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DOC seeks public input
on plan for economic development 2
Inmate found
smuggling liquor
into TCF
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FFAS issues call to
National Team players
for WCQ 2018 B1
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Faila se tagi a se
tina fa’asaga i ni
alii leoleo
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Fr L-R army veteran Dennis
Savelio, SFC Pula Lima, SFC
Savea Ahki, SSG Sooalo Ropati.
The Army vs Navy game in celebration of the Armed Forces
Day last saturday. The event has
taken place every year during
the Armed Forces Day celebration, since 1999. It’s a friendly
rugby game between the JBLM
rugby team and the Navy team
from Burmerton. The JBLM
rugby team is coached by Army
Retired CW4 Nick Punimata.
The final score was Army 40,
[Photo Courtesy]
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PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
If ASG buys the HA
ticket, ASG gets the HA
frequent flyer miles
by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent
A new policy that goes into effect next month calls for all
government employees whose travel is paid by an ASG travel
authorization (TA), and who are traveling on Hawaiian Airlines, will have those “frequent flyer” miles deposited into a
corporate account to assist off-island travel for patients seeking
medical treatment or students attending educational programs.
This new policy is applauded by Rep. Maugaoali’i Sipa
Anoa’i, who has pushed for this same policy in previous legislatures, but failed to muster support from the government or
his colleagues.
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga announced this new Policy on
Frequent Flyer Mileage, which is effective June 1, in a memo
this week to directors of ASG departments and agency directors. The memo, however, didn’t say that this same policy
includes travel for the Fono, whose budget is 100% funded by
local revenues.
Lolo said Hawaiian Airlines has “graciously accepted” his
request to establish a corporate account into which all frequent
flyer millage awards for all TA travel will be deposited, and
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Mother claims
son was hit with
police car
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
$1.00
ASG 2nd qtr
Forecast: lower deficit,
increased tax collections
by Fili Sagapolutele
Samoa News Correspondent
Treasury Department’s projected deficit
forecast of the ASG General Fund account by
the close of the current fiscal year was reduced
drastically at the end of the FY 2013 second
quarter, which covers the period of Jan. 1 - Mar.
30, 2013, according to the department’s second
quarter performance report.
Treasury had forecast, at the end of the first
quarter which ended Dec. 31, 2012 — that the
total general fund deficit would be $8.86 million. With all other funds in the Treasury cash
pool added, ASG was projecting a deficit of
more than $9.8 million by the close of FY 2013.
However, in the second quarter performance
report, ASG Treasurer Dr. Falema’o ‘Phil’
M. Pili says ASG is now looking at a deficit
of $1.25 million for the general fund. If other
funds in the Treasurer’s Cash Pool are added,
Pili says ASG is forecasting a deficit of $3.01
million for FY 2013. “The general fund has to
cover for other special revenue funds that are in
the red,” he explained.
Based on the data in the report, the drop in
the deficit is the result of an increase in tax collection. It also should be noted that Gov. Lolo
Matalasi Moliga on his first day in office implemented across the board several cost saving
measures for ASG — such as no overtime, a
freeze on hiring and traveling, and locking up
ASG vehicles after hours, except for directors,
emergency and first responders.
REVENUE
According to Treasury’s data, revenue budgeted for FY 2013 is $77.70 million and as
of Mar. 31, total revenues collected stand at
$38.98 million. If collection maintains its current trend during the last two quarters of the
fiscal year, the Treasury department estimates
$85.04 million in revenues, resulting in $7.33
by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu, Samoa News Reporter
A mother is furious with several police officers from the
Department of Public Safety, who she claims were involved in
an accident where a police vehicle struck her 22-year-old son,
yet a month later there was still no investigation into the alleged
incident.
Acting Commissioner of Public Safety Leiseau Vaito’elau
Laumoli confirmed that a Criminal and Internal Investigation
is being carried out against the four police officers allegedly
involved in the matter.
“The Criminal investigation is conducted by the CID headed
by Commander Lavata’i Taase Sagapolutele while Internal
Affairs is doing the internal investigation headed by Captain
Pierre Clemens,” he told Samoa News.
The mother, who spoke to Samoa News on condition of
anonymity, said she’s scared for the safety of her family and
does not wish to further state anything on the matter. However,
family members informed Samoa News yesterday that the incident occurred on March 29, 2013, where the 22-year-old boy
was in a drinking session with another male and was surprised
when police officers pulled up.
