Archive - Apr 2012

Miss Dolly Virginia Garrison, the 2012 American Samoa Cherry Blossom Princess during the Cherry Blossom parade this past Saturday in Washington, D.C. She was selected to represent the territory by the American Samoa Society of Washington, DC.

Dolly is the granddaughter of Toaali’i “Lopaki” Robert Palmer from the villages of Fagatogo and Vaitogi.

Captain Lavata’i Taase Sagapolutele who heads the Criminal Investigation with the Department of Public Safety is reaching out to the public for assistance in the search of 39-year old Faafetai Tuinei who has been missing since March 4, 2012.

Captain Sagapolutele said they are receiving tips from the public, however those clues have been unsuccessful in the search. Posters with photos of Tuinei have been posted in stores in the western district with contact information included.

Na faaselemutu i le taeao ananafi le iloiloga a le Komiti Suesue a le Senate ma molimau mai  le malo, ina ua tutula’i isi sui o le Komiti Suesue ma tuua le iloiloga, ma le atoa ai le kalama e mafai ai ona faatino galuega a le komiti.

BlueSky officially announced the launch of its new mobile broadband product known as Blue Sky SpeedNet, during a press conference yesterday morning at their Laufou offices.

According to Blue Sky, you can connect to the internet by simply inserting the BlueSky USB Dongle device into your laptop or desktop computer. This new product utilizes BlueSky’s4G HSPA + network to provide high speed internet all across American Samoa in places where the internet was previously unavailable.

HUSBAND FACES FELONY ASSAULT

A man who allegedly struck his wife’s head with a piece of lumber is now facing second degree assault; this in addition to private peace disturbance and public peace disturbance charges. The incident is alleged to have occurred in Pago Pago two weekends ago.  

According to the government’s case, police received a call from the LBJ hospital about a woman who was allegedly assaulted by her husband, when she was taken in for medical treatment.

O se tasi o fa’afitauli e feagai pea ma le malo i vaitau a’o lumana’i ai le fa’amanatuina o le aso na sisiina a’e ai le fu’a a le malo o Amerika i laufanua o Amerika Samoa, o le tau sailiina lea o ni afioaga latou te taliina aumalaga mai Samoa, ia o loo valaaulia e faafiafia i lona aso fa’apitoa.

O se ali’i na lia lisia se va’a faila ma sa latou malaga fa’atasi mai ai ma ana uo o tama Tonga e to’a fa e fia o’o mai i Marlborough Sounds ua fa’ailoa mai na maliu i luga o le sami, a’o sau pea lea malaga i luga o le vasa. O lenei ali’i o se papalagi, ma o le va’a sa latou folau mai ai, na lisi mai e lea toeaina ma ua taula nei le va’a i Gisbone.

TETE’E TOEAINA 62 I ONA MOLIAGA

O le aso 14 o Me lea ua faatulaga e faia ai le ulua’i iloiloga o le mataupu faasaga i se tama e 62 tausaga le matua, ina ua ia teena tuuaiga a le malo faasaga ia te ia, ona o le faalavelave lea fai mai sa la faiaiga ai ma se teineititi e 16 tausaga le matua, ma i’u ina ma’itaga ai lea tama’ita’i.

I le masina o Mati 21, 1969 na fa’aosofia ai ni lagona o nisi o le a’ai o San Francisco i Amerika ma latou o ane i le isi itu o le ala laupapa tele i lea a’ai ma ua latou fa’atuina ai se Asosi a Tagata ua va’ai toto’a i le afaina o le Si’omaga o le latou a’ai, ua fa’aleagaina i le anoanoa’i o lapisi lafoa’i mai fale gaosi oloa a le latou lava a’ai, ua fa’aleagaina ai le suavai mai vaitafe, sami ae maise o le lau’ele’ele.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next.

Employers and insurance companies will take charge. They'll borrow some ideas from Obamacare, ditch others, and push even harder to cut costs.

Here's what experts say to expect: