State of the Territory Address highlights infusion of fed dollars; projects deficit of $8.8 million
GAO team on-island for study on Immigration & Customs systemsThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) team is on-island to conduct a study on local immigration and customs systems, based on a request by certain congressional members, including Congressman Faleomavaega Eni. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Ground breaking ceremony for first house to be build by FEMA Gov. Togiola Tulafono was joined by federal partners and local officials in breaking ground yesterday of the first house to be build by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the FEMA permanent housing construction project. Fili Sagapolutele and E. Tuna [+] |
2010: What the region can expectIt’s January, and like the mythical Janus who looked at the past and future with his two faces, and after whom the month is named, it is time to look at how the events of last year will shape this year in our corner of the planet. [+] |
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Pago Pago Yacht Club hires a lawyer to help with eviction issueThe Pago Pago Yacht Club has retained a local attorney for legal assistance as the Department of Parks and Recreations moves to evict the non-government organization from its Utulei location by the end of this week despite a new request for an extension. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Togiola calls for sponsors of foreign inmates to help pay TCF costsGov. Togiola Tulafono says the government will go after sponsors of foreign inmates jailed at the Territorial Correctional Facility to help defray the rising costs of housing these foreigners by the government. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Governor updates radio listeners on recovery effortsGov. Togiola Tulafono on his weekend radio program provided the latest update on the recovery effort with more than 900 workers hired under the National Emergency Grant (NEG) program, while plans to relocate Taputapu Elementary School in Poloa have been made. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Lavata’i brothers take the Fire-Knife dance to the US heartland Malakai Don Lavata’i and Jeurell Lavata’i are home now, but soon they will be back in Branson, Missouri (referred to as the “Live Music Show Capitol of the World”) where they will wow the local crowds with their own very special talents. Teri Hunkin [+] |
Rapper Devolo visits Nuku'alofa Tongan-born New Zealand rapper, Devolo, and Samoan artist Mareko surprised school children in Nuku'alofa by giving away free notebooks and pens. They are part of the Pride of the Pacific Tour from New Zealand organised by DJ Willy the co-founder, who held a concert at the Queen Salote College Hall on Friday Jan. 8. [+] |
APNewsBreak: Increase in suicide rate of vetsWASHINGTON (AP) -- The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who've left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday. [+] |
6 Western troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- Six NATO service members, including three Americans, were killed in Afghanistan on Monday - the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months, underscoring fears that casualties will rise as more foreign troops stream into the country. [+] |
Will overhaul put the brakes on health care costs?WASHINGTON (AP) -- Short of rationing, lawmakers have pulled nearly every available cost-control lever in the sweeping health care overhaul President Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders are pushing to finish. [+] |
Clinton embarks on Pacific trip; focus on terror WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is kicking off her 2010 diplomacy agenda as she did a year ago, with a trip meant to strengthen U.S. relations with key partner nations in the western Pacific. This time terrorism and the Obama administration's push to improve international cooperation to thwart the threat in Asia and the Pacific, as well as the greater Middle East, will play a prominent role in her talks. [+] |
Clinton seeks answer to sticky dispute with JapanHONOLULU (AP) -- Leaping into a deepening dispute with a longtime Asian ally, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting with her Japanese counterpart to discuss the future of a U.S. Marine air field and, more broadly, the U.S.-Japan security alliance. [+] |
Return of the campaign book: 'Game Change' a hit NEW YORK (AP) -- The campaign book is back on top. "Game Change," a sensational account of the 2008 presidential race co-authored by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, was No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble's Web site on Monday, a day before its official release. Publisher HarperCollins has already increased the print run twice, from 75,000 to 135,000, then to 155,000. [+] |
Cold imperils Florida's fish, fruit and veggies FROSTPROOF, Fla. (AP) -- Here's something you don't often see in this town at the heart of the state's $9 billion citrus industry: a sign at the public library that says, "ICE! On sidewalk. Be careful!" [+] |
Study: Youth now have more mental health issues CHICAGO (AP) -- A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era. [+] |
8-yr-old boys save drowning man at Aussie beachADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Two 8-year-old boys in a young lifeguards training program rescued a man who was struggling in the ocean off Australia's east coast. [+] |
Prehistoric building found in modern Israeli city JERUSALEM (AP) -- Archaeologists have uncovered remains of an 8,000-year-old prehistoric building as well as ancient flint tools in the modern city of Tel Aviv, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Monday. The building is the earliest structure ever found in Tel Aviv and changes what archaeologists previously believed about the area in ancient times. [+] |
