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NOFOVAAVAAIA SASALA MO LE 5 TAUSAGA
 
O le alii mai Fagaalu lea na ia fao faamalosi le $3 mai totonu o le taga a se alii e 14 tausaga le matua i le amataga o le tausaga nei, na magalo i tua i le aso Faraile na te’a nei, ina ua manatu le faamasinoga ua lava le umi lea ua oo mai i le taimi nei ua maea ona ia tuliina i le toese i Tafuna, e fai ma ana faasalaga i lenei mataupu.
 

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Fa’atalofa atu i le mamalu o le atunu’u i lenei taeao fou, malo le soifua, malo fo’i le onosa’i i faiva ma tiute o lo’o feagai ai i lenei aso. E ao ai ona o tatou fa’afo’i le vi’iga ma le fa’afetai i le Atua Soifua, ona o Lana tausiga alofa mo i tatou lea o lo’o tatou maua ai pea le ola i aso uma. Ae alo maia, o le a toe fa’aauau atu la tatou tala fa’asolo mo lenei aso.
 

MAN WHO TOOK $3 RELEASED AFTER SERVING 322 DAYS IN JAIL
 
A man accused of taking three dollars from a 14-year-old's pocket, and who pled guilty to attempted-stealing, was released from jail on Tuesday after serving 322 days — over one year — behind bars.
 

SKBC has taken command of Pool A after a thrilling, 4-3 win over powerhouse Pago Youth A during Round 4 of the men’s 2013 FFAS President’s Cup tournament on Nov. 16 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium.
 
The win puts them six points clear of three teams — Utulei Youth, Pago A and Lion Heart — for the coveted, No. 1 spot for the group with only three rounds to go.
 
In other Pool A games on Nov. 16 it was Utulei 3, Lion Heart 1; PanSa 1, Vaiala Tongan 1 while Vaitogi United was idle with a bye.
 

Government guys tolerate me, and of course more accurately, generally savor just avoiding me. I completely sympathize. We private sector guys try, but don't earn a living being nice. We would prefer to talk straight than say what somebody wants to hear. We private sector journalists are even worse, because we remember too much and know too much.
 

Two members of the Student Government Association (SGA) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will represent the Territory at the National Center for Student Leaders (NCSL) fall 2013 conference, which will take place between November 21st and 24th in New Orleans.
 
SGA Secretary Anna Sewell and SGA Treasurer Visa Vaiau have been chosen by their peers to attend the event, after which they will have earned the designation of Certified Student Leaders.
 

VOTE TO CURB FILIBUSTERS ON APPOINTEES
 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on Thursday, voting unilaterally to overturn decades of Senate precedent and undermine Republicans' ability to block final votes.
 

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LBJ Medical Center has a “dysfunctional HR system” and “one of the biggest problems at the hospital is the high rate of absenteeism,” said Joseph Davis Fleming, the LBJ Medical Center Chief Executive Officer. This information was revealed in response to Samoa News questions regarding some of the hospital’s top management positions that are still vacant.
 
Fleming has been wearing several hats for the last few months, aside from being the CEO — filling in, while looking for qualified personnel.
 

Some government employees who received overtime payment under the agreement between ASG and the U.S. Department of Labor were not entitled to such payments, according to DHR Director Sonny Thompson, and the Department of Human Resources has not yet reached a decision on whether to go back and collect this money from the affected employees.
 

The U.S. Labor Department will have a presence in American Samoa for three years beginning next year and will be working closely with ASG's Human Resources Department.
 
During Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Human Resources director Sonny Thompson revealed that USDOL will have a presence in the territory for three years, beginning in January 2014, and there’s already a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga on issues they have agreed to work on.