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Northern California Cultural Preservation Day to focus on " Ia taofi mau lau aganuu"

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 9:15am | Category:
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Luailepou Ben Afisivalu, Samoan Cultural Preservation Day Committee Asst. Chairmen

The Samoan Ministers Association of churches in North California and the Samoan Cultural Preservation Day Committee is proud to announce its 5th year of celebrating the Samoan culture in North California. The Samoan Ministers Association consists of churches such as the Assemblies of God, Seventh Day Adventist, Nazarene church, Methodist, Congregational Christian church of American Samoa and Samoa and the Full Gospel Pentecostal church.
 



PACIFIC RIM FEST A TREAT — AND MAYBE A LESSON IN LONG LIFE

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 8:54am | Category:
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Stephen Magagnini, Modesto Bee

Noel Coward once sang that only "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun," but he never attended the Pacific Rim Street Fest, where more than 10,000 visitors poured into Old Sacramento on Sunday.

They lined up in a sunny 86 degrees for tofu, sushi, curry, pho, egg rolls, Thai barbecue, salmon poke and other delicacies that may or may not hold the key to long life.

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at The Modesto Bee


Put aside suspicions over China in Pacific says think tank

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:21pm | Category:
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Radio New Zealand

The author of a new report on China’s role in the Pacific says established powers in the region like Australia and the United States need to put aside some of their suspicions and better co-operate with China.

Jenny Hayward-Jones of Australia’s Lowy Institute says there is little evidence that China is doing anything more than supporting its commercial interests and pursuing South-South co-operation.

She says Chinese influence in the Pacific has grown mainly due to diverse commercial interests and its ability to seriously challenge established powers in the region is limited.



Samoa Police Boat back, ready for action

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:11pm | Category:
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Samoa Observer staff

The Samoa Police Boat, the Nafanua is back in the country, ready to patrol the oceans of Samoa. On Thursday, a brief ceremony was held to welcome back the boat after a refit in Cairns, Australia. This is what Australian High Commissioner Stephen Henningham said during the service:

It is a great pleasure to join you this morning as we welcome Nafanua back to Samoa, after its refit in Cairns. That refit, provided by the Government of Australia, cost A$5 million – over 11 million Tala.

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at Samoa Observer


High speed internet in Tonga to boost foreign investment

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:10am | Category:
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Radio New Zealand

The World Bank says the introduction of high speed broadband in Tonga will help boost foreign investment in the country.

An 826 kilometre underwater fibre optic cable will be installed between Tonga and Fiji next month, and high speed internet will be available by early July.

A spokesperson for the World Bank, Frank Koloi, says the Tonga government hopes the upgrade will enhance business, and it is planning marketing strategies to attract investors, particularly in the call centre sector.



Fiji’s Air Pacific investigates claims it carries shark fins into Hong Kong

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:05am | Category:
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Radio New Zealand

Fiji’s national carrier, Air Pacific, says it is looking into reports alleging that it has been exposed as one of the world’s major carriers of shark fins into Hong Kong.

The South China Morning Post says a coalition of environmental groups claims in a letter to the airline that a substantial amount of the shark fins imported into Hong Kong arrive on Air Pacific.

In a statement, Air Pacific says it has acknowledged the concerns raised and is looking into the situation.

Air Pacific states the article exaggerates the situation and is misleading.



Manti Te'o attends party 'honoring' fake girlfriend

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 8:31am | Category:
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ThePostGame Staff

He may have been invited as a joke after his fake girlfriend was named to Maxim's Hot 100 list, but Manti Te'o didn't waste the opportunity to hang out at a party filled with potential real ones.

The new Chargers linebacker made an appearance at the event earlier this week in Hollywood and reportedly seemed to be having a great time.

Te'o's fake girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who was often cited by Te'o in interviews and later revealed to be a malicious "Catfish" scheme, came in at No. 69 on the list.

Read More 
at Yahoo Sports


Hawaii students learn land and water stewardship from program initiated by father-daughter team

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:48am | Category:
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HHC staff

Mike Gabbard and Tulsi Gabbard’s non-profit organization Healthy Hawai'i Coalition (HHC) has been presenting its popular program, The Hawaiʻi Watershed Experience, for over 10 years in public and private elementary schools across the state. Close to 6,000 students in over 50 schools on Oʻahu, the Big Island, Maui, Kauaʻi and Molokaʻi have taken part in the program.
 



StarKist makes the case for duty free tuna from Ecuador

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:44am | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

StarKist Co., owner of StarKist Samoa, has called on the federal government to renew a federal law that would continue to provide duty free access of its tuna products from Ecuador to the U.S. saying that a lapse in the federal program “could cause irreparable damage”.
 



Samoa AG says citizenship definition not changing

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:05pm | Category:
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Radio New Zealand

Samoa’s Attorney General says a provision in a draft law change defining a Samoan citizen has been dropped.

The Attorney General’s Office is currently working to update Samoa’s 1974 Acts Interpretation Act.

Aumua Ming Leung Wai says in a statement the definition of a Samoan citizen is already in the law books, in section 3 of the Samoan Status Act of 1963, but he admits that that Act is also old and needs reviewing.

Our correspondent Autagavaia Tipi Autgavaia says the Attorney General also aired his views to local media this week.



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