Visitor s Bureau getting $500,000 budget boost in FY Senate endorses a former senator as LBJ board member

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1 Visitor s Bureau getting $500,000 budget boost in FY 2014 Senate endorses a former senator as LBJ board member Tomlinson gives a post-practice pep talk to Chargers 7 3 B1 A daughter of American Samoa, Miss Tianna Nomura McMoore-Tuamoheloa was crowned Saturday night as the 2014 Miss Nevada State Collegiate America. Along with the title comes a $5,000 scholarship and a place in the national competition in She is the only daughter and the second eldest of four children of retired US Army serviceman Simi Jr. and Salamasina McMoore-Tuamoheloa of Leloaloa, Utulei and Ili ili. The 20-year-old Tianna is a thirdyear student at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) majoring in music. Her platform focuses on troubled teens in hopes of impacting other young ladies to always aim high and give back to others. [courtesy photo] samoanews.com C Y M K Tu ua ia faai uga a le Teutupe ua faa-letonu ai inisiua ma nonogatupe 10 Daily Circulation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Monday, July 29, 2013 $1.00 Board suspending the termination of top LBJ positions by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter The American Samoa Medical Care Authority (ASMCA) Board has suspended the initial process by LBJ Hospital CEO Joseph Davis Fleming to eliminate the hospital s top positions which are: Chief Operating Officer/Vice President of Professional Services, Director/Pres. of Nursing, Vice Pres./Human Resources Director, Quality Insurance Director, Vice Pres. of Plant Services/Chief Engineer, and Director of Care Services. Samoa News understands that last Friday, the board told Fleming to suspend his initial move to terminate the positions. In response to Samoa News inquiries, Fleming pointed out that redefinition as it directly relates to the overall hospital reorganization plan until further notice is to provide employees affected by this initial first of many stages in this restructuring process an opportunity to meet with the board to express their concerns and views about the proposed changes to their current positions and current hospital organization. He added, The hospital reorganization process was never intended nor designed to terminate any current staff, but rather to insure that LBJ is organized in the most efficient and effective manner with the right staff doing the right jobs, at the (Continued on page 13) Treasurer tells House members that $3 Million loan is paid off by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter Lawmakers were told during a House Budget Committee hearing last week by ASG Treasurer Dr. Falema o Pili that the $3-milliondollar loan which was funded from the Workmen s Compensation Account for LBJ Medical Center has been paid off. The wage tax, which is to be paid by every wage earner in the territory, was meant to first pay off the loan and thereafter, the proceeds would go to the hospital: 50% for hospital operations and 50% to fund the medical referral program. When Chairman of the House Budget Committee Rep. Timusa Tini Lam Yuen inquired about the status of the loan, Falema o said the loan was paid off. Falema o explained that in May, the Hospital received $200,000 and another $300,000 will be handed over later this week, per a mandate that all revenues collected from the wage tax are to go towards funding the hospital s operations. Samoa News points out that in April, Falema o reported that only $800,000 had been repaid on the $3 million loan. When asked at the time about its status, the Treasurer said $800,000 had been paid off and Dec. 31, 2014 was when the government planned to pay off the loan. Manu a Rep. Fetu Fetui Jr, thanked Falema o for informing the House of the great news that the $3 million loan had been paid off; however, he then brought up the issue of payroll deductions and asked the Treasurer if he anticipates restoring the system for government employees, as it has affected a lot of people who depend on it to pay their bills. Fetu said his heart goes out for the people of Manu a who have to fly from Manu a to Tutuila to pay their bills and the airfare is almost $200, unlike before, when payroll deductions made it easier for Manu a residents. He said one of the repercussions of discontinuing payroll deductions include some people losing their insurance because their premiums for both local and off island companies were deducted straight from their checks. Falema o explained that by the end of the year, the new payroll system will be in place (Continued on page 15) C Y M K A government vehicle with license plate TV3 landed on its side in Faga alu, last Saturday evening around 9:00pm. Samoa News was present at the scene, where firefighters were present along with police officers. Firemen used a water hose to wash the gas off from the main highway. Officials at the scene told Samoa News the accident was caused by the vehicle going at a high speed. Samoa News understands no one was seriously injured. However, efforts to confirm and obtain comments from KVZK TV Director Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde and the Department of Public Safety were unsuccessful as of press time. [photos: B. Chen & TG] A female off-duty police officer was hit by an aiga bus while riding her motorcycle from her Masefau home to the DPS Central Station on Saturday. The accident occurred in Aua, on the main road at the turn-in to the hall of the Catholic Church during afternoon bingo games. Bingo players, who were eyewitnesses, reported that a verbal altercation between two bus drivers resulted in one of them trying to drive out onto the road and failing to see if there was oncoming traffic. Eyewitnesses heard the cop scream as she fell off her bike and not long afterwards,police officers arrived on the scene in full force. This photo was taken as the cops tried to load the motorcycle onto the back of a police vehicle. Luckily, the female officer escaped with no serious injuries except some scratches and bruises.

2 Page 2 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Missing school ring discovered after 65 years MATTOON, Ill. (AP) If finding a high school ring doesn t seem like a big deal consider this: Until a few days ago, the last time Dick Diedrich saw his ring he was living in suburban Chicago with his parents and Harry Truman was in the White House. Diedrich, 82, now has his class of 1949 ring from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero thanks to a Waukesha, Wis., man who returned it to him after finding it with a metal detector in a lake near his home. The ring s journey back to its proper owner in Illinois began with Mike Geiger s phone call earlier this month to the Mattoon home of Dick Diedrich and his wife of 60 years, Doris. He said, I think I have something that goes back to your high school years, Dick Diedrich said. At that point the story with the ring popped into my head. It seems that back in high school, Diedrich exchanged rings with his then-sweetheart, Doris. He said she only took his ring off when they were dissecting frogs in biology class. In mid-1948, Doris put it on a shelf to wash her hands after biology class and when she turned around the ring was gone, as was another girl in the washroom. She was quite confident it got stolen, Diedrich told The Associated Press. That s how things stood until Geiger called. He explained to Diedrich that he was using a metal detector at a lake near his home when he discovered the ring and pulled it from the water. It really was in excellent shape for being so old, said Diedrich. Gieger did a little detective work, Diedrich explained. He contacted the school s alumni association and was told that out of the 1949 class of about 1,500 students, there were two graduates with the initials R.D., including Richard Dick Deidrich. Geiger called the other R.D., but he wasn t very friendly, so he called Diedrich, the newspaper reported. Believing he had the right R.D., he mailed Diedrich the ring. Diedrich said he wanted to send Geiger a reward, but he said he was just pleased to be able to return it. He sent him one anyway, along with a nice letter. Deidrich has continued to do research to make sure that the ring is, in fact, his. But he said Geiger is convinced the ring is in the hands of the rightful owner. It s your ring he told me. Keep it and enjoy it, Diedrich said. So the bottom line is, I m now sitting here at 82 years old with my class ring 63 years later. by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter UNCLE SENTENCED TO 20 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR RAPING NIECE A man who admitted to raping his 15-year-old niece was sentenced to 20 months in jail, as part of his 15-year probation term. Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant to protect the identity of the victim in this case. The government initially charged the defendant with rape, sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child; however, in a plea agreement with the government, the defendant pled guilty to rape and the remaining charges were dismissed. During sentencing, the defendant apologized to the government, his family, and the victim in this case. The defendant was sentenced to 15 years in jail; however, execution of the sentence is suspended and the uncle is placed on probation for a term of 15 years under the condition that he serves 20 months in jail and remain a law-abiding citizen while on probation. Furthermore, the defendant is not to be released for any reason except for genuine medical emergencies or a court order. Following the completion of his prison term and upon release from custody, the defendant is ordered to depart the territory, and remain outside for the remainder of the probation term. The uncle was also ordered to register as a sex offender with the Sex Offender Registry and to undergo HIV Testing, which is mandated for registered sex offenders. According to court records, the 15-year-old victim went missing for nearly a week and was found in a deserted building in Pava ia i. She initially told police she ran away from home because her brother always beats her and her 32-year-old uncle always touches her when he gets drunk. JURY TRIAL SET FOR UETI SCHWENKE A man who is being charged with second-degree assault will have his day in court during a jury trial scheduled for September The defendant, Ueti Schwenke, is currently out on bail. According to court records, the case is a result of a land dispute that occurred over Fanene communal land in Nu uuli earlier this year in February. The government alleges that the dispute resulted in a fight between two families and several people were injured. Police investigation uncovered that the dispute started over a load of dirt delivered to the land. ADDITIONAL CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST FUALAAU TUUA Assistant Attorney General Camille Philippe has informed the court the government is looking at filing additional charges in the case of Fualaau Tuua who is being charged with forgery and stealing, based on allegations that she stole a check, and then forged and cashed it. The prosecutor told the court the defendant is being accused of similar conduct and the government needs more time to file additional charges. Chief Justice Michael Kruse has re-scheduled the pre-trial conference for this matter in two weeks. Meanwhile, Tuua remains behind bars at the Tafuna Correctional Facility with bail set at $20,000. According to the government s case, on November 2, 2012 the head of security at the American Samoa Community College contacted DPS alleging the defendant stole a check from the business office and cashed it at a store in Nu uuli. Court filings note that the owner of the store went to the ASCC Business Office with a copy of the expired check cashed at his store and arrangements were made for a new check to be issued; however, during the process of issuing the new check, it was revealed the check was never picked up by the payee the person the check was made out to. The owner of the check along with an employee of the ASCC Business Office went to the store to see footage of the person who cashed the check. The defendant was a college student working in the Business Office at the time. According to the storeowner, the defendant paid $500 after she learned that the Business Office had found out about what she had done. Court filings do not state the exact amount of the check in question. (all ANSWERs on page 14)

3 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Page 3 Senate endorses a former senator as LBJ board member by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent The Senate last Friday confirmed former Senator Velega Savali Jr., as a new member of the LBJ Medical Center Board of Directors. Velega replaces board member Sandra King-Young, who resigned after being appointed early last month by the Governor to serve as the State Medicaid Officer. The Medicaid Office falls under the jurisdiction of the Governor s Office. Velega s confirmation means King-Young, who was also the LBJ board chair, will now officially step down from the board. Samoa News understands that her departure from the board was delayed due to the fact that the board needed a quorum three board members to legally convene and make decisions. Although the governor appointed five members to the board earlier this year, the Senate had approved only King-Young, Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Allen and Mase Akapo. The other two nominees, Tofaeono Dr. Victor Williams and Leiataua Leuga Turner, were both off-island for family emergencies during the Senate confirmation hearing of board members in April. With the Fono going into a three-week mid-session recess at the close of business last Friday, nominations of Tofaeono and Leiataua will probably be taken up after Aug. 19th when the Fono reconvenes. During Friday s Senate session, there were only eleven senators present and the nominee needed 10 votes to be confirmed. Just before the Senate vote, Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono told his colleagues that Velega is well qualified for the post and that he has been working in the government for many years. Sen. Tuiasina S. Esera agreed and added that Velega is a good leader and called for full support of the nominee. Sen. Laolagi F.S. Vaeao echoed his colleagues characterization of the nominee, adding that Velega is also a ranking traditional leader from Manu a District #2 comprising Ofu, Olosega and Sili villages which is the district Laolagi represents in the Senate. I humbly ask with a humble heart for the Senate s support in confirming Velega, said Laolagi. The secret ballots were cast and the result was a unanimous vote to confirm. Immediately after Senate President ProTemp Nua Saoluaga announced that the nominee was confirmed, Tuiasina quickly said out loud, now we can breathe properly instead of holding our breaths while awaiting the results. The comment sparked laughter from the senators as well as the audience in the Senate gallery. (Samoa News notes Tuiasina s comment is probably in reference to the Senate confirmation hearings for members of the American Samoa Employees Retirement Fund and the Scholarship Board or the ASG Student Financial Aid board, last week. For the ASERF, only two members were passed, and during the SB hearing, an unusual recess was called to give the senators time to take a breath and rethink issues that may be unclear to their colleagues before resuming the voting this occurred after one of the board appointees was rejected.) SENATE HEARING In his nomination letter to the Senate leadership, Gov Lolo Matalasi Moliga said Velega brings to the board a long and distinguished history of service to the people of American Samoa including serving in the Senate. He brings significant financial experience to the board, after working as Legislative Financial Officer before joining the executive branch as ASG Treasurer for several years, said Lolo. In his opening remarks during the hearing, Velega said he thought about being nominated to the board by the governor and he prayed for guidance in making a final decision. In the end, he said the decision was that he wanted to continue to serve the government and people of the territory through the governor s appointment. Sen. Mauga T. Asuega said a major issue faced by LBJ board and management is finances and Velega has an excellent financial background to help the hospital. In addition, Mauga said, Velega is also a former senator and a person of great integrity. Velega s financial expertise was also echoed by Sen. Magalei Logovi i, who stated that he had worked closely with Velega in the executive branch in past years and Velega speaks his mind, which is something needed by the board. If Velega knows something is wrong or a decision is wrong, he will say it without holding back, Magalei said. Sen. Avegalio Aigamaua agreed and recalled when Velega was a member of the Senate and would argue on issues that he truly believes in, with the main goal of making sure there is a better American Samoa for everyone. (Continued on page 14) YAMAHA CVP 505 Grand Piano New Stock! COMING SOON! YAMAHA PSR 650 Includes FREE Adaptor & Stand NEW ACOUSTIC STRING SETS start at $7.50 Ph: sns@samoatelco.com 4 Tank Farm Rd P.O. Box 1238, Pago Pago, AS Jessop Building, Utulei New SHIPMENT of YAMAHA Power & Non-MIXERS SIGHT N SOUND is the ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALERS for YAMAHA, PEAVEY, ROLAND Product on island We offer Full SERVICE & REPAIR

4 Page 4 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Le Fatuga Samoa set to kick off next week by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent The Department of Youth and Women s Affairs (DYWA) will be launching Le Fatuga Samoa on August 6 at 4 p.m. at the DOE Career Guidance Office (Old Election Office) in Utulei. The program is being funded by the Amerika Samoa Humanities Council as a major grant program. The project will achieve the following; Youth leaders/representatives will learn how to compose Samoan original songs and/or music; Youth will learn the correct usage of our Samoan language in composing Samoan original songs and/or music; Youth will appreciate the use of Samoan ancient musical equipment still being used today; The live coverage competition will develop youths level of confidence about themselves and eliminate stage phobia; Youth will learn to collaborate with each other by brainstorming ideas to compose their songs under time constraints; and The networking with other youth groups will develop friendships which will enrich the individuals of today and tomorrow. The principal humanities scholar is HC Pulefaasisina Palauni Tuiasosopo and DYWA will select four resource people who will eventually become judges/coaches for the competition. According to DYWA Acting Director Pa u Roy Taito Ausage, the principal scholar will meet with 20 youth directors/participants every day for one week and present various cultural themes, like how Samoan songs are composed on these themes, and how music is put together to form tunes for such songs. The youth representatives will learn to compose one song of up to ten minutes based on a given theme, and have his/her youth group comprised of 2 to 10 singers will sing it during an audition which will be conducted by DYWA, the scholar, and three other resource persons to be chosen. Live competitions will he held every week for five weeks where all 20 groups will compete. There will be three coaches/judges with exceptional experiences in the area of Samoan music composition who will be in charge of five youth groups. The public will utilize Blue Sky phones to text in their votes for the group of their choice and the results of the competition will be based on the number of text votes and the votes of the three coaches/judges. The competition criteria will be made known at a later date. Pa u told the Samoa News that both audiences of youth leaders and/or youth groups as well as the viewers will benefit throughout the project. Youth groups involved in the project will see the need to expand the composition of Samoan songs and the use of Samoan musical equipment for learning purposes, and understand the core practices in this area. In addition, the audience will be entertained and appreciate Samoan song compositions, he said. The opportunity for youth leaders and/or participants to learn Samoan music compositions from the likes of HC Pulefaasisina Palauni Tuiasosopo is a lifetime experience that will have a lasting impression on them, he added. The scholar will undoubtedly engage the thinking of the participants in composing Samoan songs based on themes with profound significance and meaning. This is the intellectual benefit - the ability of youth participants to learn the art and skill of Samoan songwriting and/or composing. The youth will also develop the art of good listening skills and the ability to perform in front of live audiences. They will also learn to collaborate and network with each other in getting their project completed on time. Since the project focuses on Samoan songwriting and composition, Pa u said the participants will learn how our Samoan cultural language is used in the song composition and relate to various cultural practices - ancient and/or modern, that may also contribute to improving the cultural lives of our youth. Faleasao Harbor dredging project part of 14 budget by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is requesting $1.5 million from the fiscal year 2014 budget to carry out dredging maintenance for Faleasao Harbor in Manu a, as an application for the project is