The two boys took off on foot, and it’s alleged three police
officers ran after the boys, and the fourth police officer, who
Samoan Professional wrestler Nick Primo (L) is seen with movie star Jim Caviezel, who is also
the star of the hit drama, “Person of Interest”. Primo who has toured the US, Japan and other
parts of the world wrestling. He is from the Filoi’alii family of Ta’u, Manu’a. He is in the movie
‘When the Game Stands Tall’ that stars Caviezel. The movie is not due out until the Fall of next
year; and is about a Prep Football team and Primo plays one of the players. No word yet on how
big his role is. [courtesy photo]
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samoa news, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
DOC seeks public input on
plan for economic development
by Fili Sagapolutele
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A territorial general plan on the implementation of economic development strategies is
being prepared by the government and public
input will be solicited before giving it to the
governor for approval, says Department of
Commerce director Keniseli Lafaele.
The director also says American Samoa’s
2013 Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy (CEDS) report submitted to the U.S.
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
was approved last month by the federal agency.
More than a week ago Congressman Faleomavaega Eni wrote to Gov. Lolo Matalasi
Moliga saying that the territory’s CEDS report
submitted to EDA lacks critical information in
the implementation phase of the strategy. (The
Congressman didn’t say whether or not the
report had been approved by EDA.)
Faleomavaega noted that 80% of state and
territory CEDS do not include the aforementioned critical information for the implementation phase. “I suppose we’re one of the majority,
the 80%,” said Lafaele responding to Samoa
News inquiries for comments on the Congressman’s letter.
Consultants Malcolm McPhee and Lewis
Wolman were contracted to write the CEDS for
the DOC, and EDA awarded a $60,000 grant to
ASG in 2010 to prepare the CEDS, but the previous administration didn’t start on the project
until May last year. “Perhaps the amount of
funds available for this project was just sufficient to cover the scope of work included in
the CEDS,” said Lafaele. “Public input was
solicited and the DOC staff comments and
addendum were included in the final CEDS
document that was submitted and approved.”
He also said the implementation of development strategies is included in the CEDS and the
Governor’s Economic Advisory Council report,
and the overarching Territorial General Plan is
being prepared by the DOC staff, and Governor’s Office — in particular, the Governor’s
senior policy adviser — Dr. Oreta Crichton.
The governor will either appoint a task force
or a commission, i.e the Territorial Planning
Commission — to review this document, and
solicit input from the community — businesses,
villages, and NGOs. “This should address the
Congressman’s valid concerns about lack of
a wider public participation in the decision
making process,” said Lafaele. “If approved by
the governor, I suspect this plan will then be
submitted in the form of a proposed legislation
to the Fono for its review and approval.” Asked
if the EDA sent any official letter regarding the
status of the CEDS, Lafaele said, yes, adding
that the letter was dated Apr. 15, 2013 from Gail
Fujita, the EDA representative for Hawai’i and
the Pacific and it states that the American Samoa
CEDS Report “meets EDA requirements and is
hereby approved”. He said DOC received the
letter on Apr. 29 and it further states that “EDA
approval of the document means that proposed
projects that are consistent with the CEDS meet
the current strategy requirement necessary for
possible EDA funding support. However, this
action by no means guarantees that a proposed
project will be financially supported by EDA.”
Asked for any other comments on economic
development issues, Lafaele said the Ulu project
“prominently supported” by Faleomavaega
is one of the development strategies included
in the CEDS. “Efforts are ongoing between
the two Samoas and the University of Hawaii
Pacific Business Center to develop the Ulu fruit
into a commercially viable gluten- free product,
which will also address our food security needs
in the event of natural disasters,” said Lafaele.
