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Congressional
leaders call DOL wage report fundamentally flawed
We
need more data before putting a hold on another 50¢ increase,
Faleomavaega says
Two members
of Congress have expressed their "serious disappointment"
with the U.S. Department of Labor's study on the impact of the
increased minimum wage on the economies of American Samoa and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). (read
more)
 Defense says Amotai
wasn't driving truck that killed 12-year-old
Defense
attorney Fiti Sunia said his client, police veteran Makuisa Amotai,
wasn't the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a 12-year-old
boy crossing the street on a crosswalk in Nu'uuli on Jan. 28,
2007. (read more)
Yesterday's
trial run for containers didn't stem fears of chaos
Following
yesterday's trial run of the government's new system that centralizes
container inspections at the Fagatogo wharf, business owners
maintain that it will only lead to added costs and delays that
will eventually lead to higher prices for consumers. (read
more)
Former
Treasury workers who created bogus tax refunds ordered to pay
full restitution
O'Brien:
If ASG didn't act quickly, the feds would have prosecuted this
case
Deputy Attorney General
Frederick J. O'Brien said if the American Samoa Government didn't
act quickly in handling the case of bogus tax refund checks worth
$53,007, the federal government would have stepped in. (read more)
click to see this week's update
Community
Briefs (read more)
Fono Briefs (read more)
 The Countries and
the Cultures, pt. 7
Solomon
Islands and Tuvalu are highlighted in this week's profiles of
countries leading up to the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts. (read more)
AG says hospital statute
not strong when it comes to claims and judgments
Attorney General Fepuleai
Afa Ripley Jr. told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
on Tuesday that local statute creating the LBJ Medical Center
Authority is missing provisions that allows the hospital to sue
and be sued. (read more)
Tuvale
Polu wins overall Science Fair for secondary, Liana Gurr and
Sonny Manuma Tui take elementary divisions
Nine students have claimed
the overall top prizes in the 2008 American Samoa Islandwide
Science Fair that ended - after months of studying and preparations
- last week Friday during an awards ceremony at the Kanana Fou
gymnasium. (read
more)
Sen. Gabbard
honors American Samoa native as Hawaii Young Mother of the Year
Sen. Mike Gabbard presented
a certificate on behalf of the Hawaii State Senate to Ms. Amanda
Jeanine Fa'a'alailetaua Galea'i Schubert Wong on March 7 in honor
of her being named 2008 Hawaii Young Mother of the Year. (read more)
 E
so'o le fau i le fau - we have strength in unity
To the spouses and families supporting from the rear - thank
you for your continued dedication in keeping the household together,
raising the children as a temporary single parent, managing the
finances and especially if you are also working or pursuing educational
goals. (read more)
Samoa Briefs (read more)
Letters
(read more)
Hometown
News (read
more)
Hawkeye
- "Fwag Day Count
Down" (read
more)
Military
and Veterans News (read more)
The Qs
- Jeremiah "Hamo-Dee"
Lutu Manuma (read
more)
Amata faamasinoga
o le leoleo tuuaia maliu o se tamaititi
O le taeao ananafi na
amataina ai le faamasinoga autu o le alii leoleo o lo'o tuuaia
i le faalavelave na tupu i luma o le faleoloa o le Family Mart
i Nu'uuli i le po o le aso 28 o Ianuari 2007, lea na maliu ai
se tamaititi e 12 tausaga le matua, o Neemia Leusoga. (fa'aauau)
Te'ena
e Faipule pili mo le Aso Malolo mo Tina
E ui
na lagolagoina e sui o le malo na mafai ona molimau i luma o
le maota o sui le pili mo se tulafono e avea ai le Aso Gafua
e sosoo ma le Aso Sa o Tina, o se aso malolo faalemalo mo le
atunuu, peitai na o latou taua, e i ai lavelave e ono tulai mai
ai i lea tulafono, ona e manaomia ai foi nisi tupe faaopoopo
e totogi ai i latou o le a galulue i lea aso malolo, o se molimau
lea na tuuina mai i le ofisa o le Tupe Faasoasoa. (fa'aauau)
Falepuipui
tamaitai sa galulue i le Ofisa o Tupe mo le ta'i 28 masina
E ta'i
28 masina lea ua faasalaina ai e le Faamasinoga Maualuga tamaitai
e toalua ia sa galulue i le ofisa o Tupe a le malo, ina ua la
ioeina moliaga o le gaoi e pei ona tuuaia ai i laua e le malo. (fa'aauau)
Tala o
le Vaifanua (fa'aauau)
Vavau o
Samoa (fa'aauau)
Tusi i
le Fa'atonu (fa'aauau)
Fagogo
E le'i
vaetamaina a'u e faapologa (fa'aauau)
O Siaosi
le toa o Asuria (fa'aauau)
Tala i
Ta'aloga
Soso
ese, Aua e te faalavelave! (fa'aauau)
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