filed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer. The request is included under the Special Program budget category. In his budget summary letter, the Governor said the Army Corps informed him that maintenance dredging for Ta u and Ofu harbors will not happen until late 2015 or early With this disclosure, Lolo says dredging of Faleasao harbor (on Ta u island) becomes critical to ensure that an alternative harbor is accessible by the MV Sili. It s also been determined that the cost of the dredging work at Faleasao must be borne by the American Samoa Government as it is not considered a federal facility, Lolo added, pointing out that the MV Sili has incurred damages because of the unsafe depths of the Manu a harbors. To maintain the current development efforts happening on the Manu a islands, Lolo told lawmakers it is imperative that the MV Sili has a safe harbor at which to load and unload its cargo. He said that completion of a smaller size vessel could accommodate movement of cargo from Faleasao to Ofu in the event the MV Sili cannot safely enter Ofu harbor. Therefore, it s critical to complete this Faleasao dredging project as soon as possible upon issuance of a federal permit by the Army Corps, the Governor said. Last month, Lolo wrote to the Army Corps Hawai i District thanking them for their assistance and help in expediting approval of the federal permit so that dredging for Faleasao can begin as soon as possible. Under the FY 2014 budget for Capital Improvement Project funds, $1.01 million is allocated to the Port Administration for Manu a Harbors but no other details are included in the budget document. BACKGROUND Based on a recommendation by Congressman Faleomavaega Eni, the governor said earlier this month that his administration will be taking the necessary steps to have the federal government designate the Faleasao wharf as a federal area, which will expedite needed improvements using federal funds. The most urgent project is the Faleasao dredging maintenance which is not under the administrative and funding purview of the Army Corps, Lolo said. Dredging of the Manu a harbors was among the projects to be funded under the $20-milliondollar loan ASG received more than 5 years ago from the ASG Employees Retirement Fund, but the project ran into problems. During a Senate Investigative Committee hearing last August, then Port Administration Director Matagi McMoore told senators that $2 million was for the dredging project, and this covered the two barges and the excavator. The committee was probing the spending of the $20 million loan. Port Administration Deputy Director Chris King testified during the same hearing that the U.S. Coast Guard had not approved the use of the barges, which were to dredge the Manu a harbors. He said the excavator was to sit on one barge while the other was for spoilers (or to support the dredging process). As of two weeks ago, the barges were said to be deteriorating, being anchored along Pago Harbor while the new administration tries to find ways to recover any money by selling the barges, which are spud barges for use only on rivers and lakes. Dredging the harbors in Manu a has been discussed in the Fono several times and there were calls made during the previous administration to carry out the work but nothing was ever done. Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday, except for some local & federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, Am. 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6 Page 6 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 The Oasis for Lunch MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM TO 2PM SANDWICHES LOCAL GROWN SALADS BURGERS FISH N CHIPS DAILY SPECIALS also FINE DINING MONDAY-SATURDAY 5-10PM PRIVATE PARTY & BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE BAR & RESTAURANT MON thru SAT 11AM-2AM LOCATED IN SAMOA SPORTS BUILDING, AIRPORT RD Notice for Proposed Registration of Matai Title NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section of the Revised Code of American Samoa that a claim of succession which has been filed with the Territorial Registrar s office for the registrat ion of the Matai Title LILI I of the village of FALENIU by STEVEN LOTONU U SI UFANUA of the village of FALENIU, county of TUALAUTA, WESTERN District. THE TERRITORIAL REGISTRAR is satisfied that the claim, petition by the family and certificate of the village chiefs are in proper form. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone so desiring must file his counterclaim, or objection to the registration of this matai title with the Territorial Registrar Office before the expiration of 60 d ays from the date of posting. If no counterclaim, nor any objection is filed by the expiration of said 60 da ys, the matai title LILI I shall be registered in the name of STEVEN LOTONU U SI UFANUA in accordance with the laws of American Samoa. POSTED: JUNE 21, 2013 thru AUGUST 20, 2013 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar Fa aaliga o le Fia Fa amauina o se Suafa Matai O le fa aaliga lenei ua faasalalauina e tusa ma le Maga o le tusi tulafono a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona suia, ona o le talosaga ua faaulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika Samoa, mo le fia faamauina o le suafa matai o LILI I o le nu u o FALENIU e STEVEN LOTONU U SI UFANUA o FALENIU faalupega o TUALAUTA, falelima i SISIFO. Ua taliaina e le Resitara lea talosaga, faatasi ma le talosaga a le aiga faapea ma le tusi faamaonia mai matai o lea nu u, ma ua i ai nei i teuga pepa a lea ofisa. A i ai se tasi e faafinagaloina, ia faaulufaleina sana talosaga tete e, po o sana faalavelave tusitu sia i le Ofisa o Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na faalauiloa ai lenei fa aaliga. Afai o lea leai se talosaga tete e, po o se faalavelave foi e faaulufaleina mai i aso e 60 e pei ona taua i luga, o lea faamauin a loa lea suafa matai i le igoa o STEVEN LOTONU U SI UFANUA e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le tulafono a Amerika Samoa. 06/29 & 07/29/13 AUTO NATION WINDSHIELD IN STOCK $ Hundreds of RADIATOR IN STOCK We carry Genuine Aftermarket and Used Parts All PPG Paints 10% OFF Auto Nation in Nu uuli next to Talofa Video Facial SPA ASIAN MASSAGE CENTER Shiatsu Reflexology Oil Massage COMBINATION $45 for 60 minutes Location: Beside Brenda s Photoshop in Nuuuli Phone no: Business Hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm In this July 9, 2013 photo, Carissa Yip, 9, waits for her father Percy Yip to make a move during a chess match at their home in Chelmsford, Mass. Only three years or so since first picking up the game, Carissa has risen so far up the rankings that she has reached the expert level at a younger age than anyone since the chess federation began electronic record-keeping in (AP Photo/The Sun of Lowell, Julia Malakie) NEWS IN BRIEF New Zealand govt. says no Youth pastor, his wife and evidence it spied on reporter chaperone died in bus crash WELLINGTON (AP) New Zealand s INDIANAPOLIS (AP) An Indianapolis acting defense force chief said Monday that there church s youth pastor, his pregnant wife and a is no evidence the military unlawfully spied on congregation member have died in a weekend a journalist in Afghanistan who was freelancing bus crash. for U.S. news organization McClatchy. Saturday s crash near Interstate 465 devastated members of Colonial Hills Baptist The statement came in response to a report in the Sunday Star-Times newspaper that the military collected phone metadata to spy on jour- Deacon Jeff Leffew said that youth pastor Church. nalist Jon Stephenson, a New Zealander. The Chad Phelps; his wife, Courtney Phelps; and story by journalist Nicky Hager said the military became unhappy at Stephenson s reporting Bus driver Dennis Maurer told police that the chaperone Tonya Weindorf died In the accident. on how it treated Afghan prisoners. brakes failed before the church-owned vehicle Also Monday, the country s Minister of struck a raised concrete median and flipped on Defense Jonathan Coleman acknowledged the its side, injuring dozens of campers and church existence of an embarrassing confidential order members who were returning from northern that lists investigative journalists alongside Michigan. spies and terrorists as potential threats to New One teenager is still in critical condition. Zealand s military. Leffew said the Phelps were in their mid- The acting defense force chief, Major General Tim Keating, said the military officers He said the 51-year-old Weindorf was a 20s and expecting their second child. responsible for operations in Afghanistan have mother of five who accompanied her special assured him that there had been no unlawful needs child on the trip. monitoring of Stephenson by New Zealand or Pope to Rio youth: Jesus foreign spy agencies. That would appear to be a better than World Cup reference to the NSA with which New Zealand RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Pope Francis shares intelligence information under a longstanding arrangement known as the Five Eyes, youth Saturday, telling them that being a good spoke the language of Brazil s soccer-mad which in addition to New Zealand and the U.S. Catholic is like training to play soccer. Only he includes the Britain, Australia and Canada. added a seemingly blasphemous twist, telling president Obama: Next Fed head them Jesus offers them something more than should consider average Joes the World Cup. WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack In the land of Pele that will host the World Obama says his next Fed chairman should take Cup in 2014, the joke might have gone over ordinary people into account when setting monetary policy. Brazil s nemesis on the pitch. poorly coming from a pope from Argentina, Obama tells The New York Times in an interview on the paper s website Saturday that he World Youth Day vigil cheered with delight. But the crowd on Copacabana beach for the wants someone who won t just work abstractly In order to enjoy soccer, you ve got to have to keep inflation in check and maintain stability beer, you ve got to have beautiful women and in the markets. He says he wants the next Fed maybe drugs. How many beer cans do you chairman to also promote policies that will help see around here? said Douglas Junior Segatini, a 35-year-old nurse from Sao Paulo state make ordinary people s lives better. The president began a series of speeches and lifelong fan of the Santos soccer team. this week promoting ideas for easing the burdens on the middle class. Obama is considering any alcohol, better than any drug, better than None, and that s because Christ is better than replacements for Ben Bernanke, whose term as any match. Fed chairman expires early next year. Former Francis is a lifelong fan of the Buenos Aires Obama economic adviser Larry Summers and club San Lorenzo and has been a member (ID Janet Yellen, the Fed s current vice chair, are No ) since among the leading candidates for the job. On this trip he has added to his already sizeable collection of soccer jerseys given to him by A senior White House official told The Associated Press on Friday that Obama was not the faithful. expected to announce a replacement for Bernanke before the fall. The official was not autho- to a friendly on Aug. 14 between Argentina and When he gets back to Rome, he ll be treated rized to speak by name about internal White Italy organized in honor of his election. House deliberations over personnel decisions. (Continued on page 9)

