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Future Political
Status
Study Commission Report
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News for Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Despite
concerns, Senate okays proposed teacher pay hike
Senators
raised yesterday a myriad of concerns over the teacher pay hike
proposal from the Administration - from its funding source to
teacher qualifications - but despite that, the senators went
ahead and gave its first endorsement of the legislation. (read more)
 Ipulasi's attorney reveals firm is
waiving its legal fees
Lanny
A. Breuer, the off-island attorney representing Lt. Gov. Ipulasi
Aitofele Sunia in his federal criminal case, said yesterday that
Ipulasi is no longer being billed for the law firm's legal fees,
but the lieutenant governor will be asked to pay costs associated
with his legal defense. (read more)
Togiola
to submit bill aimed at forgiving LBJ $5M loan
Doing
so will free up funds to pay back Medicare, he says
Gov.
Togiola Tulafono plans to submit to the Fono sometime this week
an Administration bill to write-off or forgive the $5 million
loan that LBJ Medical Center received from ASG five years ago.
(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)
Community
Briefs (read more)
Fono Briefs
(read more)
Court Briefs
(read more)
Call for
Artists! See
this week's update|
Letters (read more)
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Fautua
Senate i le Ofisa o Aoga e tuu i luga siitaga o totogi mo faiaoga
Na fautuaina
e nisi o alii Senatoa o le maota maualuga, le faatonusili o le
ofisa o aoga a le malo i le taeao ananafi, le faletua ia Dr.
Claire Puomele ina ia tuu i luga le tulaga o siitaga o totogi
mo faiaoga, ina ia faafaigofie ai ona tosina mai faiaoga mai
fafo o loo umia faailoga, e galulue i totonu o Amerika Samoa.
(fa'aauau)
Faamanino
e le loia a Ipulasi tali o fesili na nenefu ai le toatele
Na faamaonia
mai e le susuga ia Lanny A. Breuer, o le loia fautua lea o loo
tulai mo le tofa Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia, e le o toe i ai se tupe
e totogi atu e le tofa Ipulasi i le latou ofisa loia, le Covington
& Burling Lawfirm, peitai, o loo fautuaina o ia ina ia ona
totogiina se vaega tupe e tusa ai o le faagasoloina o lona mataupu
faamasinoga i le taimi nei, mo nisi o loo lagolagosua i le unaia
o lana tali tete'e. (fa'aauau)
 Tatala
aloaia tautua fou a le faletupe ANZ mo teugatupe a le atunuu
Na faatumulia
le nofoaga autu o le faletupe a le ANZ i Fagatogo i le mamalu
o le atunuu, na lolofi atu mo le fia molimauina o le tatala aloaiaina
o le amataina o se tasi o tautua fou a le faletupe o le atunuu,
aua lava le faafaigofieina o teugatupe mo le atunuu lautele.
(fa'aauau)
Tulafono
e faamagalo ai le nonogatupe e $5miliona a le falemai
O le
aso lea ua faamoemoe le alii Kovana e pei ona ia folafolaina
i luga o lana polokalame, o le Mo Lou Silafia i le faaiuga o
le vaiaso na tea nei, o le ia tuuina atu ai i le Fono Faitulafono
se pili mo se tulafono, e faamagalo ai le nonogatupe e $5miliona
a le falemai o le LBJ, ae tuu atu le avanoa latou te saili tupe
ai, mo le totogiina o le latou aitalafu e $9miliona i le polokalame
a le Medicare.
(fa'aauau)
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