In his letter to the governor regarding the
CEDS, the Congressman said that for the past
several months there have been several discussions held on the ma’afala breadfruit project. “This is an example of a potential industry
that can be part of adding new industry to our
economy,” Faleomavaega said. “The breadfruit industry has a tremendous potential for
growth, since breadfruit is used in gluten-free
products, and we should pursue this matter as
soon as possible.” During his commencement
address last Friday at the American Samoa
Community College graduation, Faleomavaega
reiterated his support for this project to move
forward, to help diversify the economy, which
currently comprises the tuna cannery industry
only, which has come under extreme pressure
from global competition — some 20 countries
have tuna canning facilities. Speaking at the
Honolulu site of the Mar. 12 Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco public hearing on the
Bank of Hawai’i plans to close operations in
the territory, Papali’i Dr. Failautusi Avegalio
of the UH-Pacific Business Center told the
audience, which included those listening in
from American Samoa, that there is an unprecedented opportunity for economic development
and viability that needs serious consideration
by looking at breadfruit and the development
of a food manufacturer industry in the territory
for the refinement and processing of breadfruit flour, which has potential of being in high
demand in the U.S. market.
He said the U.S. market is unfamiliar with
this type of product, but he hopes to change
that in seven or eight months. He said they
are working with the EDA to set up infrastructure for the processing of flour and also coordinating with one of the top food distributor
logistic companies in the U.S. “The process is
just beginning,” he said.
samoa news, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Page 3
Divers are silhouetted as they enter a giant aquarium at the Marine Life Park at Resorts World,
one of the city-state’s newest tourist attractions opened late 2012, in Singapore, Tuesday, May 21,
2013. The Marine Life Park offers certified divers a chance to participate in an “Open Ocean
Dive” for a fee, to explore the 18.2 million liter Open Ocean habitat which is home to manta
rays, sharks and other marine life species in a bid to attract more tourists, as well as educating
the public about marine wildlife and its conservation efforts in the process. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Inmate found
smuggling liquor into TCF
by Joyetter
Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Samoa News Reporter
The High Court will hear
today from parties following
a motion filed by Chief Probation Officer Tauiliili Silivelio
Iosefo to revoke work release
against former school teacher
Tone Pulou, who was convicted of having sex with his
female student in 2009.
The basis of the motion
according to the Chief Probation Officer is that Pulou allegedly smuggled hard liquor into
the Territorial Correctional
Facility while on work release.
According to the motion
filed by Tauili’ili, Pulou was
sentenced on June 6, 2012, to
Probation for a term of five
years after pleading guilty to
engaging in sexual intercourse
with his 13 year old student in
2009.
On November 21, 2012, the
court granted Pulou’s request
for Work Release and he was
ordered to be released from
TCF from Mondays to Fridays, from 7:00 am to 4:30
pm to work at the Kanana
Fou Church Headquarters
in Tafuna. Last month the
Chief Probation Officer filed
his motion, noting that Pulou
smuggled hard liquor into the
jail while on work release.
When the matter was before
Associate Justice Lyle L Richmond, Pulou’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Michael
White requested a continuance
of his client’s matter so he can
investigate the matter further
and discuss the same with the
Office of Probation. During the hearing for
work release of defendant to
work as custodian at the Congregational Christian Church
in American Samoa last year,
the CCCAS General Secretary Reverend Reupena Alo in
a letter to the court noted that
the CCCAS would like to hire
Tone Pulou as an employee of
CCCAS, to work as a custodian at the main office.
Also at this hearing, Deputy
Attorney
General
Mitzie
Jessop argued that the defendant is a convicted rapist, and
if he works as a custodian for
the church then he will again
have access to young girls.
Jessop pointed out that during
sentencing the victim’s mother
asked that the defendant stay
as far away as possible from
her daughter. The motion for
work release was granted by
the court.
During the sentencing
hearing on this matter, White
had recommended that Pulou
should be jailed from eight
to ten years, noting that the
victim is blameless in this case
and the entire burden falls on
his client.
White told the court he
had spoken with the victim’s
mother, who asked for only
two things — that the defendant not have any further
contact with the victim; and
that the sentence, whatever it
is, “should be fashioned for a
lengthy period so the victim
can complete her education
without any interference from
the defendant.”
Deputy AG Jessop had recommended that the court sentence Pulou to the maximum
allowable under the law —
which is 15 years — noting the
victim was a 13-year old student. The defendant had been
in a “position of authority” she
had said, and “he abused that
authority as a teacher and took
advantage of the victim, who
did not know better.”
During the sentencing Richmond noted that a great deal
of discussion had taken place
pertaining to this serious case.
“The defendant had a promising future, however he made
a terrible and a serious mistake,” Richmond said at the
time.