7 ASVB getting $500,000 budget boost in FY 14 by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent While the agency is getting a $500,000 budget The American Samoa Visitor s Bureau is getting a boost of $500K in government funding this is nothing compared to other tourism entities boost, Samoa News pointed out to Vaeafe that for fiscal year The increase in funds is in throughout the region such as Samoa and Fiji line with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga s goal to whose budgets are in the millions of dollars. develop the tourism sector as an economic benefit He replied, Although our budget is small for the territory. According to the budget document, the total budget for the Visitor s Bureau increase to date. Our first year, the budget alloca- compared to other island nations, it is still a huge stands at $900,000 an increase of $500,000 tion was around $200,000 when we first started from the current FY The bureau s budget out about four years ago, and noted that Samoa was only $295,000 in FY has a tourism budget of about $15 million Tala, Visitor s Bureau Executive Director David or around $7 million USD. Vaeafe says the governor has seen that tourism Hopefully in the coming years we will continue to get an increase from the government, is another key sector in driving economic development in American Samoa and that is why he is said Vaeafe. It s all about taking one step at a focused on making improvements to it. time to improve our tourism sector, make sure This increase in funding, which is greatly we do it right the first time around and not take appreciated, allows us to do more in our work short cuts that will later hurt our efforts. by, among other things, increasing our overseas The executive director of the VB also pointed marketing and promotion, Vaeafe told Samoa out, the budget is also a commitment by the News. The increase also allows us to hire more governor and the government to support the private sector in American Samoa and overseas by staff, including a key area dealing with finances. The budget document shows the Visitor s working closely with our partners... to grow this Bureau currently has three approved positions sector of the economy. for FY 2013 and seven more will be hired in the For example, Vaeafe said the Visitor s new fiscal year. Personnel costs for FY 2014 Bureau s partnership with Air New Zealand are shown to amount to $259,000, which is the Holidays the wholesale tour sector of Air highest expenditure, followed by $213,500 in New Zealand in marketing American Samoa materials and supplies, and $198,500 under the is now paying off. All Others budget item. We ve had bookings here and there over the Among the itemized expenses is $173,000 months, with individual leisure travelers but we for international and travel trade advertising, are now getting our first group booking of 26 $97,000 in travel budget, $30,000 for office rent, people visiting the territory next month, he said. and $50,000 for international travel shows and And this is made possible by our marketing promotion. There is also $35,000 set aside for partner Air New Zealand Holidays. sponsorship of local on-island events. 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My complicity was on behalf of a government that openly acknowledges that it would hate for the law of Almighty Allah to be the supreme law of the land, Hasan said in the lengthy statement released to Fox News on Saturday. He then says in reference to a war on Islam, I participated in it. Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 attack at the Texas Army post. His trial is scheduled to start Aug. 6. He faces the death penalty if convicted. The American-born Muslim is serving as his own attorney and has made similar declarations during pre-trial hearings and jury selection. Fox News reported that Hasan didn t directly address the shooting in his statement, which it said is more than six pages long. Hasan also said in the statement that he regrets serving in the Army. I would like to begin by repenting to Almighty Allah and apologize to the Mujahideen, the believers, and the innocent.... I ask for their forgiveness for participating in the illegal and immoral aggression against Muslims, their religion and their lands, he told Fox News in the statement. Hasan also has objected to the judge s denial of his defense of others strategy, which must show that killing was necessary to prevent the immediate harm or death of others. Col. Tara Osborn has barred him from telling jurors that he shot U.S. troops because they were an imminent threat to Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. At a hearing earlier this month, Hasan, who is paralyzed from the abdomen down after being shot by police the day of the Fort Hood shooting, said he wanted jurors to know that he was being forced to wear a camouflage uniform that he believes represents an enemy of Islam. 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8 Page 8 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 In Loving Memory and Celebration of the Life of... A Dear Beloved Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Cousin & Friend. A etonu Iosefo Fa agalu Sunrise: October 23rd, 1948 Sunset: July 10th, 2013 C Y M K Ua ou tau le tâua lelei, Ua i u ia te a u le tausinioga, Ua ou taofi i le fa atuatua 2 Timoteo 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Funeral Program Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 Family & Friends of the late A etonu Iosefo F. are respectfully invited to join us in the celebration of life at the LBJ 5:00pm. Friday August 2nd, 2013 Short Service at LBJ Chapel at 6am. Followed by Mass of Resurrection at the Pago Pago Catholic Church Sacred Heart at 8am Ma le fa aaloalo Lava, Fanau, Uso, Tuafafine ma le Aiga Potopoto C Y M K

9 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Page 9 NEWS IN BRIEF Continued from page 6 C Y M K Oil spill in Thailand s sea reaches tourist island BANGKOK (AP) An oil spill has reached a popular tourist island in Thailand s eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up over the weekend. About 50 tons of crude oil spilled into the sea off Rayong province Saturday morning after a leak occurred in a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC). Rayong s deputy provincial governor Supeepat Chongpanish says Monday streaks of crude oil about 300 meters (984 feet) wide have tainted the shore of Prao Bay on Samed Island. He says authorities have closed down the bay as 300 workers are working to get rid of the oil from the white beach and from the waters. Rayong is 140 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok. 5 dead, including child, in Pa. helicopter crash NOXEN, Pa. (AP) A helicopter crash in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania claimed the lives of five people, including one child, officials said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday night after the pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude, according to the county coroner. Wyoming County coroner Thomas Kukuchka said the pilot contacted a nearby tower around 10:30 p.m. saying he would attempt to return to another airfield nearby. That s when he went off radar, Kukuchka said. Although the names of those on board have not been released, Kukuchka said three men, a woman and a child were on board. It appears to be a father and son, a father and daughter and the pilot, he said. Kukuchka did not release the ages of the victims. He said his office was trying to reach family members of the deceased in Leesburg, Va., Ellicot City, Md. and Kintnersville, Pa. Weiner s campaign manager in N.Y. quits NEW YORK (AP) Anthony Weiner vowed to stay in the race for New York City mayor Sunday despite the loss of his campaign manager and the drumbeat of critics questioning his fitness for public office. We have an amazing staff, but this isn t about the people working on the campaign. It s about the people we re campaigning for, Weiner said after speaking at a Brooklyn church. Weiner confirmed that campaign manager Danny Kedem resigned Saturday after reports surfaced that Weiner continued to exchange lewd photos and messages with women despite resigning from Congress in 2011 over the same behavior. (Continued on page 13) Unbeatable Value in APIA GRAB A - Rooommmmm!!! SPECIALS INCLUSIVE OF BREAFAST & TAXES USD$65 Single with Breakfast USD$75 Double with Breakfast USD$85 Triple with Breakfast Free Town Shuttle Free In- house Movies Wireless Internet Rooms & Common Areas Conference Rooms & Catering Prepaid USD Pago Faalavelave BUSTER USD$60 SGL/DBL USD$75 TRPL Taxes Insel Fehmarn Hotel - Food & Wine Fair Sept 14, 2013 Call Hope Pelene Store Call Tiva Kruse Leone Prepaid USD Pago C M Y K

