Republicans reject claims min wage bill was their fault
Miss South Pacific Pageant to be broadcast from FijiHost country, Fiji has set this year’s Miss South Pacific Pageant for the evening of Nov. 28, which is also the closing ceremony for the weeklong Wasawasa Festival. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Deputy Commissioner Mike Fuiava’s case bound over to High CourtDeputy Commissioner Mike Fuiava’s case has been bound over to High Court where he is scheduled to appear next week Monday, following a preliminary examination before District Court Judge John Ward II. Samoa News Staff [+] |
Court News Office of Motor Vehicles manager Marie Ripley appeared in High Court yesterday for her arraignment in the driver’s license scheme where a ‘not guilty’ plea was entered into court records. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
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Faleomavaeaga reflects on ASPIRE testimony(BASED ON PRESS RELEASE)— Congressman Faleomavaega reflected this week on the testimony he and Governor Togiola offered in support of ASPIRE at the hearing held Nov. 4, 2009 by the Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife regarding the American Samoa Protection of Industry and Resources (ASPIRE) Act. Faleomavaega will bring a DVD of the hearing to American Samoa when he returns next week for Veteran’s day. [+] |
685 Club comes out on top in MTV Showdown at ASCC Members of the ASCC 685 Club, pictured here, took top honors in last week’s MTV Showdown competition. Results had originally been announced as a tie between the 685 Club and the Anti Legendaries Club, but in fact 685 came away with the most points to take first place, while Anti Legendaries followed in second place. [+] |
Pop singer-songwriter Jobob Taeleifi’s first single to benefit American Samoa relief efforts (PRESS RELEASE)— The first single from pop singer-songwriter Jobob Taeleifi’s self-titled debut CD, will be released November 11th on CD Baby. From November 11 through December 11, 2009, a portion of the sales from the single “Heartbreak Queen” will go to relief efforts in American Samoa, particularly the village of Leone. The single release will also be available through JobobTaeleifi.com and later on iTunes. SamoaNews Editor [+] |
PFCs farewelled before deployment to Afghanistan Preparing for their first 12 month deployment to Afghanistan are PFC. Daniel Maga and PFC. Fa'aolataga Pulou. Both soldiers hail from the village of Faga'itua and are in the 126th Finance Management Company Charlie Detachment out of Fort Riley, Kansas. [+] |
ALAN Helps to Coordinate Pacific Rim Disaster Relief(PRESS RELEASE)— Minneapolis, Nov. 5, 2009— A multiple-container shipment of relief supplies was a welcome sight this week for the people of American Samoa, who are still recovering from September’s powerful tsunami. [+] |
Hawkeye: Missing the Point“Why do Homosapien’s pay to go up in tall buildings, and then pay for Binoculars to see things on the ground?” [+] |
But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. [+] |
Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings. [+] |
Obama calls holdouts on health care WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts. [+] |
Health reform bill allows for Hawaii to opt outHONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own comprehensive health insurance law. [+] |
World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen. [+] |
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damageSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. [+] |
Google providing better view of personal dataMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them. [+] |
CNN Report: An avoidable crisis?Pago Pago, American Samoa (CNN) -- In part two, CNN's Drew Griffin reports on a crisis that by all measures could have been avoided in American Samoa. Drew Griffin and David Fitzpatrick, CNN Special Investigations Unit [+] |