The court then sentenced
Pulou to ten years in jail, however execution of sentence was
suspended under the condition
that he serve 28 months in jail
without any release, except
by court order, or for medical
reasons. The defendant is also
ordered to register as a sex
offender. Pulou admitted in
court he had an ongoing relationship with his student which
led to the girl’s pregnancy,
admitting that sexual intercourse with his female student
was between September 2009
and February 2010.
According to the government’s case the matter came to
light when the female student
and her mother went to the
OBGYN clinic at LBJ Medical
Center only to find out she was
pregnant, at which time Child
Protective Services with the
Department of Human and
Social Services was contacted.
Pulou fled the territory to
Australia last year when the
government moved to file
criminal charges. In October
2011, when Pulou visited
relatives in Hawai’i, he was
arrested by Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents based on
a warrant issued by the local
District Court.
Reach reporter at joy@
samoanews.com
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Singer Kellie Pickler named
new ‘Dancing’ champ
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final
“Dancing With the Stars” episode in second place but finished
in first.
The 26-year-old country singer won the show’s mirror ball
trophy Tuesday. “This is amazing!” she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough.
The pair earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and
another on Tuesday. Judges’ scores combined with viewer votes
determine the winner.
Because there were problems with voting on the ABC website during Monday’s East Coast broadcast, host Tom Bergeron
said Tuesday those votes weren’t counted. Only votes cast by
phone, text and Facebook factored into the final count.
Teen Disney Channel star Zendaya danced perfectly during
the final two episodes, collecting the most points from the
judges, but she fell short of the title.
“I’m very proud and I’m very happy,” the 16-year-old said
after the results were read. “And I get to leave here with an
amazing experience.”
Football pro Jacoby Jones finished in third place. Fellow
finalist Alexandra Raisman was axed at the beginning of Tuesday’s episode.
“This has been the best experience of my life,” the gold medalist said. “My whole life, all I’ve ever known has been gymnastics, so to try something new has been amazing.”
The two-hour finale featured the return of the season’s
already-eliminated contestants: comedians Andy Dick and D.L.
Hugely, Olympian Dorothy Hamill, actor Ingo Rademacher,
reality stars Lisa Vanderpump and Sean Lowe, singer Wynonna
Judd and boxer Victor Ortiz.
Judd opted to sing rather than dance on the final episode,
while Hamill celebrated another chance to hit the ballroom floor.
The Olympic skater, who said she was motivated to join the
show after watching fellow skater Kristi Yamaguchi, had to
withdraw from the competition early in the season because of
an injury.
Hamill danced again Tuesday, and Yamaguchi joined her.
“It’s such an honor to join my idol out here on the dance
floor,” said Yamaguchi, the Season 6 “Dancing” champ.
Korean pop star Psy brought his unique moves to the ballroom by dancing along with his new single, “Gentleman.” Pitbull and Jessica Sanchez also performed.
ABC announced earlier this month that the next season of
“Dancing With the Stars” will air one night a week instead of
two.
Fort Wainwright to
celebrate AsianPacific American
Heritage Month
“Walk for Rina” raises
local awareness
regarding Lupus disease
by B. Chen
Nurses at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center, friends, and family members of Czarina Roque
took part in a special “Walk for Rina” to raise funds to help the young nurse of Filipino ancestry
as she battles lupus, an autoimmune disease with no known cure. According to Medical News
Today, lupus is a disease wherein the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks
normal, healthy tissue.
This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys,
blood, the heart, and lungs.
When it is functioning normally, the immune system makes proteins called antibodies in
order to protect and fight against antigens such as viruses and bacteria. Lupus makes the immune
system unable to differentiate between antigens and healthy tissue. This leads the immune system
to direct antibodies against healthy tissue - not just antigens - causing swelling, pain, and tissue
damage.
The “Walk for Rina” was from Fagaalu to the Suigaula o le Atuvasa Park in Utulei.
According to one a veteran LBJ nurse who participated in the walk and wished to remain
anonymous, Roque was a nurse in the LBJ’s Maternity Ward who was diagnosed with lupus
over a year ago. To help understand more about the disease and to undergo more necessary blood
tests and work-ups, Roque departed the territory for the Philippines in search of more advanced
medical assistance not available locally.
One local nurse said lupus is not a very common disease amongst local residents, although
she did come across an isolated case a few years back, when a patient checked into the medical
ward with symptoms of the disease. She said more times than not, when people come in to the
LBJ complaining of symptoms like fever, chills, joint pain, and nausea, they usually prescribe
medication to address the patient’s complaints.
