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 StarKist
makes cutbacks in operations to counter minimum wage increases
Del Monte Food Inc.,
owner of the StarKist Seafood Inc., has confirmed that initial
measures have been taken to address federal minimum wage increases
impacting StarKist Samoa operations in American Samoa. (read more)
More bad news as gasoline
prices skyrocket
New MAP sees prices
at the pump at $4.05 per gallon
Price of gasoline is
expected to reach over $4 per gallon following the release today
of the new maximum allowable price (MAP), or the wholesale price,
for petroleum products sold in American Samoa. (read more)
Board of
Higher Education appoints Dr. Seth P. Galea'i ASCC president
New
leader says his top priority is the college's accreditation
The Board
of Higher Education has appointed Dr. Seth Peni Galea'i as President
of the American Samoa Community College. (read
more)
Military
voting bill - minus minister provision - heads to governor's
desk soon
The military
voting legislation is moving forward without the provision granting
absentee voting privileges to church ministers and their families.
(read 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)
Forestry
Advisory Council asks Fono to allocate funding for purchase of
Tafuna rainforest
The Forestry
Advisory Council, a committee that provides public and interagency
input on the Land Grant Forestry program, has asked Senate President
Lolo M. Moliga to introduce a bill allocating local matching
funds to help purchase the lowland rainforest land in Ottoville
from the Haleck family. (read more)
Call for
Artists! Tthis
week's update
Fono leaders
consider ending special session tomorrow
Fono leaders announced
yesterday during their respective sessions a plan to end the
current session of the Fono tomorrow if the Administration does
not submit the rest of the measures on the agenda for the special
session. (read more)
Community
Briefs (read more)
Hawaiian
sovereignty seekers take over palace in Honolulu
HONOLULU
(AP) - When Native Hawaiian sovereignty advocates chained shut
the gates of historic Iolani Palace, they said they were reclaiming
land of the Hawaiian monarchy that was stolen during the overthrow
of the kingdom more than 100 years ago. (read more)
Letters
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