PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 $1.00 US Army Capt. Kurk Cruz Diaz, who is the Guam Recruit- ment Company Commander (le ) shakes hands with Bluesky Communications Country Man- ager, Raj Deo a er signing the Army Partnership for Youth Suc- cess (PaYS) program, yesterday morning. e US Army and Bluesky C M Communications memorandum Y K of agreement for the PaYS pro- gram is the rst in the Asia and Paci c region. (See story and more photos inside today’s issue) [photo: FS] ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM DAILY CIRCULATION 7,000 Another sexual harassment complaint fi led at DPS THE SECOND ONE REPORTED IN LESS THAN A MONTH by Ausage Fausia two weeks ago, to report the she pendent investigator, instead of According to the statement, to the Fagaitua Substation, and Samoa News Reporter had been sexually harassed by a having DPS handle them. three police offi cers were inside were engaged in small talk. It Another sexual harassment ranking DPS offi cial. Samoa News points out that the police unit on the day in was in the middle of their joking complaint at the Department of This is the second case of efforts to obtain a comment question: the female cop, her session that, according to the Public Safety has surfaced. This sexual harassment that has been from DPS Commissioner Le’i male superior, and another male victim, her supervisor told the time, it involves a young female reported out of DPS in less than Sonny Thompson regarding the offi cer. male cop that he shouldn’t bring cop, who has been in the force a a month. issue have been unsuccessful. The victim alleges that while up the name of the female cop’s little over a year, and her super- Samoa News understands Samoa News has obtained they were in the police unit, her fi ancée anymore because there’s visor, a 60-year-old male. the Attorney General’s Offi ce a copy of the statement given supervisor reached across and something going on between the The alleged incident occurred has received copies of the police to police by the female cop, brushed her face, and his hand two of them and he didn’t want last year but the victim only complaints — for both alleged detailing the alleged incident dropped down to her left breast. her fi ancée to be a distraction. decided to speak out after one incidents — and the AG has which she claims occurred The incident happened while The female cop said she told of her colleagues came forward assigned the cases to an inde- inside a police unit last year. the trio was on their way back (Continued on page 8) US Army and Bluesky sign memorandum for the Army PaYS program FIRST IN THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent The US Army and Bluesky Communications yesterday signed C M a memorandum of agreement for the Army Partnership for Youth Y K Success (PaYS) program, which is the fi rst in the Asia and Pacifi c Region. The program is designed to help soldiers prepare for a career NEW TUG ARRIVES — TO BE RENAMED “ISEULA” after the Army by connecting them with employers, who under- Port Administration’s second tugboat, which is the Peggy H — it will be renamed the Iseula, was stand the skills, discipline, and work ethic, which military service christened yesterday during a ceremony onboard the vessel, docked along the main harbor. U.S. members can bring to a business, according to the US Army. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International A airs, Doug Domenech (4th from le ) During yesterday’s brief signing ceremony at the US Army and Congresswoman Aumua Amata (5th from le ) broke ‘niu’ on the bow of the tugboat during Reserve Center in Tafuna, US Army Capt. Kurk Cruz Diaz, who the brief ceremony, which included Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga is the Guam Recruitment Company Commander said, “this is a and others on board, while many VIPs were on the dockside. e tugboat sailed for some 40 days from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, where it was rebuilt, by way of the Panama Canal then the great day” noting that “this is the fi rst PaYS partnership for the Paci c Ocean and onward to the Manu’a islands and then to the Port of Pago Pago yesterday. As Asia/Pacifi c community.” previously reported by Samoa News, the governor redirected Capital Improvement Project monies And this is a great partnership not only for the US Army and to purchase the tugboat, which meets new federal regulations requiring a tugboat to have 3,000 Bluesky “but also for our future men and women who will bask horsepower. (Current tugboat Sailele meets this requirement.) e estimated cost of the project is in the many opportunities that the PaYS partnership has to offer.” $1.2 million. e US Coast Guard, which oversees the Port of Pago Pago, had issued three waivers He explained, “Our partnership will connect fi rst time soldiers allowing ASG to use only the tugboat Sailele, with the third waiver issued Nov. 15, 2017 and valid with Bluesky Communications by providing guaranteed jobs and until Mar. 15, 2018. ASG will be providing the USCG with the latest update now that the second tugboat has arrived on island. Louisiana based brokerage rm Ocean Marine coordinated the possible employment,” adding that the benefi ts for Bluesky under sale of the “Peggy H” tugboat, a 3,000 horse-power (HP), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) this program is the “pool of high skilled, motivated and respon- load lined Model Bow Tug. Originally built in 1983, the tugboat went through a complete rebuild sible candidates that may be available to fi ll the organization.” & refurbish last year, said Ocean Marine president Steve Kokinos in an email to Samoa News in He said this partnership through the PaYS program is a “win- February this year. Port Administration’s ve-member crew, who sailed the tugboat to Pago are: win opportunity for everyone involved.” Capts. Lafoga Alovao and Michael Pulu; Mater Journey Asiasiaoga Velega; Seaman Able Sasualei Moliga; and Chief Engineer Bobby Silva. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost] (Continued on page 8) Page 2 samoa news, Thursday, April 19, 2018 AUTO NATION NU’UULI: (684) 699-7168 • FAX: (684) 699-7175 GRAND OPENING FOR AUTONATION MOBIL SUPREME PARTS SPECIAL OIL CHEVRON OIL MASTER 5W-20 SAE-30 5W-30 10W-30 SAE-40 10W-30 10W-40 10W-30 10W-40 20W-50 10W-40 20W-50 WE’RE NOW SELLING ENGINE OIL IN A VERY LOW PRICE!!! COME AND JOINT US. PLEASE COME AND DON’T MISS OUT!! 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