However, lupus is a combination of many things, meaning it can affect all the systems in the
body.
“When we come across suspected cases of lupus, it is in our best interest, as well as the
patient’s, to seek medical attention off-island,” said the LBJ nurse. Roque and her family immigrated to American Samoa many years ago. Her father Ardie is a former employee of the LBJ
Hospital, working in the MIS unit.
The “Walk for Rina” was not only to help raise funds for Roque, but it was also a way to raise
public awareness of a disease that is incurable. “A lot of people are unaware of this disease and
know nothing about it,” said the LBJ nurse.
There is no definite number as to how many locals have been diagnosed with this disease in
years past.
According to a source from the LBJ, another awareness/fundraising “Walk for Rina” is
planned for sometime later this year.
By Sgt. Michael Blalack
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - Fort Wainwright will celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at a special event
May 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Physical Fitness Center.
American Samoa is also honored during the month, but since
it has a population of approximately 60,000 people, it’s occasionally overlooked due to its comparatively small size.
“We can learn from any culture,” said Command Sgt. Maj.
Frank Hacker, the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division command sergeant major, “but the Samoan culture has a lot to teach
us — especially in the Army — about respect, about trust and
about just taking care of each other.”
Hacker, who lived with a Samoan family for several years,
still maintains close ties to the community.
“I owe them a lot,” said Hacker. “I was headed down the
wrong road and they set me straight, saved me, really.”
Staff Sgt. Eteru Patane, the Company C, 3- 21st, 1-25th SBCT
supply noncommissioned officer, was born in American Samoa
and is president of Fort Wainwright’s Samoan Association.
“I’ve met people who don’t even know what a Samoan is, so
it’s great to be able share our culture with people who may not
know much, if anything, about us,” said Patane, who joined the
Army in 1995. “And it means a lot to me that the Army dedicates a month to recognize the contributions of Polynesians to
America and the Army. Samoans have been in every war since
World War I.”
Staff Sgt. Eteru Patane, supply sergeant for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, poses for a photo with his father
[Courtesy Photo]
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) —
FBI Director Robert Mueller
on Tuesday praised two agents
who died while training off
the Virginia Beach coast last
weekend for their “true and
unerring valor.”
Special Agents Christopher
W. Lorek and Stephen P. Shaw
were remembered Tuesday at a
private memorial ceremony at
the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Chapel at Quantico , the
agency reported on its website.
The agents fell to their
deaths Friday when a helicopter ran into trouble during
a “maritime counterterrorism
exercise.” An FBI spokeswoman says the agents were in
the process of fast-roping from
the aircraft onto a ship when
they “tragically fell a significant distance and suffered fatal
injuries.”
Both were members of the
bureau’s elite hostage rescue
team, a group known most
recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from a kidnapper in
an underground bunker. The
team is trained in military tactics and outfitted with combatstyle gear and weapons. Some
of their preparation consists of
scuba diving, dropping quickly
out of helicopters and battling
in close quarters.
“We mourn the loss of two
brave and courageous men,”
Mueller said. “Like all who
serve on the Hostage Rescue
Team, they accept the highest
risk each and every day, when
training and on operational
missions, to keep our nation
safe. Our hearts are with their
wives, children, and other
loved ones who feel their
loss most deeply.” Lorek, 41,
served on the team that rescued
the boy in Alabama.
A native of Maywood, Ill.,
Lorek graduated from Texas
A&M, joined the FBI in a professional support role in 1996
and became an agent two years
later. His first field assignment
was in Milwaukee. He graduated HRT operator training in
2008, serving with the team in
Afghanistan.
Mueller praised Lorek as
“intelligent, thoughtful, and
always up for a challenge, with
a ready smile on his face.” He
is survived by his wife Jennifer
and two daughters, ages 11 and
18.
Shaw, 40, was a native
of Santa Paula, Calif., who
entered the FBI in 2005. He
graduated from HRT operator
training in November 2011
and was recognized for his
leadership skills and willingness to take on any task, the
agency said.
“He seemed to genuinely
like and take an interest in
everyone around him, regardless of rank or situation,” the
director said. “He was quick to
make you feel like you were
his best friend . his brother.”
