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StarKist
calls for more favorable tax structure
StarKist
Samoa is proposing a new local tax structure which the cannery
says is already provided to other businesses in the territory.
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more)
Spodexho
initiates change in School Lunch bid process
A new
change in the management of the Department of Education's School
Lunch Program is giving everyone in the private sector a chance
to bid for the milk and juice contracts for the new school year.
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more)
Call for Artists! See
this week's update
Election
Coverage 2008 (read
more)
Parties
in the Ipulasi and Tulifua case jointly file for protective order
The parties
involved in the federal case against Lt. Gov. Ipulasi A. Sunia
and Sen. Tulifua Tini Lam Yuen have filed a joint motion for
a protective order to prevent the public release of all documents
as they prepare for trial. (read more)
SSIC report
on overtime and comp time probe reveals "abuse", "misuse",
and "fraud"
The Senate
Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) on Tuesday transmitted
to Gov. Togiola Tulafono its final report on "discrepancies
due to excessive use of overtime and compensatory time"
following the committee investigation and hearings last year.
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more)
Community
Briefs (read
more)
Fono Briefs
(read
more)
Common
Cause president tells leaders: Teachers want action now!
Common
Cause President Ben Te'o told local leaders in a letter this
week that "Teachers Want Action Now!" (read
more)
 "My
dad says, Samoans are naturally born warriors."
Exuberant,
bubbly and charismatic are words that immediately came to my
mind after meeting this week's Toa o Samoa. It was evident that
this young lady was proud of her Samoan heritage as revealed
by her email signature quotes. Even more impressive, the author
of her signature quotes was her father. (read more)
ASCC celebrates
Administrative Professionals Week
The hardworking
administrative assistants and secretaries at the American Samoa
Community College (ASCC) enjoyed three days of training and recognition
last week in celebration of Administrative Professionals Week.
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more)
Fiji deports
second newspaper publisher
SUVA,
Fiji (AP) - Fiji's military government defied a High Court order
and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's
leading newspaper Friday, in the second such expulsion in three
months.
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more)
The People and Customs pt. 13
Despite
the political upheavals, Fiji's culture is a rich mosaic of indigenous,
Indian, Chinese and European traditions. The Culture of Fiji
is shown in its traditions and hierarchy, its language and has
created a unique communal and national identity. (read more)
Letters
(read more)
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