10 Page 10 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Le Lali Tu ua ia faai uga a le Teutupe ua faaletonu ai inisiua ma nonogatupe Le ta ita ifono o le Komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ia Timusa Tini Lam Yuen (itu taumatau) ma le afioga i le tama ita i faipule mai le itumalo o Tualauta ia Vui Florence Vaili Saulo i le taimi o le iloiloga a le komiti i le vaiaso na te a nei. [ata: AF] Fuafua Velega aumai tautua VA Clinic i le LBJ tusia Ausage Fausia ina ia toe silasila toto a i ai ma toe faaauau, ona A o le i faamaonia e le Senate i le vaiaso na o le isi lea polokalame o lo o fesoasoani tele i te a nei tofiga a le kovana sili mo le tofa i le nai tagata lima vaivai o le atunuu. tootoo ia Velega Savali Jr, e fai ma totino o le I le faaiuga o le saunoaga a Soliai, sa ia fautuaina ai Velega ina ia aumai ni foma i lelei e Komiti Faafoe a le Falema i o le LBJ, na folafola e Velega i luma o le komiti e faapea, o se galulue i le falema i, ae afai e manaomia le itu tau tasi o itu o le a ia taumafai e faatino, o le siitia tupe, ona talosaga atu lea i le fono latou te faatulaga ni lafoga e faatupe ai le totogiina o foma i. lea o le tulaga o le tautua a le falema i i Fagaalu, ina ia mafai ai ona aumaia le tautua a le falema i Alu laia e galue mo se manuia o le falema i, mo Fitafita Tuai (VA clinic) e faia i totonu o le ae o le a tapua i atu le Fono, ua mafua ona faanatinati le aumaia o oe e faapasia, ona ua silafia LBJ, ma faamanuiaina ai le falema i i le faitau miliona ma miliona o tupe o lo o faatautaia ai le e le Fono e tele le manaoga o lo o tula i mai i tautua a le falema i o le VA. le falema i i le taimi nei, ma ua mana omia fo i I le mae a ai o se iloiloga puupuu na faatautaia e le komiti o le LBJ/Soifua Maloloina a le saunoaga lea a Soliai. se tagata e mafai ona foia nei fa afitauli, o le Senate i le aso Faraile na te a nei, na pasia ai loa Saunoa le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Mauga e le maota maualuga tofiga a le kovana mo le Tasi Asuega, o ia fo i lea o le taitaifono o le tofa Velega i le palota e komiti na faatautaia le iloiloga, o se tasi o faafitauli sa maitauina e le fono i le tele o tausaga O le tofa Velega ua sui tulaga ia Tofoitaufa Sandra King-Young sa avea ma ta ita ifono o le ua mavae, o le le galulue faatasi lea o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina a le malo ma le LBJ, Komiti Faafoe a le falema i o le LBJ, lea ua toe tofia e le kovana e avea ma Fa atonu o le Polokalame o le Medicare ma le Medicaid a le malo. itauli i auaunaga ma tautua ae afaina ai le atunuu. ma o iina le isi mafuaaga o le tula i mai ai o faaf- I lalo o le tulafono, e na o le maota maualuga Ae ui i ia faafitauli, na taua e Mauga se suiga latou te faamaonia tofiga a le kovana mo sui o le tele ua i ai le galulue vavalalata o le falemai komiti faafoe a le falema i o le LBJ, ma o le aso ma le Soifua Maloloina i le taimi nei, talu ona Faraile na te a nei na aloaia ai loa le avea o le tofa tula i mai le tofa Motusa Tuileama Nua i le tofi Velega ma totino o le komiti faafoe a le falema i. fa atonusili o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, ona o le tele o taimi e telefoni atu ai mo Na taua e se sui o le komiti faafoe a le falema i i le Samoa News e faapea, o le fonotaga a le komiti faafoe i le aso Faraile na te a faatau i faleoloa, atoa ai ma faaletonu e tula i ni isi o faaletonu e maitauina i taumafa o lo o nei, na auai le tofa Velega mo le taimi muamua. mai i faletaele o fanau aoga, e le umi lava ae tali I le taimi o le iloiloga na taua ai e le afioga mai Motusa ua maea ona faalelei faaletonu nei i le ali i senatoa ia Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono e ma ua faia foi i ai suesuega a le latou ofisa. faapea, e tele naua faafitauli o lo o maitauina i Na faai u le saunoaga a Mauga i lona talosagaina lea o Velega ina ia ave lana faamuamua le falema i i Fagaalu i le taimi nei, e le gata i le maliliu o le toatele o tagata ae le i o o i le taimi i tagata ma taumafai e fofo faafitauli tau tupe o e tatau ai ona maliliu, ae ua maitauina fo i le lo o tula i mai i le falema i i le taimi nei. to atele o foma i ua galulue i le falema i ae le o Ae i le saunoaga mulimuli o le iloiloga mai le mautinoa po o i ai ni a latou laisene fa a foma i, afioga i le alii senatoa ia Tuiasina S. Esera, sa ia aemaise lava i foma i mai le atu Asia. talosagaina ai Velega ina ia silasila toto a i le polokalame a le VA Clinic, lea e faitau miliona tupe o Na faamanatu fo i e Soliai ia Velega le polokalame e ave ai gasegase i fafo mo togafitiga, (Faaauau itulau 12) tusia Ausage Fausia Na tu uaia e ni isi o faipule i se iloiloga sa faia i le vaiaso na te a nei le Teutupe a le malo, o lana faaiuga e taofi ai le toe faia o payroll deduction ua mafua ai ona afaina le to atele o tagata faigaluega a le malo mai le totogia o a latou nonogatupe ma inisiua. Mo se fa ata ita iga e pei ona saunoa le alii faipule ia Vaamua Henry Sesepasara, o ni isi o tagata faigaluega a le malo ua silia i le ta i 10 tausga o totogi a latou inisiua, ua poloka ma faaletonu a latou feagaiga (policy) on a ua faaletonu a latou peimeni (payments) i masina ta itasi. E o o i tagata sa faia a latou nonogatupe i faletupe ua le toe taliaina ni a latou talosaga mo ni isi nonogatupe ina ua faaletonu le totogia o a latou peimeni, aemaise ai ua le toe i ai se payroll deduction sa faa faigofie ai ona talia e le faletupe talosaga mo ni nonogatupe. Na faauilavea le afioga i le alii faipule ia Fetu Fetui Jr ma saunoa e faapea, o ia le isi tagata o lo o aafia i le faaiuga sa faia e le Teutupe. Mo lou silafia le susuga a le Teutupe, o a u le isi tagata lea ua aafia i lau faaiuga sa faia, ua le toe maua la u life insurance sa totogi i fafo ina ua e taofia le payroll deduction, e te silafia le mea lena. Na taua e Falema o Pili i luma o le komiti e faapea, talu lava ona faia lana faaiuga e taofia ai le payroll deduction a le malo, e le o i ai lava ni isi o faasea i lea suiga, ae na saunoa Vaamua e faapea, atonu e le o tuuina atu ni faasea a tagata faigaluega a le malo ia te ia, ae o le toatele o tagata faigaluega a le malo o lo o aafia ua tuuina atu a latou faasea i faipule o latou itumalo, ma o ni isi o i latou o lo o galulue i totonu o le Ofisa o le Tupe a le malo, lea o lo o latou taua e faapea, e le o faaitiitia ni tagata faigaluega i totonu o le Ofisa o Tupe ae sei vagana ai tagata faigaluega fou o lo o faaopoopo atu pea, i se isi la faaupuga, e le o faia se gaioiga e sefe ai tupe a le malo ae na o le atili ai ona faaalu o tupe a le malo, ma atili ai ona afaina ni isi o tagata faigaluega. Na faamanino e Falema o i le komiti e faapea, e $156,000 le tupe a le malo ua sefe mai ina ua taofi le payroll deduction, ma o lea tupe e le gata sa alu e totogi ai ova taimi o tagata faigaluega sa gafa ma le faatinoina o gaioiga mo le payroll deduction, ae o le tau fo i o masini ma meatotino a le malo sa faaaogaina i lea auaunaga. Na fesili Vaamua ia Falema o, pe sili atu ia te ia le $156,000 lea ua sefe a le malo nai lo le tulaga pagatia lea ua fetaia i nei ma tagata faigaluega, ae na tali Falema o i le isi fo i fesili, pe fa amata o se tiute o le malo le tautua o ana tagata faigaluega i le auala lea e pei ona finagalo i ai afioga i faipule. E faapefea ona ave e le malo lea auaunaga mo na o sina vaega o tagata ae faapefea le anoano o le atunuu atoa e le mafai ona tuuina atu i ai lea auaunaga,? o le fesili lea a Falema o i luma o le komiti, ma ia taua ai se tasi o itu le lelei o le payroll deduction ua ia maituina, ona o isi tagata e o o atu lava i le ta i lima a latou payroll deduction e faia i piriota totogi uma a le malo, ma e uma ane payroll deduction nei e lima ua leai se tupe o totoe i le siaki e alu ma ia i le fale. Na tutulu le tama ita i faipule ia Vui Florence Vaili Saulo a o taumafai e faaleo sona lagona faanoanoa i le tulaga pagatia ua feagai nei ma le toatele o tagata faigaluega a le malo, talu ona taofia le payroll deduction. Na faatepa e Vui i le teutupe le taua tele o feagaiga (policy) o lo o totogi e tagata i a latou life insurance, ae fiafia tele kamupani inisiua pe afai e motusia faafuase i le totogiina o tupe mo policy a tagata ua silia i le ta i 10 tausaga o totogi, aua o le a le totogiina ai e le kamupani le $50,000 pe sili atu fo i mo le life insurance. E o o foi i tagata sa totogi inisiua mo taimi o faalavelave, ua o o i le taimi e taofia ai i le falema i, ae siaki atu a latou inisiua ua faaletonu ina ua misi a latou peimeni (payments), ma le toe agava a ai loa i latou i nei faamanuiga sa latou tautiga mai ai i le tele o tausaga e totogi. Na taua e Vui lona fiamalamalama i le mafuaaga ua faia faafuase i ai lenei faaiuga i le tipi motu faafuase i o le payroll deduction sa faia a le malo, e aunoa ma le tuuina atu o se avanoa o nai pisinisi o lo o tau atina e. Ae i le saunoaga a le afioga ia Timusa Tini Lam Yuen o ia fo i lea o le ta ita ifono o le Komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui, na ia taua ai lona faanoanoa tele i le tulaga lea ua tula i mai, ona e foliga mai ua faaituau le faaiuga ua faia e le teutupe mo na o matagaluega a le malo ae faatuatuana i ai pisinisi o lo o tau atina e, ina ua tatala na o le avanoa e fai ai na o payroll deductiono mo ni isi o ofisa o le malo e pei o le ASPA ma le ASTCA, (Faaauau itulau 15)

11 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Page 11 tusia Ausage Fausia MOLIAGA FAAOPOOPO MO FUALAAU TUUA Ua faailoa e le loia a le malo ia Camille Philippe i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga i le vaiaso na te a nei, le ono mafai lea ona faila e le malo o moliaga faaopoopo fa asaga ia Fualaau Tuua, ona o se mataupu fou faatoa alia e faatoai atu i le malo e tai foliga tutusa ma le mataupu o lo o tuuaia ai o ia i le taimi nei. O Tuua o lo o tuuaia i moliaga o le gaoi ma le faia o faamaumauga tau faasese, e mafua mai i le faalavelave lea na ia gaoiina ai ni siaki mai totonu o le ofisa a le Kolisi Tuufaatasi, saini ma tala faamalosi lea siaki. O le vaiaso na tea nei na faatulaga e faia ai le uluai iloiloga a Tuua i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga, peitai ina ua valaau lana mataupu, na talosaga Philippe i le faamasinoga mo se avanoa e toe tolopo ai le faaauauina o le uluai iloiloga o lenei mataupu, ae sei faagasolo suesuega a le malo faasaga i tuuaiga fou ua tuuina atu. O tuuaiga faasaga ia Tuua na aliae mai i le taimi ao faigaluega i le ofisa a le Kolisi Tuufaatasi, lea na ia gaioina ai se siaki mai luga o le laulau ae tala i le fale aiga o le Family Mart i Nuuuli, peitai ane na ia toe totogi le $500 i le pule o le faleoloa ina ua ia maua le tala ua iloa lana mea pi o sa fai. O lo o taofia pea o ia i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei, ina ua le mafai ona ia totogiina le $20,000 na faatulaga e tatala ai o ia i tua. UETI SCHWENKE O le alii mai Nuuuli lea o lo o tuuaia e le malo i le moliaga o le faaoolima i le tulaga lua, ua ia finau i le faamasinoga maualuga ina ia faatulaga se aso e faia ai lana faamasinoga autu. Ina ua toe valaau le mataupu a Ueti Schwenke i le vaiaso na te a nei, na faailoa ai loa e lana loia ia Michael White i luma o le faamasinoga ina ia faatulaga se aso e faia ai le faamasinoga autu a Schwenke i luma o tagata iloilo iuga. O tuuaiga faasaga ia Schwenke na afua mai i le faalavelave na tulai mai i le fanua o le aiga o Fanene i Nuuuli i le masina o Fepuari 2013, ma talosagaina ai loa e ni isi se fesoasoani a leoleo. I suesuega sa faia e leoleo na taua ai e faapea, o le vevesi na mafua mai i se uta pefu na alu atu ma se loli la u uta, ina ua tau saili po o fea tonu le vaega o le fanua e tatau ona sasa a ai le uta. O lo o tumau pea poloaiga a le faamasinoga o lo o tatala ai i tua Schwenke e faatali ai le masina o Setema 2014 lea ua faatulaga e faia ai lana faamasinoga autu. AUKUSITINO FANENE O le aso 29 Aokuso 2013 lea ua faatulaga e fofoga ai le faasalaga a le faamasinoga faasaga ia Aukusitino Fanene, ina ua talia e le fa amasinoga maualuga se maliliega na sainia i le va o le ua molia ma le malo i le vaiaso na te a nei. O Fanene na ulua i tuuaia e le malo i le moliaga mamafa o le faaoolima i le tulaga lua, ona o le faalavelave lea na tulai mai i Pago Pago i le masina o Novema 2012, ina ua ia faaoolima i se alii ma manua tigaina ai o ia. Na faamatala e le ua molia i leoleo e faapea, ina ua la taunuu atu ma lona toalua i le la fale i le aso na tulai mai ai le faalavelave, sa ia maitauina ai le na aafia o lo o i totonu o le fale, ma e foliga mai na ia talepe le fale ae alu i totonu. E tula i mai le faalavelave e pei ona tuuaia ai le ua molia, o lo o nofovaavaaia o ia i lalo o poloaiga mai le faamasinoga, ona o ni isi o solitulafono na ta usala ai o ia e le faamasinoga i tausaga ua mavae. Ua tusa ma le 9 masina talu ona taofia Fanene i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei, e faatali ai le fofogaina o lona faasalaga i le masina fou. DICKLAH TE O O le ali i mai Pago Pago lea o lo o tuuaia i lona sasaina o le ulu a lona uso matua i le samala, ua ia finau i le faamasinoga ina ia faatulaga se aso e faia ai lana faamasinoga autu. O Dicklah Te o o lo o tuuaia e le malo i le moliaga o le faaoolima i le tulaga lua, ma (Faaauau itulau 13) Asco Motors Women on Wheels (WOW) TRAINING To assist you on how to diagnose your vehicle when you have a problem. Beginning August 5, 2013 for 2 months. Every Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 5:30pm 3 Divisions; 8 trainees per division. 24 slots Please call Pa u Roy Ausage or Maria Fonoti-Peretiso at to register. A project by the Department of Youth and Women s Affairs and ASCO Motors. Asco Motors

