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Eni outlines efforts to
mitigate effects of proposed wage hikes
Congressman Faleomavaega
Eni this week briefed the Interior Department's Office of Insular
Affairs about the status of his work in Congress regarding the
next minimum wage hike, set to go into effect May 25. (read more)
SSIC probes alleged Tafuna
Health Clinic loan scheme
An alleged loan scheme
operating at the Tafuna Health Clinic using fees collected from
patients is the target of the latest probe by the Senate Select
Investigative Committee. (read more)
Conference
committee over teacher pay bill anticipated
Senate and House members
could conference tomorrow over final language of the proposed
teacher pay hike, after the House amended yesterday the Senate's
version of the bill to reflect only one change that's in the
House's version. (read
more)
click to read greetings
Court rules
Te'o J. Fuavai best qualified to hold Aumoeualogo title of Aoa
The Land
and Titles Division of the High Court ruled this week that Te'o
J. Fuavai is best qualified to hold the Aumoeualogo title of
the village of Aoa. (read more)
Events
for Miss South Pacific slated for Oct. 19-25 in AS
Host
country American Samoa has confirmed dates for the week-long
Miss South Pacific pageant this year in October. (read more)
The People and Customs pt. 14
The Republic
of Nauru is distinctive in many ways. It is the world's smallest
island nation, the smallest independent republic, and the only
republican state in the world without an official capital. The
oval-shaped island is 26 miles south of the Equator in the southwest
Pacific, 2,442 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia. (read more)
Court grants
judgment of acquittal in police bribery case
Richmond
commends police detective for "morally and outright refusal"
of bribe money
The High
Court threw out yesterday the government's case against businessman
George Neru, who was on trial for bribery of a police officer,
because the government did not meet its burden of proof. (read
more)
Call for
Artists! Tthis
week's update
Scientology
Volunteer Ministers move on to next Pacific Island
The Scientology Volunteer
Ministers South Pacific Goodwill Tour departed American Samoa
Saturday May 3, 2008, moving on to their next South Pacific island
after a three-month stay in the territory. (read more)
Tuvale
Polu and Billy Jo Larson off to Intel Science Fair in Georgia
Islandwide
Science Fair winners Tuvale Polu and Billy Jo Larson, both seniors
at Tafuna High School, depart the island tonight to represent
American Samoa in the prestigious Intel International Science
and Engineering Fair 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. (read more)
 Police officer gets
7 days jail plus probation for third degree assault
Police
officer Keneti Lagai was sentenced by the District Court on Tuesday
to seven days in jail, as a condition of his two years probation
for third-degree assault. (read more)
Election
Office invites voters to register at Samoana
The Election
Office is taking voter registration to Samoana High School with
the hope of getting all qualified students to register to cast
ballots for the Nov. 4th general election. (read more)
Letters
(read more)
Local Sports
Tafuna's
Sataeria Mariner gets 4-year volleyball scholarship (read
more)
Gatorade/Pepsi
fast pitch championships on Saturday (read more)
A.I.G.A
Foundation donates football equipment to high schools (read
more)
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