Kruse issues subpeonas to find status of High Court repairs
UH study on Samoan youth: positive parenting = less violencePositive parenting may decrease violence among Samoan youth in American Samoa and Hawaii, suggests the results of a study out of the Asian Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center (APIYVP) at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Tina Mata’afa [+] |
Procurement office calls for new survey on siren alert systemThe local Department of Homeland Security is already working on the installation of a siren alert system for American Samoa but the request to sole-source the project was returned by the Procurement Office without action. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
DOH attributes education and awareness campaigns to increased voluntary AIDS testing The Department of Health believes continued public education and awareness programs over the last couple of years have resulted in the increase in the number of residents who voluntarily come out to be tested for HIV/AIDS, an affliction which has affected millions of people around the world. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
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Asst. PD files motion to dismiss charges in price gouging case Assistant Public Defender Melissa Simonsen yesterday filed a motion in District Court to dismiss price gouging and ‘employing aliens’ charges against Robert Li, saying that the government does not, among other things, have sufficient evidence to support the charges. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Just Asking ...A Samoa News reader asked for any information regarding the following issue: Any news from the local branch of the Bank of Hawaii as to what they advise their local customers regarding their dis-continuance of their affiliation or insurance coverage of their customers accounts with the FDIC effective Jan. 01, 2010, as per the advertisement/ notice on the bank’s website? Samoa News Staff [+] |
Former President Gaston Flosse out of jailPAPE’ETE, November 26 — French Polynesia’s veteran politician and former President Gaston Flosse, who was jailed two weeks ago as part of a “temporary detention” measure under a current investigation into allegations of misuse of funds, has been released on Thursday (Wednesday Tahiti time, GMT-10), local media report. [+] |
Samoan student art work featured on Christmas cards (PRESS RELEASE) — Three students from Samoa will have their art work on thousands of Christmas Cards that will be sold in Wellington to raise funds for Save the Children and the Samoa Tsunami. The Christmas cards will be sold at this Saturday’s Save the Children fair at the British High Commissioners residence, Homewood in Karori. [+] |
New history of American Samoa called ‘a breath of fresh air’ for Pacific history (BASED ON PRESS RELEASE) — For the first 51 years of American Samoa’s 109 year history as a possession of the United States, the islands were under the administration of the U.S. Department of the Navy. What was that experience like for the people of this pristine and previously isolated handful of high volcanic islands? How did these two highly developed but quite different cultures, with their disparate customs and expectations, interact with one another? What is the human story behind a half century of not always smooth sailing? [+] |
Former Hawaii sportscaster Bob Hogue tries his hand at fiction Sands of Lanikai, written by Bob Hogue promises to take you on an unforgettable journey of suspense, adventure, mystery and romance in a coming-of-age story about the small town of Kailua, O‘ahu in November/December 1941. Sands of Lanikai, is set in the days just before December 7th and imagines a spy entering the waters of Kailua Bay. Samoa News Staff [+] |
Obama boosts troops in Afghanistan with exit plan WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. [+] |
FACT CHECK: Obama overlooks some tough realities WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday night did not always match the reality on the ground in Afghanistan. The president raised expectations that may be hard to meet when he told Americans his troop increase in Afghanistan will accelerate the training of that country's own forces and be accompanied by more help from allies. [+] |
Troops, families mixed over Obama's Afghan surge JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan announced Tuesday by the president, but many said they support the surge as long as it helps to end the eight-year-old conflict. [+] |
Tempers rise as Senate moves toward health vote WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare. [+] |
Lone Seattle policeman kills slayings suspect SEATTLE (AP) -- A lone officer on patrol in the middle of the night Tuesday spotted a stolen car, its hood up and engine running, and pulled over to check it out. As the patrolman sat in his cruiser, a burly man with a large mole on his cheek came up from behind. [+] |
Fine, points on license for Woods over SUV crash ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- All Tiger Woods has to do is pay a $164 fine - less than a round of golf at Torrey Pines - and his dealings with Florida authorities over his infamous car accident will be over. [+] |
Australia's Parliament defeats global warming billSYDNEY (AP) -- Australia's Parliament defeated legislation to set up a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on Wednesday, throwing a central plank of the government's plans to combat global warming into disarray. [+] |
Gift Guide: A focus on HD video, at many prices (AP) -- It's easier than ever to shoot high-definition video. You can do it with traditional-style camcorders, of course, but also with cameras that also are designed to take still photos - from high-end "digital SLRs" to cameras that slip into your shirt pocket. I've got recommendations in all three categories - listed here from least to most expensive. All of these record HD video and have "HDMI" output connections that let you view your masterpieces on an HD display. [+] |
