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Large crowd
gathers to support incumbents for re-election
A crowd
of more than 300 people, including cabinet members, traditional
leaders, supporters and friends gathered last night at the Tradewinds
Hotel poolside to witness the official announcement that the
incumbent team of Gov. Togiola T.A. Tulafono and Lt. Gov. Ipulasi
Aitofele Sunia are seeking re-election.
Territory's
matriarch enjoys her Golden Years
While
most moms will attend church services and be honored tomorrow
by children, husbands, friends and church members for their everyday
work, American Samoa's oldest mom will spend a quiet Mother's
Day Sunday at home.
Police
veteran to serve 20 months in jail for vehicular homicide
Police
veteran Makuisa Amotai was sentenced by the High Court yesterday
to serve 20 months in jail for fatally striking 12-year-old Neemia
Leusoga while he was crossing the street on a crosswalk in Nu'uuli
on Jan. 28, 2007.
Call for
Quilt Makers! Tthis week's update
Crowds
lined up at dawn awaiting rebate checks
A crowd
of more than 50 people were at the Executive Office Building
at dawn to await the release yesterday of tax rebates, totaling
$1.9 million.
New ASVB
board nominee offers ideas for tourism development
Local
attorney Roy J.D. Hall Jr., the Chamber of Commerce nominee to
the American Samoa Visitor's Bureau (ASVB) board of directors
has offered some ideas for tourism development as part of a 5-year
plan for ASVB.
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DOE honors
teachers with special recognition ceremony
The Department
of Education closed National Teacher Appreciation Week with a
special recognition ceremony yesterday where educators with 20
plus years of service to DOE were recognized for their dedication
to the youth of American Samoa. (read
more)
The
People and Customs pt. 14
The Republic
of Nauru is distinctive in many ways. It is the world's smallest
island nation, the smallest independent republic, and the only
republican state in the world without an official capital. The
oval-shaped island is 26 miles south of the Equator in the southwest
Pacific, 2,442 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia. (read more)
6.7 quake
shakes Guam, causing no damage
HAGATNA,
Guam (AP) - An undersea earthquake off Guam with a preliminary
magnitude of 6.7 shook the U.S. territory Saturday morning, the
U.S. Geological Survey said.
Kempthorne
applauds Bush's signing of legislation authorizing CNMI delegate,
extending U.S. immigration laws
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne yesterday praised
President Bush's signing of legislation that authorizes a delegate
from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to the
U.S. House of Representatives and extends U.S. immigration laws
to the territory.
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