AS joins the nation in observing Veterans Day tomorrow
Hudson Institute says Congress priced territory’s labor too highHudson Institute’s senior fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth told a congressional panel last Wednesday that Congress priced American Samoa labor too high and suggested the territory be allowed to set its own wages to attract businesses. She said the ASPIRE bill is the wrong approach. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
ASPIRE statement from the Hudson InstituteThe following is the full text of the testimony offered on Nov. 4, 2009 before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Hearing on H.R. 3583, the American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources and Employment Act by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute. [+] |
Local flags flown half-staff for Ft. Hood victims All flags in American Samoa were ordered to be flown at half-mast beginning last Friday and ending at sunset today, Nov. 10, in honor of last week’s victims of the Fort Hood tragedy. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
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First known price gouging case appears before District CourtThe first known case regarding price gouging came before the District Court yesterday morning, involving a bush store called Laumua Mart in Fa’ilolo. Samoa News Staff [+] |
FEMA cautions residents to spend grant money wiselyWhile there has been talk about relocating tsunami affected families away from the shoreline in the rebuilding efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says there are no specific details yet. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
More DOL/FEMA grant funding received to put residents to work Another ‘disaster unemployment’ grant of less than $1 million has been approved for American Samoa, which is offered by the U.S. Department of Labor and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
House passes historic Health Care Reform Legislation— Includes American Samoa(PRESS RELEASE)— November 7, 2009— Congressman Faleomavaega has announced that the House passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, by a vote of 220 to 215. This important legislation will provide access to affordable quality health care for all Americans. The full text of Faleomavaega’s floor statement in support of H.R. 3962 is included below. [+] |
Man facing vehicular homicide and other countsA man is facing several charges, among them vehicular homicide, in connection with a Nu’uuli car accident that allegedly caused the death of seven-month-old Daniel Levasa late last month. Tina Mata’afa [+] |
Community Briefs Vince Kruse, the son of American Samoa Chief Justice Michael Kruse and wife Gail Kruse was last Friday sworn in as an attorney-at-law admitted to practice before the Hawaii State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, or the federal court in Honolulu. Samoa News Staff [+] |
Tobin pledges relief funds for each ‘sack’ he completes As CJ Tobin heads in to playoffs next week, he will contribute $100 to the Tsunami victims in Lalomanu and Mapuifagalele (Haven of Peace) in Vailele, Samoa on every sack he completes. [+] |
Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources. [+] |
Investigators say Fort Hood suspect acted alone WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications - monitored by authorities - with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will conduct an internal review of its handling of the information, they said. [+] |
Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall BERLIN (AP) -- Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow. [+] |
Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. [+] |
Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blastsWASHINGTON (AP) -- Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. [+] |
Obama encourages federal hiring of veteransWASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House launched an effort Monday that it says will turn the government into a model employer of military veterans and possibly provide encouragement for private employers to do the same. [+] |
W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback KOURE, Niger (AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. [+] |
