Public and private sector input on Tourism Master Plan critical
House Homeland Security Committee hearing scheduledLocal Department of Homeland (ASDHS) director Mike Sala believes the upcoming hearing by the House Homeland Security Committee will help “clear the air” on some issues dealing with the local response to the Sept. 29 earthquake and tsunami. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
District Court cases highlight problems with cannery workers as overstayersThree recent cases before the District Court have confirmed claims received by Samoa News that several COS Samoa Packing cannery workers from Samoa are still on island who should have returned last month. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Work has begun on portable classrooms for affected schoolsThe pouring of concrete for slabs to erect portable classrooms at Matatula Elementary School should be completed soon under an Education Department contract awarded to McConnell Dowell. Fli Sagapolutele [+] |
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Businesses urged to apply for facility health permits— nowThe Department of Health is urging all businesses operating in American Samoa to beat the rush and apply for their Facility Health Permits now— before the permits expire Dec. 31, 2009. Tina Mata’afa [+] |
Plea agreement reached for one defendant in OMV Driver’s License caseOne of the defendants in the driver’s licenses scheme has signed a plea agreement with the Office of the Independent Prosecutor and she is scheduled to appear in High Court next week Tuesday, her attorney says. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Lions reach out to tsunami victims with eye care clinicsIn their ongoing commitment to eye care and good health in the territory, the Lions Club of Pago Pago has scheduled two Eye Screening Outreach Clinics for the next two Saturdays in November. Their focus will be to serve residents in the villages hardest hit by the destruction wrought by the tsunami of September 29. Samoa News Staff [+] |
Surf’s Up at Sandy Huge waves provided Sandy Beach, Oahu surfers a bonanza of waves, and gave the Blow Hole a frequent opportunity to spout, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. [+] |
Federal team finds signs of depression, anxiety, substance abuse in follow up of tsunami aftermath A federal team of mental health experts led by the U.S. Public Health Services met with both adults and children affected by the Sept. 29 earthquake and tsunami, where experts say they have seen signs of depression and anxiety, substance abuse and other physical symptoms of distress. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Fa’asao Marist students examine options on Career Day Students at Fa’asao Marist High School examined career options last Friday, Nov. 6 during their “Journey to Success” Career Day. Professionals in 17 fields were invited to be a “partner in education” by sharing their work and educational experiences to allow students to see career opportunities that could “ultimately make their journey in life a success.” Tina Mata’afa [+] |
Oceanic Fisheries Management Program achievements detailed(BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE)— The 5th Regional Steering Committee was held on Nov. 7 2009, the final steering committee meeting for the project which ends its first phase in December 2010. Achievements of the Project were detailed in science, fisheries management and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance. [+] |
Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I'm no rubber stamp. To the American public: More troops can't be the sole answer. [+] |
Obama promises public support if troops sent off ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) -- Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support - including the backing of the American people. [+] |
Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of murder FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist in the Fort Hood massacre was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder Thursday as he lay in a hospital bed and President Barack Obama ordered a review to determine if the government fumbled warning signs of the shooter's contacts with a radical Islamic cleric. [+] |
Obama orders intel review on Fort Hood shooting WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies. [+] |
Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. [+] |
US adult smoking rate rises slightly ATLANTA (AP) -- Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. A little under 21 percent of U.S. adults said they smoked, according to a 2008 national survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's up slightly from the year before, when just 19.8 percent said they were smokers. It also is the first increase in adult smoking since 1994, experts noted. [+] |
Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 - the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday. Analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space Research shows an estimated 7,008 square kilometers (2,705 square miles) of forest were cleared during the 12-month period, the lowest rate since the government started monitoring deforestation in 1988. [+] |
Clicker.com aims to become Internet video usherSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet. [+] |
The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's the end of the world as we know it, and Hollywood feels fine. [+] |
