Joint press release announces ‘negotiations’ for a cannery
Leafaitulagi Siaumau drug case bound over to High courtThe drug case against defendant Leafaitulagi Siaumau has been bound over to the High Court after District Court Judge John L. Ward II found probable cause during a preliminary examination hearing for Siaumau held yesterday. Tina Mata’afa [+] |
Healthcare act not applicable to Guam & territories, according to Guam legislatorHAGATNA — Whether Guam and other U.S. territories are included in the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, remains a question. Janela Buhain, Marianas Variety [+] |
Faleomavaega sends personal condolences to widow of slain officerCongressman Faleomavaega Eni has written to Det. Lt. Liusila Brown’s widow expressing his sympathy and condolences for the tragic death of the veteran police officer. Samoa News staff [+] |
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Attorney in Baby Futi case calls judgment very disappointingThe attorney representing the parents of 14-day old baby Michael Futi is disappointed with a federal court ruling favoring the U.S. government in the wrongful death suit, and is currently studying the case. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
American Samoa Boy Scouts local office robbedPolice are investigating a robbery of the local Boy Scouts office in Fagaalu, where the culprit, or culprits made off with more than $600 in checks and other belongings of the non-profit organization. Fili Sagapolutele [+] |
Vatia woman jailed for years reaches plea agreementA woman who has been in jail for five years for the fatal shooting of her husband in Vatia, will be sentenced in October after a plea agreement with the prosecution was accepted by the High Court this week. Samoa News staff [+] |
Hope House thanks Rotary Club for continued support Rotary Club members were treated to a luncheon at Hope House Wednesday by Most Rev. Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, MM , Dave Robinson, chairman of Hope House Board of Directors, the Dominican Sisters and Director of Catholic Social Services Mrs. Cecilia Solofa. Kalameli Timu [+] |
Equal Employment Opportunity Training held The Department of Human Resources and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission were the hosts for training both public and private sector from July 27-28, 2010 at the Territorial Election Office at Tafuna. Talia Lomiga [+] |
ASCC music students help preserve traditional instruments Students at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) recently participated in a unique activity aimed at preserving and perpetuating the use of traditional Samoan musical instruments, with the results of their work due for display at the local Jean P. Haydon Museum as well as the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona. James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer [+] |
Date set for Tonga ferry manslaughter trial The manslaughter trial of New Zealander John Jonesse and three others accused of negligence over the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika last year will begin in the Supreme Court at Nuku'alofa on 08 September. PacNews [+] |
Charges against Fijian human rights defender dismissedChiang Mai, Thailand - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development welcomes the Fijian High Court’s decision today to dismiss all charges against Fijian lawyer and prominent human rights defender, Imrana Jalal. [+] |
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. [+] |
Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling PHOENIX (AP) -- Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. [+] |
House investigators recommended Rangel reprimand WASHINGTON (AP) -- The panel that charged New York Democrat Charles Rangel with 13 counts of ethical misdeeds recommended he receive a relatively mild rebuke by the full House, one of the investigators said Friday. [+] |
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever. [+] |
Argentine couples wed under new gay marriage law BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- After a 27-year courtship, two men on Friday became the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's historic same-sex marriage law - the first of its kind for a Latin American nation. [+] |
Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion. [+] |
Scientists say global warming is continuingWASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation. [+] |
FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. [+] |