12 Page 12 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 VA Clinic Mai itulau 10 lo o maua mai ai i le malo tele, peitai e le o agavaa ai le falema i i Fagaalu ona o le maualalo o le tulaga o lo o i ai lana auaunaga. I le avea ai o ia o se tasi o Fitafita Tuai sa tautua i le taua i Vietnam, na saunoa ai Tuiasina e faapea, e mamalamala lelei lava Velega i le tele o penefiti e maua mai i le tautua a le V.A Clinic, aua o ia fo i le isi alo o le atunuu sa la i ai i le taua i Vietnam, ma e tatau ona ia galue e saili auala e maua mai ai ia faamanuiaga. Na faaiu lana saunoaga i lona fautuaina lea o Velega, ina ia silasila i le isi faafitauli o lo o tulai mai i le falema i, o tagata e le o ni foma i ae ova atu i le ta i $90,000 a latou totogi i le tausaga, ma o se tasi lea o auala o lo o tula i mai ai le faafitauli tau tupe i le auaunaga a le falema i. Na faafetaia e Velega fautuaga ma atugaluga o afioga i senatoa mo le falema i, ae taoto atu se i alu e vaavaai ona toe logo mai lea o le maota i se isi gaioiga e tatau ona fai. I le tele ai o taimi o avea o ia ma Teutupe a le malo, na taua ai e Velega e faapea, o le faafitauli numera tasi o lo o feagai ma le falema i i tausaga taitasi o le le lava o tupe, afai e $10 miliona e tatau ona totogi e le malo i le falema i i le tausaga, ae uma ane le tausaga na o le $5 miliona ua uma ona totogi, lona uiga o lo o aitalafu le malo i le falema i i le isi $5 miliona. Sa ia toe faamanatu i le komiti ni isi o taimi na taofia ai le aumaia o vailaau mo le falema i mai fafo, ina ua leai se tupe e totogi ai, ma le anoanoa i lava o isi faafitauli tau tupe. Ou te ta utino atu i le komiti, taoto mai la outou faatuatuaga ia te ia, o le a ou taumafai e siitia le tautua a le falema i ina ia mafai ai ona aumai le polokalame a le V.A Clinic e faia iinei, ma agava a ai le falema i i le tele o faamanuiaga tau tupe, o le saunoaga faaiu lea a Velega. O le to atele o senatoa na maua avanoa e saunoa ai i le taimi o le iloiloga, sa o latou faafetaia le kovana sili ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, i lona tofiaina lea o Velega e avea ma totino o le komiti faafoe o le falema i, a o feagai ai le falema i ma le tele o faafitauli e pei o le itu tau tupe atoa ai ma tulaga i le fia faia lea o ni faaiuga lelei ma talafeagai mo le manuia o le falema i. Ua sa o ma talafeagai tofiga a le kovana mo oe Velega e fai ma totino o le komiti faafoe o le falema i, e le gata e i ai lou tomai i tulaga tau tupe ae o oe fo i o se ta ita i e tumu i le alofa ma le fa amaoni, o le saunoaga lea a le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Avegalio. Na faamatala e Soliai le tofa Velega o se ta ita i e loto mama toe mamao le tofå, ae fai mai le sui peresetene ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua, o Velega o se tagata e finau e fai le mea sa o toe alofa i le atunuu. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com LAND COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that LAIE K. MATAUTIA of TA U, American Samoa, has executed a LEASE AGREEMENT to a certain parcel of land commonly known as PAEPAEOALI I which is situated in the village of TA U, in the County of TA U, MANU A District, Island of MANU A, American Samoa. Said LEASE AGREEMENT is now on file with the Territorial Registrar to be forwarded to the Governor respecting his approval or disapproval thereof according to the laws of American Samoa. Said instrument names AST TELECOM, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY as LESSEE. Any person who wish, may file his objection in writing with the Secretary of the Land Commission before the 19TH day of AUGUST, It should be noted that any objection must clearly state the grounds therefor. POSTED: JUNE 20, 2013 thru AUGUST 19, 2013 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar KOMISI O LAU ELE ELE O LE FA ASALALAUGA lenei ua faia ona o LAIE K. MATAUTIA ole nu u o TA U, Amerika Samoa, ua ia faia se FEAGAIGA LISI, i se fanua ua lauiloa o PAEPAEOALI I, e i le nu u o TA U i le itumalo o MANU A, Falelima i MANU A ole Motu o MANU A Amerika Samoa. O lea FEAGAIGA LISI ua i ai nei i teuga pepa ale Resitara o Amerika Samoa e fia auina atu ile Kovana Sili mo sana fa amaoniga e tusa ai ma le Tulafono a Amerika Samoa. O lea mata upu o lo o ta ua ai AST TELECOM, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. A iai se tasi e fia fa atu i ese i lea mata upu, ia fa aulufaleina mai sa na fa atu iesega tusitusia ile Failautusi o lea Komisi ae le i o o ile aso 19 o AUKUSO, Ia manatua, o fa atu iesega uma lava ia tusitusia manino mai ala uma e fa atu iese ai. 06/29 & 07/29/13 LIMA FESOASOANI QUICK FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS PO Box 308 Pago Pago, AS Tel: (684) or Fax: (684) or loan@limafesoasoani.com The following account holders are encouraged to visit or contact our Collection Representative, Mrs. Nive Ioramo-Savali at , Fagatogo Square, Suite 208B, regarding your delinquent account. Alaelua, Kapeteni Alosio, Akeli Alosio, Lafaele Alosio, Tuloto Asoau, Ofisa Auvae, Aeto Faaatuatu, Upuese Faaosa, Tony Faavi, Faleupolu Fagota, Soolefai Failauga, Mavaeao Faumuina, Yvonne Fetu, Aumoana Houston, Tofaagaoalii Hudson, Henry Iaulualo, Therisa Isaia, Monte Iulio, Petelo Lealasola, Naomi Leatigaga, Rosita Loa, Tuanai Luavasa, Leua Maeataanoa, Sarai Misivila, Sophia Moors, Misimoa Muliau, Samasoni Mulipola, Tina Musa, Sinatulaga Nafanua, Lealofi Naiuli, Cecilia Paepule, Lemusu Paese, Sakaria Palepoi, Faleata Passi, Simamao Katherine Pedro, Jade Pule, Faleu Ripley, Faamalele Tagoai Sialofi, Taupale Sinapati, Travis Business Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday Aitulagi Building 2nd Floor Fagatogo Square Fagaima Road Suite 208B Ph: Ph: Tusia: Akenese Ilalio Zec Vaega: 103 Fa atalofa atu i lou alafa i mai i le manuia i lenei taeao fou, taeao toto a i le tausiga alofa a lo tatou Matai i le lagi, e ao ai ona o tatou momoli le fa afetai ma si i le vi iga i lo tatou Tapa au i le lagi, ona o Ana fa amanuiaga ma lona alofa mo i tatou i aso uma o lo outou soifua ma lo u nei ola. Ae alo maia, o le a toe fa aauau atu la tatou tala fa asolo e pei ona masani ai mo lenei aso. Ua ou lagona le fa anoanoa tele ona o le ma i o si o u tama e pele i lo u loto, afai o a u ua mafua ai, ona ou lagona ai lea o le tagi aue, aua ua foliga mai ua ou le usita i i lo u tama, ae maisea ai o fautuaga na tu u mai e si o u tina tausi o Ana, Ia ou alofa i lo u tama, ma ia aua ne i o u faia se mea e fa atiga ai lona loto ma lona mafaufau. Ua toe fafagu uma nei mea i lo u mafaufau, ona ou tagi ai lava lea ma ou talotalo i le Atua, ia alofa ma fesoasoani i si o u tama i lea taimi. Na fai lava si umi o o ma fa atalitali ma si a u uo o Malia. Ua le mafai lava ona alu ese, ona o lona alofa mai ia te a u. Na tamo e mai nei si o u to alua ma fusi atu a u, ae ua le mafai ona taofiofi le maligi ifo o o u loimata i lea taimi. Ua taunu u atu le solo a lo u tina tausi o Ana ma si ona tama, ma ua fa apea lava ona matou tutu ma fusifusi e le tasi le isi. Na ou lagona le loto fa afetai i si o u to alua, ona o le vave ona tali mai i nei taimi o faigata. Ua matou nonofo ifo nei i luga o le nofoa ma o matou talatalanoa loa e uiga i le ma i o lo u tama. Na ou fa amatala uma nei le mea na tupu, ae maise ai o le ma tauga upu ma Makerita fa apea Peteru. Ua le mafai ona taofiofi lo u tina tausi i lea taimi. Oi ta inoino e, ia Makerita ma Peteru, ua ou le iloa ia ituaiga tagata, pe o ni tagata ola po o ni tagata ua liu fa atiapolo. Ua le mafai ona taofiofi o u loimata i lea taimi, ua pei o le to ulu ifo o timuga ua le mafai ona taofiofia. Na ou tilotilo atu nei I si o u tina tausi o Ana, ma na iloa lelei mai lava e le lo omatua o u fa alogona tiga i lea taimi. O le fesili a le tama o Ana Ia te a u, po o fea la o i ai Makerita ma Peteru ae na ou tali atu, o lo o i totonu lava o le Ofisa Tutotonu, ae fa atoa o ese atu le au faigaluega na o ane e asi a u ma fia iloa po o le a le tulaga ua o o i ai lo u tama. Ua atili ai ona fa ataitai o lo u tina tausi i lea taimi, Oi talofa e, ia Mikaele, ona talofa e, Averia, ia e loto tele, tu u atu lou loto atoai i le Ali i, oi talofa e ia Mikaele, e se mea a leaga o nei mea fa apenei. Na tu nei i luga le tama o Ana, ma savali atu i le fa amalama o lo o i le isi itu o le falema i, ua u mai lona tua ia matou i lea taimi, ae sa lilo i o matou manatu, o lo o mamafa le loto o le toeaina i le alofa i lo u tama. Na ou toe fa ailoa i ai le tulaga e pei ona fai mai ai le foma i ia te a u, e fai lava si umi o le ta otoga o lo u tama, ma ia ou maua pea le onosa i. Ae o le mea e sili ona taua, o lea ua uma ona ou sainia pepa e taoto ai si o u tama. E faia pea Siofaga, Fetalaiga Sue, Victoria Suiaunoa, Brian Taufetee, Sialafaga Taylor, Joe Toala, Suilefaiga Tuamasaga, Inailau Tuilefano, Wesley Tuiloma, Isaia Tuimalealiifano, U u, Tineimala Blanchefluer Young, Silika Alofa, se ia tiga FA ASA OGA I le lomiga i le Lali a le Samoa News i le Aso Faraile, Iulai 26, 2013 na fai ai sina sasi i le tala na faaulutalaina Foa i LDS Uarota Pava ia i Muamua. E fia fa asa oina lea tulaga, o le foa i sa faataunuuina e le Autalavou a le Siteki a Pago i Sisifo (Pago West Stake) a le Ekalesia a Iesu Keriso o le Au Paia o Aso Gata Ai. O lenei foa i sa faia i le Aso Tofi na se i tuana i atu i le vaega a le Public Health, o le vaega lona lua lea o se foa i na faia muamua i le falema i tele a le LBJ. O le aofaiga atoa o lenei foa i i le LBJ ma le Public Health, e 170 ie afu, 170 taga aluga, 170 aluga ma ie moega e 170. O lenei fo i foa i sa faia i le fa amalumaluga a le susuga i le alii peresetene o le Siteki ia Pres. Dr. John Tuitele, ae le o Tony Tuitele e pei ona sa lomia i le Aso Faraile. E fa amalulu atu ai i le mamalu o le aufaitau nusipepa ona o lenei sasi le fuafuaina.

