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House to
make final vote today on their teacher pay proposal and review
Senate's version
The House
will vote on final reading today on their version of the Administration's
proposal to raise salaries for public school teachers. They will
also be discussing today the Senate's version of the measure,
which came to the House after senators unanimously approved it
in the final reading yesterday. (read more)
Arts festival
committee scraps floating hotel idea
The idea
of using a cruise ship as a floating hotel during the two-week
10th Pacific Arts festival, has been scrapped due to the high
cost that visitors will have to pay. (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)
Nurses
hold awards and recognition ceremony
"You
should be smiling because this is not a sad day," Gov. Togiola
Tulafono said in lightening up the mood yesterday at the LBJ
chapel while addressing the nurses gathered for the awards and
recognition ceremony. "In fact it should be one of the requirements
for nurses that you must smile because I know as a patient, if
the nurse smiles you feel better already." (read
more)
Governor
reluctantly accepts Sotoa's resignation as police commissioner
Gov.
Togiola Tulafono has accepted Police Commissioner Sotoa Savali's
resignation which goes into effect on Friday, May 9. Sotoa said
he received the governor's reply on Monday. (read more)
Senator
Alo wants review of current definition of a U.S. national
Sen.
Alo Dr. Paul Stevenson has called for the Fono's legal team to
review the current definition of a U.S. national to perhaps re-define
it, in light of the new trend the territory faces with temporary
workers coming here for a certain period of time. (read
more)
Police
detective tells jury businessman offered him $500
Police
detective Liu Fuifatu told the jury yesterday at the High Court
that businessman George Neru, who's on trial for bribery of a
public servant, offered him $500 for assistance in a court case
involving computers. (read more)
Community
Briefs (read more)
Call for
Artists Tthis
week's update
Greenpeace
frees Pacific marine life from hooks of Taiwanese longliner
On May
3, Greenpeace freed sharks, tuna, marlin and an endangered "Olive
Ridley" turtle from the hooks of a Taiwanese longline vessel
fishing in the international waters of the Pacific. (read
more)
Aida review:
two thumbs up!
The cast
of "Aida" received a standing ovation on Thursday night,
May 1 when the musical production opened for a three-night run
that ended on Saturday. (read more)
May is
Mental Health Month
All across
America including American Samoa, the month of May has been designated
Mental Health Awareness month. (read more)
Letters (read more)
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