Body of young man held at morgue for autopsy— 6 months so far
MYD cites safety concerns with Port plan to paint MV Sili tanks themselvesMYD Samoa has raised safety concerns over plans by the Port Administration to carry out some of paint work to the MV Sili, which the shipyard believes requires professional skilled workers. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
TAO advises DOH on corrective action plan for cash controlThe Territorial Audit Office offered six recommendations as corrective action for the Department of Health to address internal control problems discovered during TAO’s unannounced cash count of two DOH facilities early last year. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Community Briefs Students, parents and faculty at Pava’i’a’i Elementary School dedicated a new school sign on Friday— a beautiful rock wall structure— a project of the Tongan community who are members of the school’s Parent-Teacher-Association. Samoa News Staff [+] |
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Samoa BriefsThe Samoa Cabinet has approved a program for introducing Christian Education in Government Schools by the Christian Education Working Committee together with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture. Samoa News Staff [+] |
UN Decolonization Committee to hold regional seminar in New Caledonia(BASED ON PRESS RELEASE)— NEW YORK— The United Nations’ Special Committee of 24 on decolonization announced late last week, during its first sitting for this year, that it will hold its next regional seminar in New Caledonia, a French territory that is among the countries and territories on the UN list to be de colonized. [+] |
3 Dems unsure about changing votes for health care WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top House Democrat said Sunday he believes Congress will pass a health care bill, but three fellow Democrats who opposed overhaul legislation last fall aren't committing themselves to backing President Barack Obama's late push. [+] |
Pakistan seeks identity of American suspect ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Intelligence officials are trying to establish the identity of an American militant suspect arrested in Pakistan, but doubts grew Monday that he is al-Qaida's U.S.-born spokesman. [+] |
Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36 BAGHDAD (AP) -- Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 36 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome the sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. [+] |
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrowWASHINGTON (AP) -- The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. [+] |
Database can crack missing person cases - if used MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it. The clearinghouse, dubbed NamUs (Name Us), offers a quick way to check whether a missing loved one might be among the 40,000 sets of unidentified remains that languish at any given time with medical examiners across the country. [+] |
Front-runners rule at predictable Oscars LOS ANGELES (AP) -- On a night when so many changes were intended to shake up the Oscar ceremony, the winners themselves were pretty predictable, with "The Hurt Locker" taking six awards including best picture. [+] |
Waltz goes from Hollywood unknown to Oscar winner LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Christoph Waltz was a veteran TV and stage actor in Europe who was virtually unknown in Hollywood. Then he met Quentin Tarantino. [+] |
