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Out of 20 international franchises in the running, the local Carl’s Jr. is number one.
 
Each year the Carl's Jr. home office gives a "Franchisee of the Year" award to the international franchisee that achieves the greatest results across a range of categories, including sales, sales growth, operational excellence and food safety. The award is chosen from over twenty international franchises competing from many different countries.
 

All over the territory, on Wednesday, it was all fun and laughter as parents and spectators got an early Thanksgiving treat watching the young ones perform and begin to enjoy the holiday that offers special thanks to the Lord, and each other for another year of blessings — aplenty.
 
Heading west across the island, Aua Elementary School joined the rest of the student body in putting on a spectacular show for parents, teachers, friends and relatives who were at the school campus to witness a fantastic Thanksgiving Day Program this past Wednesday.
 

Great news from the Office of Petroleum Management (OPM) as American Samoa heads into holiday season and even better news for those planning to do a lot of driving around to shop, as there will soon be a decrease in the maximum allowable price (MAP) or wholesale price of gas.
 
“I bring some great news for consumers for the start of December as we prepare for the holiday season,” said OPM’s petroleum officer Sione Kava.
 

Jannie Tuivaiti, the reigning Miss South Pacific, and Miss American Samoa, Eleitino Tuiasosopo, both arrived yesterday and were greeted at the airport by our own Miss Solomon Islands, Tema Wickham.

The two women are here in preparation for the Carpenters’ Miss South Pacific Pageant taking place in Honiara next week. Miss Fiji, Priscilla Reddy, was the first to arrive on Tuesday and women from a total of nine neighbouring Pacific nations will be arriving over the next few days.
The pageant officially begins with a church service on Sunday where the event is given a blessing by the church.

Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has designated Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola as the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Administrator. In a general memorandum issued last week, Lolo said one of his administration's governance goals is to improve the relationship with the federal government "by demonstrating our administrative and management competence" relating to compliance with all attached federal policies and procedures connected with the use of approved grant funds.
 

Na mata’ina taumafaiga a le fanua a’oga uma lava i le A’oga Maualuga a Fa’asao Malisi i Lepuapua, ina ua latou taumafai e fa’ataunu’u vaega uma sa fa’atulaga ina ia tauva ai vasega ta’itasi e ala i latou togi ma tupe foa’i na maua i luga o le fola, e maua ai se aotelega o se vasega o le a maua le tulaga muamua i lenei tausaga.
 

TAUTUA SAMOA: “UA SOLI TULAFONO TUMAU”
 
Ua faaalia e le taitai o le vaega faaupufai o le Tautua Samoa, le afioga Palusalue Faapo II e faapea, o le faatuai e le malo ona faalauaitele o le lipoti a le Su’etusi Sili, ua ono solia ai tulafono tumau a le maota. Na finau Palusalue, o le lipoti a le Su’etusi Sili sa soalaupuleina i taualumaga a le Palemene ina ua faaulu ia Iuni 2012, ma o lona uiga, ua avea ma faamatalaga faalauaitele e mafai ona lipotia e le au tusitala.
 

NOFOVAAVAAIA LE ALII GAOI PUSA SAIMINI
 
O le alii e 23 tausaga le matua lea na ia gaoia se pusa bowl saimini mai totonu o se faleoloa i Tafuna e aunoa ma lona totogiina o se tupe, ua nofovaavaaia mo le 12 masina i lalo o poloaiga a le faamasinoga.
 
O nisi o ia poloaiga ua tuuina atu i le alii o Levi Finauvale e aofia ai lona totogi o se salatupe e $100 i le faamasinoga, atoa ai ma lona toe totogiina o le tau o le pusa bowl saimini sa ia ave faagaoi.
 

Approximately 133 students at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) anticipate receiving their degrees and certificates during the College’s 59th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. in the ASCC Gymnasium.
 

Plaintiffs in the citizenship lawsuit have asked the federal appeals court in Washington D.C. to deny a motion by the U.S. government to affirm a lower court’s decision, which dismissed the lawsuit.