FEMA can help with siren alert system, but ASG must initiate it
Free legal aid for people affected by tsunami will be available MondayFree legal assistance will be available early next week for local residents affected by the Sept. 29 earthquake and tsunami which is a project made available at areas following a disaster, according to local and federal officials. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Visitor’s Bureau CEO shares tourism plan with ChamberDespite the limitation in funding and resources for tourism development, American Samoa Visitor’s Bureau (ASVB) Chief Executive Officer David Vaeafe says the territory has the potential of becoming a “huge” tourist destination and this could be accomplished by working together— both with local and off-island travel partners. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Archaeology project documents sites affected by Sept. 29 tsunamiUnder the leadership of Dr. David Addison, a research archaeologist at the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College, a study is in progress to assess damages to archaeological sites on Tutuila exposed by the Sept. 29 tsunami. Tina Mata’afa [+] |
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Community Briefs Gov. Togiola Tulafono has extended a sincere fa’afetai tele to Shigeru Ito, of Toyota, for donating four Yamaha engines to the territory. Ito is the managing director of the South Pacific Region. Samoa News Staff [+] |
FSCCC of Oceanside, California donates $10,000 to Samoa-American Samoa Reverend Pulenuutu and Iliui Faalua Tafaoa and members of the First Samoan Congregational Christian Church of Oceanside, California donated through the Red Cross Disaster Relief $5,000 for American Samoa and through the Red Cross Society $5,000 for Samoa. Donations of clothes, water and non-perishable items are on the way. Rev. Tafaoa and church members send their heartfelt sympathy and prayers to families who have lost their loved ones and to the people of American Samoa and Samoa. [+] |
Insular Affairs to provide funds for Close Up program(PRESS RELEASE) — Close Up Foundation, the nation’s largest non-profit civic education organization, announced yesterday that it has been awarded a grant of $1 million from the United States Department of the Interior to conduct civic education programs in areas under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs. [+] |
Tusisaleia Hope Pomele heads to Apia to accept Miss Samoa crown Twenty-two-year-old Miss Samoa USA Tusisaleia Hope Pomele left the island yesterday on her way to Samoa to be crowned the new Miss Samoa, after Jacinta Bourne, who was crowned Miss Samoa Sept. 4, this year, resigned for personal reasons. Pomele, a dancer for Tihati Productions, in Hawaii, was first runner-up this year during the Miss Samoa pageant themed: “Humility Elegance Purity— Celebrating the Tama’ita’i Samoa.” Tina Mata’afa [+] |
In your front yard: Toads everywhere The cane or marine toad (Rhinella marinus) is a relatively recent introduction to American Samoa. It was purposely brought here from Hawaii in 1954 to control mosquitoes or insect pests that attack taro. Gil Grant, DMWR [+] |
Hawkeye: Words to Ponder“If Electricity comes from Electrons, does morality come from Morons?” [+] |
Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) -- Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday. [+] |
Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone TOKYO (AP) -- President Barack Obama is emphasizing cooperation on his first major trip to Asia, opening with a warning to North Korea that there will be tough, unified action by the U.S. and its Asian partners if the Koreans fail to abandon their nuclear weapons programs. [+] |
NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of destroying. [+] |
A look at the 10 Gitmo detainees headed to US WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ten high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to face justice in the United States. [+] |
Splash! NASA moon crash struck lots of water LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday - a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and inhospitable. [+] |
Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. [+] |
CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened. [+] |