13 Supporters of Egypt s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chantsslogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-sissi at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 28, Deadly clashes broke out during funerals of slain supporters of Egypt s ousted Islamist president Sunday, as the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood urged his followers to stand fast after more than 80 of them were killed in weekend violence. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) NEWS IN BRIEF San Diego County infant dies, had been left in car EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) Authorities have arrested the parents of a four-month-old infant who died after being left inside a car overnight at a San Diego County apartment complex. El Cajon Police Lt. Frank La Haye said Sunday that 30-year-old Israel Soto and 23-yearold Jessica Quezada are charged with willful cruelty to a child. The mother is also charged with possession of a controlled substance. Investigators say the couple left the boy in the gray Chevrolet Impala sedan overnight at the Belle Vista Apartments after returning from shopping. A family member called 911 Saturday afternoon to report a baby in distress. Officers got the boy out of the car and started CPR until paramedics got there. The child died at a hospital. The couple s other three children, who are three years old and younger, are in protective custody. american drone kills six suspected militants in Yemen SANAA, Yemen (AP) A Yemeni military official says a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed six alleged al-qaida militants in the group s southern strongholds. The official said Sunday the attack took place late Saturday in the town of Mahfad in Abyan province and targeted a car carrying the suspected militants. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said security forces have identified three of the slain men. He gave no further details. Washington considers al-qaida s Yemeni branch, known as the al-qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, as one of the world s most dangerous terrorist groups. Continued from page 9 Report: UK immigration STATISTICS just a guess LONDON (AP) A scathing report from senior British lawmakers says official migration statistics are not much better than a best guess. The Public Administration Select Committee calls the statistics not fit for purpose in a report released Sunday. Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin says people would be astonished to learn there is no attempt to count people entering or leaving the U.K., but that the government instead estimates the number of immigrants coming in based on random interviews at ports of entry. He said the figures used to assess the government s progress at reducing net migration are little better than a best guess and could be off by tens of thousands. The Home Office disagrees with the report s conclusions and says the Conservative-led government s attempts to restrict immigration are working. Woman claims $60,000 reward for arson tip SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) A woman has been paid a $60,000 reward for giving authorities the tip that led to an arsonist responsible destroying more than 1,000 homes in San Bernardino County. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Elizabeth Rehkop, the suspect s great aunt, applied for the reward in October. The October 2003 fire burned about 91,000 acres of San Bernardino, including mountain communities of Cedar Glen and Crestline. Rehkop called a Chino Hills sherff s deputy in January 2004 to say she suspected Ricky Lee Fowler s involvement, saying he had admitted (Continued on page 14) IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE AMERICAN SAMOA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ASDC) The American Samoa Development Corporation (ASDC) which owns the old Rainmaker Hotel buildings, hereby notifies the public that any individual, business or entity that removes any type of material (sink, bathtub, window, mirror, lumber etc.) from the old Rainmaker Hotel buildings without the written authorization of ASDC, will be reported to the Department of Public Safety and Attorney General s Office for criminal prosecution for the crimes of Stealing and Trespassing. The public is encouraged to report to the Administration Office (telephone number ) of the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) located at the Second Floor of the Lumanai Building at Fagatogo, any suspicious activity at the old Rainmaker Hotel premises. samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Page 13 Senate endorses Continued from page 1 right time, all the time, from top to bottom, insuring that all that is required to operate the hospital in compliance with federal patient safety and quality standards to continue receiving federal funding required to adequately provide high quality health care services to the people of American Samoa. Fleming said, The hospital restructuring will be a long, strategic process that will occur in every department at every level from top to bottom, which will also involve reviewing and redefining every position at the hospital as deemed necessary to achieve the highest level of patient care quality, operational efficiency, and long-term financial sustainability that must happen to solve the hospital s chronic problems that the people of this territory have suffered through for too long. He also noted that obviously it would be silly (especially when every hospital position from top to bottom will be reviewed), to think that we would even consider terminating anyone just because we need to redefine current job descriptions, titles and pay classifications, as well as reassign certain job responsibilities to another position and/or department better suited to perform that task to achieve better performance outcomes if the current system isn t working. The hospital CEO stated that he s also distressed and disappointed to see how much misinformation that has been reported about LBJ s attempts to implement the very improvements that the public has been demanding for many years, which has resulted in unwarranted personal verbal harassment and humiliation directed towards my senior management staff and their families, so I pray and beg that such hurtful actions stop. He continued, They are all committed to lending their Godgiven talents, education and skills in serving the great people of this territory in a very difficult situation which will take time to improve, so we are all asking for prayers, patience and understanding as we try to do what is necessary to ultimately benefit and improve the quality of life for all people of American Samoa. Last week, Samoa News obtained a copy of the letter signed by Fleming and sent to one of the LBJ s top officials which stated that due to the hospital s continued and pervasive financial difficulties, the hospital board has been forced to take drastic actions, including mandating a reorganization of hospital operations to ensure future visibility of the only hospital in American Samoa. This reorganization requires elimination of your current position, Fleming wrote. (See Samoa News July 19 edition for full details) Tala o Fa amasinoga Mai itulau 11 ua faamoemoe o le masina o Setema 2014 o le a faataunuuina ai lana faamasinoga autu i luma o tagatanuu lautele. Ina ua valaau le ulua i iloiloga a Te o i le vaiaso na te a nei, na talosagaina ai loa e lana loia fautua ia Michael White le faamasinoga ina ia faatulaga loa se aso e faia ai le faamasinoga autu o lenei mataupu, ma o lo o tumau pea le teena e le ua molia o tuuaiga faasaga ia te ia. O le vevesi e pei ona tuuaia ai le ua molia na amata mai i se la inugapia ma lona uso matua, ma faai u ai loa i se feeseeseaiga i lo la va, e mafua mai ina ua la talanoaina tulaga o le faiga o pepa o le to alua a le na a afia. O lo o tumau pea poloaiga a le faamasinoga o lo o tatala ai Te o i tua mai le toese i Tafuna, e faatali ai le taimi ma le aso lea ua faamoemoe e faia ai lana faamasinoga autu. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com Find anything yet? Place an ad now!