Shaw is survived by his
wife Stella, a daughter who
turns 4 this week, and a 1-yearold son.
“True and unerring valor
was a gift given to both Chris
and Steve_a gift that was tested
time and again, through their
commitment to the FBI, to the
Hostage Rescue Team, and
to the citizens they served,”
Mueller said.
The hostage rescue team
is headquartered at the FBI
Academy in Quantico in
northern Virginia, although
they train around the U.S.
and can be deployed quickly
anywhere.
This month, Sky Pacific, will be changing satellites. You will need
your dishes re-aimed and subscribers with the 2 box decoding system
will need a new decoder, costing $150 if the 2 box decoding system is
returned, or $200 if it is not returned.
The present satellite signal will not be active after this month.
There will be a $50 re-alignment fee, to line up the new satellite.
Call 699-6853 to make an appointment, or email [email protected].
New Sky Pacific systems are available for $950 including
programming for one year. (Presently $500 a year).
If you are a rugby or tennis fan you cannot beat it, but there are movie
channels including Fox and Dollywood.
News channels, including BBC and CNN, cartoons, Discovery,
Nickelodeon, a total of 16 channels with more to come.
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28 May 2013 [Tuesday]
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Dive Safety Drill to be
conducted in Pago
Pago harbor tomorrow
By Jeff Hayner
Emergency Medical Service workers demonstrating First Aid for On-Water injuries/incidents.
The EMS along with other Marine and Emergency professionals are going through a review (yesterday and today) preparing themselves for a Dive Safety Drill that will be conducted tomorrow
morning in Pago Pago Harbor. The review is taking place at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center.
[photo: Jeff Hayner]
Tomorrow (Thursday, May
23) a Dive Safety Drill will be
conducted in Pago Pago Harbor.
Coordinated by the National
Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS), this
preparedness drill is designed
to evaluate the response capabilities in areas such as Search
and Rescue and Health Care
Providers, in the event that an
actual SCUBA diving emergency occurs. Prior to the drill,
yesterday and today, important
skills for first responders were
reviewed and this review was
conducted at the Tauese P.F.
Sunia Ocean Center.
Those in attendance are representatives from the Department of Public Safety Marine
Patrol and Fire Department,
Emergency Medical Services, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administra-
NOTICE
2014 Child Care & Development
Fund State Plan for American Samoa
PUBLIC HEARING
AND
AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PLAN
Pursuant to CFR Title 45, Part 99, the Department of Human & Social Services (DHSS) Child
Care Division, as the designated Single State Agency for administering the Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) hereby issues the following notice:
The DHSS Child Care Division encourages the public to attend a public hearing for the proposed 2014 Child
Care and Development (CCDF) State Plan for American Samoa. This public hearing will be held Saturday,
June 22, 2013 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the DHSS Child Care Division Office, upstairs from
Post Office at the Lumana’i Building in Fagatogo.
The purpose of this hearing is to provide information about the State Plan, and encourage the public to
comment and pose questions.
A draft copy of the 2014 CCDF State Plan for American Samoa will be available for review by June 1,
2013. After such time, a copy may be provided electronically or as a hard copy upon request. Comments will
be accepted prior to the hearing, but must be in written form and submitted to the Child Care Division office
before the close of the advance public comment period at 4:00pm on June 17, 2014. Additionally,
comments and/ or questions will be accepted and documented via a recorder, during the actual hearing.
Both these types will become part of the official public hearing record. All comments will be considered
when finalizing the State Plan for submission this July.
Written comments issued prior to the Hearing must be submitted to the Child Care Division office. Please
include your name and contact information and provide 3 hardcopies of your document enveloped
separately and clearly addressed as follows:
Attention State Administrator
American Samoa Child Care Program
2014 DRAFT STATE PLAN ADV. COMMENTS
Please feel free to contact our office is more information is needed: 633-1571/ 1572 during regular
business hours, or e-mail us at [email protected].
tion (NOAA) Office of Law
Enforcement, US Coast Guard
Auxiliaries and other marine
and emergency professionals.
Speaking to the assembled professionals yesterday,
Deputy Commissioner of the
Department of Public Safety
Lesei’au Laumoli made it clear
that they must work together if
lives are to be saved. “When it
comes to emergency incidents,
we have to protect lives. We
have to work together as a team
to save lives,” said the Deputy
Commissioner. There were
reviews given on First Aid and
CPR for On-Water injuries/
incidents that were conducted
by the Emergency Medical
Services. Other Marine and
Emergency professionals gave
presentations on treating burns,
broken bones, shock, CPR/
Automated External Defibrillator); drowning and wildlife
stings, such as jellyfish attacks.
