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NZ businesses and community come together to celebrate Samoan Language Week

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:58am | Category:

Samoan Language Week has been the catalyst for several Samoan businesses to exhibit not only their wares but to also show their love and support for their mother tongue.

This weekend the Pasifika Education Centre (PEC) and the Samoan Business Network will launch a joint promotion to celebrate Samoan Language Week.

This year's theme is "Fafaga fanau i upu ma tala. Tautala i lau gagana" which translates to "Feed the children with words and stories. Speak your language."

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at Scoop NZ


No tsunami generated from early morning quake south of Nuku’alofa

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 7:04am | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

A 7.4 magnitude quake occurred around 6:19a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013 (American Samoa time), in the Tonga region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s preliminary bulletin says no tsunami was generated by the quake. The Information Bulletin states that only national and local government agencies have the authority to make decisions regarding the official state of alert in their area and any actions to be taken in response.



DOC seeks public input on plan for economic development

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:20pm | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

A territorial general plan on the implementation of economic development strategies is being prepared by the government and public input will be solicited before giving it to the governor for approval, says Department of Commerce director Keniseli Lafaele.
 
The director also says American Samoa’s 2013 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) report submitted to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) was approved last month by the federal agency.
 



Inmate found smuggling liquor into TCF

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:18pm | Category:
By
Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu
joy@samoanews.com

The High Court will hear today from parties following a motion filed by Chief Probation Officer Tauiliili Silivelio Iosefo to revoke work release against former school teacher Tone Pulou, who was convicted of having sex with his female student in 2009.
 
The basis of the motion according to the Chief Probation Officer is that Pulou allegedly smuggled hard liquor into the Territorial Correctional Facility while on work release.
 



Court Report

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:15pm | Category:
By
Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu
joy@samoanews.com

MAN ACCUSED OF VANDALIZING ATM MACHINE CHARGED
 
The government has charged Sopi Senio Jr with property damage and attempted stealing on allegations that he vandalized an ATM machine and attempted to steal funds from it in October 2012. The defendant, who’s being held on bail of $10,000 made his initial appearance in District Court yesterday.
 



11th sewing session of Lalaga Faatasi set to begin

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:11pm | Category:
By
B. Chen
blue@samoanews.com

The 11th session of the 13-week rehabilitative and recovery program known as the Lalaga Fa’atasi Sewing Project spearheaded by the Department of Youth and Womens Affairs (DYWA) in partnership with the Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) is set to start on June 10.
 



“Walk for Rina” raises local awareness regarding Lupus disease

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:10pm | Category:
By
B. Chen
blue@samoanews.com

Nurses at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center, friends, and family members of Czarina Roque took part in a special "Walk for Rina" to raise funds to help the young nurse of Filipino ancestry as she battles lupus, an autoimmune disease with no known cure. According to Medical News Today, lupus is a disease wherein the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue.
 
This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.
 



Lemoli Niko jailed for life in Samoa

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:03pm | Category:
By
Lanuola Tupufia, Samoa Observer

One of five men accused of murder was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Lemoli Niko was found guilty of the murder of Mikaele Tumua, of Faleasi’u.

His body was not found for over a year.

Four other defendants who were jointly charged of the murder of Tumua were found not guilty and are free.

Police said the murder took place on 26th April 2010 but that the body of Tumua, by then a skeleton, was not found until a year later on 3rd June 2011.

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at Samoa Observer


DoH awarded FEMA funds for Special Needs registry

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 9:18am | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

A Department of Health project to register the special needs population and those who are homebound, is getting federal funding from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the agency’s 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge program.
 



Court Report

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 9:17am | Category:
By
Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu
joy@samoanews.com

WOMAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING ENTERS GUILTY PLEA 
 
Ekelagi Ofagalilo of Sogi has entered a guilty plea to third degree assault, which was amended from attempted deviate sexual assault on allegations that she tried to grab a boy's privates. Ofagalilo 30, was initially charged with attempted deviate sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, but she settled with the plea.
 



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