o le a fai ai lona fa’amasinoga. Na saunoa foi lona tina matua ua uma ona fai i lana tama e le toe manao e toe tupu mai se mea fa’apea.

“ Ou te le toe manao e omai ni leoleo e avatu oe” o le saunoaga lea a le tina matua.

Ao faia lenei fa’atalanoaga na fa’alavelave atu le tuafafine o lona tama, fai mai e le manao e toe faia se lipoti a le au fa’asalalau e tusa ai o lenei mataupu.

“ Matou te le toe manano e faia se isi fa’amatalaga a le alii lea, afai tou te fia iloa se isi mea o i leoleo o la e avatu ai tamaiti ma fai latou fa’amatalaga, matou te le toe mananao lava e toe fai atu se tala i le mea na tupu”.

” O le tala lea a le tuafafine o le tama. O lenei alii talavou o lo’o aoga nei se tasi o Aoga Tulagalua i le afioaga o lo’o latou tuaoi. Na fai mai ua mae’a ona toe faia le fa’aleleiga ma le aiga o le tamaititi na a’afia.

“ O le aso lava lea na fasi ai le tamaititi ae o le po na omai ai ona matua i le matou aiga”.

O le taimi nei ua o ese le aiga o le tamaititi na a’afia ma ua agai atu i le afioaga o Lepa.

E le tatau lava ona maua se isi e fiaai i Samoa.

O lea le tulaga sa fa’amamafaina e le minister o Fa’atoaga ma Faigafaiva, Le Mamea Roapti Mualia.

Na saunoa le Minisita e tali atu ai i nisi tulaga o lo’o ta’ua ai le le mafai ai lea e le malo ona fa’ateleina nisi maketi i atunu’u mamao mo le auina atu ai o fua o fa’aele’eleaga.

O le afioga i le Faipule o Faleata i Sasa’e, Aveau Niko Palamo sa ia saunoa le tulaga lea. Sa to’atele lava sui mamalu sa fa’aalia o latou finagalo i lea tulaga.

‘E talosagaina le Minisita ina ia silasila toto’a i lea tulaga ina ia mafai ona auina atu fua o fa’atoaga i fafo ona o lo’o ua tele le talo i le atunu’u.”

Ta’ua e le sui o le Palemene e ao lava ona lelei se seleselega o au faifaatoaga mai ai latou fa’atoaga pe a fa’atau. Sa ‘au i ai le finagalo o le Faipule o Aana Alofi No. 1 , Toleafoa Fa’afisi. Sa fa’amanatu e Toleafoa i le Palemene e tusa ma le 70 pasene o le atunu’u o lo’o fa’alagolago i lea vaega mo tupe maua aua le tausiaga o aiga.

“O nei tagata o lo’o o latou fa’aaogaina tupe nei e totogi ai pili o tamaiti aoga ma fesoasoani ai i Ekalesia ma nu’u aemaise o aiga.”

O le minisita lagolago o a’oa’oga sa ia faapea mai e ao lava i le malo ona faa’amalosia lea tulaga mo le tu’uina atu i atunu’u i fafo.

“E ao lava ona fautuaina vaega ia e fa’atau a tatou talo” saunoaga lea a Toleafoa.

“O lea fo’i lea tulaga o le a fesoasoani tele ai.”

“E le o nofonofo a’i le Matagaluega ae o lo’o tele lava vaega o lo’o puipuia ai le aveina atu o talo i fafo.” Minisita o Fa’atoaga, Le Mamea Ropati Mualia. Sa ia ta’ua o le tele o le talo i Samoa o le a leai ai se tulaga fia’a’ai o ona tagata.

O lona itu lelei na ia fa’ailoa mai o le a mafai ona fa’atauina le talo i le $5 ma o le a leai se isi e toe pagatia i le leai o ni mea’ai. Sa ia ta’ua o lo’o ua taumafai e aveina atu le talo mo Ausetalia.

E le’i mafai ona ia ta’ua nisi o vaega o lo’o fa’afaigata ai le auina atu o le talo i Ausetalia.

“O lo’o popole i le fa’ama’i o le lega” o lana saunoaga mai lea. Sa fa’ailoa mai e Mamea o lo’o i ai le fa’amoemoega e feiloa’i atu ma kamupani mai Ausetalia mo avanoa o talo mo atunu’u i fafo.

O le aotelega lava o lo’o fa’ailoa mai e Mamea lona fiafia tele i le tele ai lea o le sapalai o le talo o lo’o ua i ai nei.

O le a fa’aauau i le asō le fono a le Palemene.

Lady Naomi crew member, Liki Kerisimasi, and another man, Fatu Vagana, have been charged in connection with the smuggling of marijuana into the territory last week Thursday.

Vagana and Kerisimasi were arraigned in High Court on Friday and each is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Defendants are being held on bail of $50,000 each.

According to the government’s case, Vice and Narcotics were informed of alleged illegal activities going on at Vagana’s residence in Aoloau.

Commanding officer of Vice and Narcotics, Captain Paulo Leuma was informed by a Confidential Informant (CI) that he has known Vagana since 2008, as they work together.

The CI said Vagana would come to work with loose marijuana and hand rolled marijuana joints and during breaks Vagana allegedly sold marijuana to people at the work place.

Court filings say that the CI rode in Vagana’s vehicle and saw marijuana inside his vehicle.

The CI further stated that he also went to Vagana’s residence where he saw marijuana, not only at his family residence but also at the shack located behind his house in Aoloau.

“The CI providing information was used several times in the past, and was found to be a credible and reliable source”, say court documents.

A search warrant was executed on Vagana and police began surveillance on him last week Thursday when the Lady Naomi arrived in Port.

It’s alleged Vagana drove around the town area while police followed him. Court filings say that he picked up Kerisimasi at the wharf when all passengers were through with clearance from Immigration and Customs.

According to the government’s case, police followed Vagana after he dropped off Kerisimasi at the wharf, while Vagana proceeded to the StarKist parking lot where the Vice and Narcotics approached the vehicle to execute the search warrant.

Police found in the vehicle three bundles, which tested positive for marijuana.

According to the government’s case, when police questioned Kerisimasi he said he came from Apia with the package to be delivered to “someone in American Samoa who would be calling him.”

Kerisimasi further told police he was suspicious that the package he had contained methamphetamine and that he became worried about it.

- Samoa News