Reviews were conducted by
the EMS, NOAA, NMSAS and
the National Park Service.
Today will be a presentation on dive related accidents
and illnesses and dive scenario
safety review with instructors.
There will also be a Hyperbaric
Chamber overview and demonstration today at 3:15 p.m.
Tomorrow (9:00 a.m.-10:45
a.m.) the drill exercise begins
and all activated response units
will execute a launch to the scene
in Pago Pago Harbor to assist in
recovery of victims to transport
to the LBJ Medical Center for
assessment and decompression
treatment.
The participants in tomorrow’s drill exercise will be the
Department of Public Safety
Marine Patrol, NOAA, NPS,
EMS, LBJ, Industrial Gases/
Pago Marine Charters and the US
Coast Guard. According to the
NMSAS, the objectives and the
intent of the drill in American
Samoa is to enhance awareness, safety and communications of marine and emergency
professionals through a planned
exercise. To facilitate that, they
seek participation from the US
Coast Guard, the Department
of Interior, the NPS, the territory of American Samoa and
a range of marine professional
partners. The exercise has
been designed, according to the
NMSAS, to meet three primary
goals:
1 Demonstrate human
and technological capabilities, integrating programs for
the common goal of protecting
human life and coastal natural
resources.
individual
2 Develop
skills in program management,
coordination,
contingency
planning, emergency response,
health and safety.
relationships
3 Build
across the public and private
sector that foster long-term
collaboration to protect the
environment.
11th Sewing
Session of Lalaga
Faatasi set to begin
JOIN US
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
& MONDAY
MAY 24, 25 & 27
by B. Chen
The 11th session of the 13-week rehabilitative and recovery
program known as the Lalaga Fa’atasi Sewing Project spearheaded by the Department of Youth and Womens Affairs
(DYWA) in partnership with the Criminal Justice Planning
Agency (CJPA) is set to start on June 10.
Last Tuesday, the 10th session of the program ended with a
total of 26 women successfully completing the program. Their
achievements were recognized during a special ceremony held
at the Department of Agriculture’s Samoan Fale in Tafuna. The
project coordinator is Arasi Fa’amausili and So’onaalofa Roberts is the sewing instructor.
The Lalaga Fa’atasi Sewing Project has been active since
2008, serving the territory’s women by providing sewing
training with the goal that these women will open up sewing
shops of their own, and have the ability to sew clothes for themselves and their families, hence saving them money.
While the sewing program was initially set up for women
only, DYWA began accepting men who had expressed interest
in the program and at least ten have graduated since the program’s inception.
Earlier this year on Feb. 12, DYWA kick started its tenth session of the program, which is free of charge, with DYWA providing sewing machines, fabrics/materials, and other necessary
items required to effectively conduct the training. For additional
sewing practice, participants were asked to provide their own
fabric to sew different clothing, outside of the curriculum.
Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga says there is a need to include
the Director of the Department of Commerce and the President
of the Development Bank of American Samoa in the loop, so
they can look at ways to assist the sewing program participants
in developing small business ventures, like opening up small
sewing shops that will create local jobs and ultimately stimulate
the economy.
He referred to the obvious increase in local sewing shops
being owned and operated mostly by foreign immigrants like
Filipinos, and said having programs like the Lalaga Fa’atasi
Sewing Project is a great way to encourage more locals to get
into the sewing business, so there will be no need to bring foreigners in to do the job.
The Governor wants to conduct an advanced sewing class
for the graduates of the Tenth Lalaga Fa’atasi Project and all
previous graduates of the sewing project. Exactly when the
advanced courses will begin will be announced as soon as the
curriculum is developed.
In an email to the Samoa News, DYWA Acting Director
Pa’u Roy Taito Ausage wrote, “DYWA continues to serve as
an avenue for men and women to network and develop relationships with others who share common interests and skills. The
sewing program affords each participant the chance to share
ideas as well as creativity of their sewing skills with one another.
The participants convey a sense of pride in their work, and display competitiveness with each other as they create and display
their fine work in sewing.”
