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“O AI NA TE TOTOGIINA AITALAFU A LE MALO I LE ASPA?”      

E na o le ofo faamaga (tulou) ma le lulu o le ulu na faia e ni isi o le atunuu, ina ua latou faalogologo ao faamanino e le taitaifono o le Komiti Faafoe a le Faalapotopotoga o le Eletise ma le Suavai (ASPA) le tulaga sa’o o lo o i ai le aitalafu a le malo i le ASPA.

MERLIN RECEIVES PLEA OFFER FROM THE GOVERNMENT

Merlin Uli, one of the Uli twins currently serving time on charges that he escaped while on work release on several occasions, has received a plea offer from the government.

Merlin is currently serving ten years in jail with his twin brother Marlon following their conviction on two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

The American Samoa Power Authority board of directors used state run KVZK-TV, operated and managed by the ASG Office of Public Information, to promote its opposition regarding the veto override referendum, which was defeated in Tuesday’s general election.

The referendum sought to amend the Revised Constitution of American Samoa, giving the Fono the power to override the governor’s veto, instead of the U.S. Secretary of Interior.

Samoa sent a warning to Wales ahead of next week's Test by destroying Canada 42-12 at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay on Friday..

The Pacific Islanders dominated from the start, scoring five tries - including four for debutant wing Robert Lilomaiava - to cruise into a 42-0 lead.

Cananda saved some face with two late consolation tries in the dying minutes

The writing was on the wall early on as the Samoa pack rumbled forward. Number eight Taiasina Tui'fua grabbed the first try after taking a quick-tap penalty and barging through three defenders to score.

The housing crisis in Auckland is a big problem. It’s estimated the city is short of 10,000 houses every year and it’s expected to get worse.

The shortage is happening because new houses are not keeping up with the city’s growing population.

Currently, just under 1.5 million people live in Auckland. Over the next thirty years, Auckland's population is expected to grow by 1.2 million people requiring 400,000 new houses.

The Auckland Plan says 300,000 will go within the urban boundary and 100,000 on green field land.

Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States.

The holiday falls on a Sunday, and the federal observance is on Monday. It's the first such day honoring the men and women who served in uniform since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in December 2011.

It's also a chance to thank those who stormed the beaches during World War II - a population that is rapidly shrinking with most of those former troops now in their 80s and 90s.

VIENNA (AP) -- Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue have been called off, diplomats said Saturday.

The two diplomats said the United States, one of the organizers, would likely make a formal announcement soon saying that with tensions in the region remaining high, "time is not opportune" for such a gathering. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the cancellation ahead of the formal announcement.

Tisa’s Tattoo Fest celebration was filled with excitement and fun, as keepers of the Tatau art revealed their oral history and the origin of the Samoan traditional tattoo during the 8th annual event.

There is a saying in Samoan ‘E sili le oti i lo le ma’. Translated, it means “death is better than shame.”

Could this be why in 1994 a Samoan Government Report on the Apia Urban Youth Survey found 55 per cent of youths between 15 and 24 years questioned, considered suicide and suicide-related problems were the most serious health problems youth faced?

Why in 2005 Craig P. Kanalley reported in his paper Investigating Teenage Suicide on a Global Scale our island nation had a youth suicide rate of 30 per 100,000?

LE MAUTONU ISI PO’O AI O LE A PALOTA I AI

E ui ua le taunuu faamoemoega a ni isi o paga sa tauva mo le tofi kovana ma le lutena kovana, ina ua maea le taamilosaga muamua o le faiga palota tele a le atunuu i le aso Lua o le vaiaso nei, peitai o le mea moni, o lo o mana’omia pea e paga e lua ia ua sauni atu mo le ‘run off’ ekisi a le atunuu sa palota i paga ua le faamanuiaina.