14 Page 14 samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Notice for Proposed Registration of Land NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the request which has been received by the Territorial Registrar for the registration of a certain land PAGAI which is situated in or near the village of PAGAI, Country of SUA Island of TUTUILA, from MUAGUTUTI A TAUOA of the village of PAGAI as a/an COMMUNAL land of MUAGUTUTI A FAMILY & TAGO SEVAAETASI. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone claiming an interest in the above named land, may file an objection with the Territorial Registrar s Office within 60 days from the date of posting of this notice. If no objection is filed within 60 days from the date of posting of this notice, the land proposed herein will be registered as such in accordance with the law of American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the survey and description of the said land are now on file in the Territorial Registrar s Office where they may be examined at any time prior to the expiration of the said sixty (60) days. POSTED: JUNE 24, 2013 thru AUGUST 23, 2013 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar Fa aaliga o le Fia Faamauina o se Fanua O LE FA AALIGA LENEI ua fa asalalauina ona o le talosaga ua fa aulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika Samoa ina ia fa amauina le fanua o PAGAI, e tu pe latalata ane i le nu u o PAGAI, Itumalo o SUA i le motu o TUTUILA, ina ia fa amauina e MUAGUTUTI A TAUOA. ole fanua FAITELE o AIGA SA MUAGUTUTI A & TAGO SEVAAETAS. SO O SE TASI e aia ma fa atu iese i le fanua ua ta ua i luga ia fa aulufaleina mai sana fa atu iesega tusitusia i le Ofisa o le Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na fa aalia ai lea fa aaliga. Afai o le a leai se fa atu iesega e fa aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 60, o le fanua l enei o le a fa amauina e pei ona ta ua i luga e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le tulafono i Amerika Samoa. O LE FA AFANUA ma fa amatalaga e uiga i lenei fanua, ua iai nei i le Ofisa ole Resitara, ma e avanoa mo se iloiloga i so o se aso i totonu o le 60 o le faitauina o aso. 06/29 & 07/29/13 PETELI ACADEMY WELCOMES NEW & CONTINUING STUDENTS SY Registration Fee- $85.00 Private & secure campus located at the FSFGPCI Headquarters In Ottoville. Ph peteliacademy@gmail.com School start August 12, 2013 This undated file photo provided by the San Antonio Zoo on June 25, 2013, shows Thelma and Louise, a two-headed Texas cooter turtle. The two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular that she has her own Facebook page that on Sunday, July 28, 2013, showed photos of the reptile and imaginary conversations between the two heads. (AP Photo/San Antonio Zoo, File) NEWS IN BRIEF to being in the area in a white van, like the one witnesses said they saw a flare thrown from. Fowler was convicted of arson and murder for five stress-related deaths from the fire. He was sentenced to death in January. 2-headed turtle at Texas zoo gets Facebook page SAN ANTONIO (AP) A two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular that she has her own Facebook page. Zoo officials say the Texas cooter, named Thelma and Louise for the female duo in the 1991 Oscar-winning movie, has been doing well. Spokeswoman Debbie Rios-Vanskike (van SKYKE ) says the turtle eats and swims, and added that the two heads named Louise Left and Thelma Right get along. The Facebook page on Sunday showed photos of the quirky reptile and imaginary conversations between the two heads. The turtle hatched June 18. The animal is on display at the zoo s Friedrich Aquarium. Dubai closes the book on Internet beating case DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Dubai s public prosecutor says all charges have been dropped in a high-profile dispute that landed an Indian man in jail for posting Internet video of an apparent road rage beating. The arrest brought a spotlight on the United Arab Emirates laws defining the limits of the public domain and citizen journalism. Sunday s statement from Dubai s chief prosecutor, Eissa al-humaidan, says the case was closed after all sides withdrew their complaints. Continued from page 13 The Indian man was arrested earlier this month on charges of sharing possible evidence of a criminal act. But pressure also came from the family of the Emirati man shown striking a South Asian driver in a roadway dispute. The family complained the Internet video defamed their relative. Large explosion targets courthouses in east TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) Two large explosions hit courthouses in the city of Benghazi late Sunday, leaving part of one of the buildings a pile of rubble, two security officials said. An official in Benghazi said 10 people were wounded, two seriously, in the explosion outside one courthouse. Video posted by residents online showed several vehicles destroyed by that explosion. The video also showed residents standing in a crater in the ground outside the building. Another courthouse in the eastern part of the city was also hit, said a security official in the capital, Tripoli. The courthouse in the north of Benghazi was the site of the first protests against dictator Moammar Gadhafi in early 2011 that led to his ouster. It continues to be a hub for protests. The explosion erupted just before a planned protest outside one of the buildings to mark the second anniversary of the death of Gen. Abdul Fattah Younis, a former Gadhafi security minister who defected from the regime to join the rebels fighting him. He was killed in July 2011 by his comrades while in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of treason. Board suspends termination of positions Continued from page 3 Velega won t argue for personal gain, but for the betterment of everyone, said Avegalio. An important issue raised by Sen. Soliai Tuipine and was agreed to by Mauga, is for the board take a serious look at re-starting the off-island medical referral program to assist patients who need off-island care. Soliai urged Velega and the board to find money to fund this useful program, which is needed when patients cannot be treated at the LBJ Medical Center. (The referral program has been on hold for more than three years now due to the lack of funding.) As a military veteran, Sen. Tuiasina S. Esera urged Velega who is also a military veteran to look at improving the LBJ s status so that TriCare, the health care program for active military members, retirees and their families, is available at the hospital. Tuiasina said TriCare provides millions of dollars in health care money for veterans but local veterans and their families have to travel to Honolulu because the program is not available here due to problems at LBJ that require fixing. He didn t elaborate further on the problems or status. Towards the end of the hearing, Mauga reminded Velega that the hospital is very important to the welfare and health of residents. He said the governor has stated over the months since taking office that everybody matters and the Senate knows that Velega will feel the same when he is confirmed as a member of the board. To me, everyone is treated the same, was Velega s response in his parting statement. He told senators that he has checked with the Veterans Administration and was told that the VA cannot accept the current standards of LBJ; hence the reason military health care is not used at the local medical center. Velega said he wants to elevate those standards so that local veterans and their families are served at the local hospital. He pointed out that the hospital is in need of the Fono s support when it comes financial needs and other matters.

15 $3 Million loan is paid off Continued from page 1 and when that happens, the government will look into payroll deduction and whether it will be feasible with the new system. He told lawmakers that carrying out the payroll deduction system cost the government $156,000 and added that the Treasury Department will be traveling to Manu a to conduct payroll cashing for ASG employees in Manu a, and this will be done bi-weekly. The Treasurer informed House members that he is working with the Manu a Liaison Officer Sualevai N. Sualevai on this project. Falema o said another issue he has spoken to the governor about is having all ASG employees checks direct deposited, which he said would make things easier. But, he added, some people want to see their check in paper form. The Manu a faipule told the Treasurer that it s not the government s priority to take cash to Manu a, because payroll deduction not only affects the employees but also the businesses. Ma oputasi Rep. Va amua Henry Sesepasara said there was a resolution regarding payroll deduction and the governor was requested to reconsider the matter. Va amua told the Treasurer to think back and remember the years when he was a House member and the times when constituents would raise issues such as this. He then asked Falema o to talk about the $156,000 savings from canceling payroll deduction. The Treasurer explained that since payroll deduction was discontinued, there has been no more overtime for treasury employees and the workload has been lessened. Va amua then told Falema o that there have been complaints about the Treasury Department and its employees, regarding the hiring of new people and yet, the payroll deduction was eliminated to save money for the government. The faipule urged Falema o to reconsider his move and asked, Is it worth the government saving $156,000 over ASG employees who are in great suffering from this issue is it worth it? Falema o responded that this move benefits everyone as a whole the government and its people and the question that I ask, is it the government s responsibility to serve our people in this manner? Is it the government s job to serve the needs of a few people and what about everyone else? This benefits some of the government employees yet it s tax payer money that is used to pay for these services and my answer is I m for the people. He continued, Is it right for a government employee to have five payroll deductions five times a week? Some of them take zero money home! The Treasurer told lawmakers that there are more than 4,000 ASG employees and about half were using the payroll deduction system, and it takes $156,000 from each payroll to provide this service. An emotional Tualauta faipule Rep. Florence Vaili Saulo, who owns a local insurance company with most, if not all, of its ASG clients paying premiums using payroll deduction, told Falema o that the discontinuation of the payroll deduction system has affected local companies, which are founded and owned by locals who have the goal of being successful. She pointed out that she has lost hundreds of clients due to this move. Rep Taotasi Archie Soliai intervened but that did not stop Vui from getting her point across to the Treasurer on the impact the move has made on local companies. Saulo urged the Treasurer to reconsider his decision on this matter. (More on the hearing in this week s editions of the Samoa News). Reach reporter at joy@samoanews.com Faaletonu ai inisiua Mai itulau 10 ae o deduction nei e le o faatulafonoina nei, se i vagana ai lava deduction e pei o le FICA ma le lafoga o mea ia o lo o faatulafono e tatau lava ona tipi mai totogi o tagata faigaluega a le malo. Na faamanino e Falema o i le komiti e faapea, e ui o le manulauti a le faigamalo ua i ai nei o le faamuamua lea o tagata, peitai o le tuuina atu e le malo o lana tautua mo na o se vaega o tagata faigaluega a le malo ae le o aofia ai le atunuu atoa, o se tulaga e le talafeagai i lona manatu. Na taua e Fetui Jr e faapea, o se tasi o itu pagatia ua fetaia i ma tagata faigaluega i Manu a i le taimi nei talu ona taofi le payroll deduction, ua faaalu ai e le tagata e toatasi mai Manu a le lata i le $200 mo le pasese i le va alele e sau ai i Tutuila nei e totogi peimeni mo lana loan ma le inisiua, ma o se avega ua mamafatu mo le itumalo o Manu a. Ae na tali fuaitau Falema o e faapea, o le suiga fou lea ua faia e lona ofisa amata atu i le vaiaso totogi a le malo o le a sosoo nei, o le malaga lea o sui o lona Ofisa ma le tinoitupe i Manu a mo le faamoemoe e tala ai siaki a tagata faigaluega i Manu a, ma faa faigofie ai feuiaiga e pei ona atugalu i ai sui mamalu o le itumalo. Na faaiu saunoaga a alii faipule i lo latou talosagaina lea o le teutupe, ina ia faia sana faaiuga e toe faaauau ai le payroll deduction sa faia e le malo i ana tagata faigaluega, ma aloaia ai loa le iugafono na pasia e le fono i le amataga o le tausaga, e pei ona talosagaina ai le toe faaauau o lenei auaunaga. Ae na saunoa Falema o e faapea, o le a se i la talanoa muamua ma le kovana e tusa ai o le i ugafono, ona toe logo mai ai lea o se faaiuga la te faia i se taimi o i luma. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com samoa news, Monday, July 29, 2013 Page 15

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