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Cabinet Meeting: Primary focus on ASDOE

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:25pm | Category:
Samoan should be included as Instructional Language
By
Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu
joy@samoanews.com

The American Samoa Department of Education is working on a five-year strategic plan that incorporates Common Core Standards it has already accepted as part of its initiative. The standards require high quality teachers and teaching, and concentrated efforts by students and parents, said ASDOE Director, Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau, during the cabinet meeting held last week, which primarily focused on the ASDOE.  
 



Tri Marine: Proposed rule changes for dolphin-safe tuna will not impact local facility

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:23pm | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

Tri Marine International says the proposed rule changes by the federal government dealing with among other things, change of storage requirements related to dolphin-safe and non-dolphin-safe tuna on board fishing vessels; and, create new requirements for processors, will not have an impact on the company’s American Samoa operations, including its proposed new cannery facility.
 



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.



Mental Health Awareness Month focuses on “Pathway to Wellness”

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:19pm | Category:
By
Jeff Hayner
jeff@samoanews.com

A one-day mental health workshop was held last week Thursday at the ASCC Land Grant Conference Room for local service providers that focused on early identification of signs of mental illness in order to assist our local population who have mental heath issues.
 
 The  ‘Pathway to Wellness’ Mental Health Training was hosted by the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).
 



Samoa head coach recalled for Samoa World Cup Sevens duties

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:15pm | Category:
By
Lance Polu, Talamua Online

Manu Samoa’s most successful coach in 15s and Sevens, Stephen Betham, has been drafted in to lead the Samoa Sevens team preparations for the World Cup in Moscow next month.

Betham is the only Samoan Sevens coach to have won the IRB World Series in 2010 and the decision to recall the former sevens coach was made during an urgent meeting of the rugby union last Thursday.

The chairman of the Samoa rugby union and Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said Betham has time for the sevens team only for the world cup before he returns to Manu duties ahead of their tour of South Africa.

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at Talamua Online


Samoa Police Boat back, ready for action

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:11pm | Category:
By
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


Lolo: Don’t be afraid of political implications when looking to solve problems

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 10:01am | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has discussed with the Department of Education consolidating schools with small enrollment as part of a possible cost saving measure for the government.
 
Lolo made the revelation at last week’s cabinet meeting when speaking about low teacher pay and low performance by high school graduates, who end up taking remedial reading and math when entering colleges and universities.
 



Eni tells ASCC grads of enormous task ahead of them

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:52am | Category:
By
Fili Sagapolutele
fili@samoanews.com

New graduates of the American Samoa Community College have been told that the enormous task in their future, besides getting a job, is the political future of the territory and its relationship with the United States.
 
They were also told by Congressman Faleomavaega Eni that Samoa has been an independent country for 50-years and the changes they have made over the last five decades were done of their own free will, without any outside influence.
 



Community Briefs

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:23am | Category:
By
Samoa News staff
reporters@samoanews.com

ASTCA BOARD CHAIR SUPPORTS INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS
 
American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority board chairman Roy J.D. Hall Jr. is supportive of Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s move to increase the number of ASTCA board members to nine. (Samoa News should point out that these changes do not require Fono approval because ASTCA was established by a1998 executive order).
 



US Study links child obesity with infant milk formula

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:13am | Category:
By
Radio New Zealand

A study from a United States university has sparked concerns about a link between formula milk and overweight and obese infants.

Dr Stephen McGarvey of Brown University is studying the feeding patterns of Samoan babies and the effect it has as the child grows.

Dr McGarvey says a previous study showed children who put on the most weight for their body length, had been fed with formula milk as infants.

He says if this pattern continues, the children will become overweight as they enter kindergarten age.



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