Permanent residents now qualify for DUA program
Territory gets swine flue vaccine; DOH personnel to receive first dosesAmerican Samoa’s share of the H1N1 or swine flu vaccine arrived late last week with Health Department personnel getting the first doses, while the Hawai’i media reports that a child from American Samoa has died of swine flu in Honolulu. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
AG’s office files third case of price gougingThe Attorney General’s Office filed late Thursday with the District Court the third price gouging case— the three Asian men accused of the illegal practice are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 30. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Former prosecutor and ASDHS say “ice” is serious local problemA former prosecutor suggests that the government should focus attention on a more dangerous drug problem in the territory dealing with crystal methamphetamine, which the local Department of Homeland Security (ASDHS) agrees is a serious issue faced by American Samoa. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
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Radio callers discuss Samoana High school fights; Togiola blames weak family bondingGov. Togiola Tulafono disagrees with a public suggestion to close down Samoana High School due to continued fighting among students, saying if there is no family bonding between parent and student, the student will continue to be a trouble maker at school despite everyone’s efforts to prevent problems. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
News from SamoaA couple in Samoa have been found guilty of Actual Bodily Harm, but not guilty of manslaughter, after a panel of four assessors reached a verdict last week. RNZI [+] |
He Who Rallies In My Hour of Need Is My Kin; Samoa Head of State in his own words In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami there are many images of the strength of family, of the pain of parents who have lost children and children who have lost parents. But nothing as heart-wrenchingly raw and vivid as the sight of a mother, at the call of a new body being found, rushing over to see if it is hers and on realising that it is, oblivious to the stench of the rotting body, hugs and kisses it as if it were newborn. pacificeyewitness.org [+] |
Hawaii lands coveted APEC meeting with concerted effort Honolulu's bid to host the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting, featuring President Obama and 18 other heads of state, began with a phone call to state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert from a former U.S. ambassador to APEC with local ties. Christie Wilson, Advertiser Staff Writer [+] |
ASCC Fine Arts Department to stage benefit concert for tsunami victims The Fine Arts Department at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will present a benefit concert to raise funds for tsunami relief this coming Wednesday. “A Special Music Festival: In Loving Memory of the Tsunami Victims” will take place on November 26th, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall at Fatuoaiga. James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer [+] |
ASDRRP sponsors “American Samoa Thanks You” art contest(PRESS RELEASE)— The American Samoa Disaster Relief & Recovery Program (ASDRRP) is seeking artwork for the “American Samoa Thanks You” Christmas Card Art Contest. [+] |
Three Hundred Attend 8th Annual NPIEN Conference Over three hundred students, parents, teachers, and community members attended the 8th Annual National Pacific Islander Educator Network (NPIEN) Conference at Paramount High School, Paramount, CA. Keynote Speakers included Oceanside High School Principal (San Diego, CA) Kimo Marquardt and Dr. Mafutaga S. Tagaloa Tulifau, Podiatrist, Lakewood, CA. Dr Victor Thompson [+] |
Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply HONOLULU (AP) -- On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe. [+] |
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. [+] |
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza targets JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel. [+] |
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. [+] |
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. [+] |
Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit COPENHAGEN (AP) -- Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday. [+] |
Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) -- The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. [+] |
Study: Scavengers big and small dwell in deep sea NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday. Oil and methane also are an energy source for the bottom-dwellers, the report says. [+] |