Pa’u explained that the sewing class participants are taught
basic sewing skills “in order for them to sew for themselves and/
or their families, and simultaneously assist their neighbors and
other members of the community.”
DYWA’s Ramona Toeaina acknowledged the role of First
Lady Cynthia M. Moliga who was the Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA) program coordinator in 2008 with DYWA and
who started the first sewing class.
Feedback from previous participants are nothing but positive, with the women pointing to the impact the knowledge they
gained will have on their family and livelihood. The women are
quick to point out that completing the sewing course will not
only help them financially through saving money by sewing their
own clothing and not having to pay an expensive seamstress,
but it also gives them the chance to earn some extra money by
sewing for their family members and friends.
In addition to the sewing sessions offered to the men and
women of the territory, DYWA continues to offer the TCFRSAT Rehabilitative Sewing Program to six inmates at the
Tafuna Correctional Facility. In addition to the modules taught,
DYWA has added the ‘ie so’oso’o (quilt), and also the leis
which were on Sunday during the Annual Mother’s Day Service
this year.
All these wonderful programs are being funded by the Criminal Justice Planning Agency under the VAWA Rehabilitative
and Recovery Program.
All men and women who are interested in the program and
want more information on how to register are encouraged to call
DYWA directly at 633-2835 to register.
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by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Samoa News Reporter
Alofa,
se ia
tiga…
Tusia: Akenese Ilalio Zec
Vaega: 60
Malo le soifua i le mamalu o la atunu’u, aemaise fo’i o i latou
o lo’o fiafia e faitau i la tatou tala fa’asolo, Alofa, se ia tiga e pei
ona masani ai, ae alo maia, o le a toe fa’aauau atu la tatou tala e
pei ona masani ai. ia manuia faiva ma tiute o le a feagai ai ma le
mamalu o le atunu’u i lenei aso. Ua ma’ea le ma talatalanoaga
ma lo’u tama, ma ua mautinoa ai, e le o’o mai lo’u tina o Makerita ma lo’u tuagane o Peteru mo lo’u fa’au’uga. Na lagona mai
e si o’u tama la’u tagi, ua pei o timuga ua afu to ifo mai le lagi
o’u loimata i lea taimi. Ona o lea ua ou mautinoa nei, e moni
lava o’u masalosaloga e pei ona i ai.
Na fiu si o’u tama e tau fa’ato’ato’a mai a’u i luga o le telefoni, ae ua leai lava, aua ua pei o se ao pouliuli la’u va’ai i lea
taimi, o o’u fa’alogona fo’i ua pei o se ie talatala ua punitia ai
la’u va’ai ma ua le utufia ai o’u loimata. Na i’u lava ina tapuni le
telefoni, e aunoa ma se isi a’u tala na mafai ona toe fai atu i si o’u
tama. Ua ou nofo ifo nei i luga o lo’u moega ma fa’asolosolo o’u
mafaufauga. Ana fa’apea o lo’u tina moni lenei, ailoga e mafai
ona ia faia lenei mea ia te a’u, ana fa’apea fo’i o si o’u tina moni
lenei, po’o le a lava le mamao o le ala e sau lava. E le mafai ona
nofonofo lo’u tina moni pe a o’o i lo’u aso fa’apitoa lenei.
Na ou fa’apea ifo nei, e moni lava, e ‘ese’ese alofa, o le alofa
fo’i o le tagata e alu alu lava gata, o le alofa fo’i e faigata ona
mate’ia i le tele o taimi. Ua le mafai ona tatali le vaivai o lo’u
loto i lea taimi, ae sa ou musu lava e fa’ailoa i lo’u tina fai o Ana
le mea ua tupu. Ua ou toe mafaufau nei i si o’u tuagane o Ioane
lea o lo’o matou mafuta pea, po’o le a nei sona manatu pe afai
o le a ou ta’uina i ai le tulaga lea ua le o’o mai ai lo ma tina ma
Peteru i lo’u fa’au’uga. Na fa’ate’ia o’u mafaufauga nei ina ua
ou fa’alogo atu ua tu’itu’i mai le faitoto’a o lo’u potu ma na ou
tu a’e nei i luga ma ou savali atu e tatala. Na ona matala lava o
le faitoto’a, ma ou iloa atu ai o si o’u tina sa tausia lava a’u mai i
lo’u la’ititi. “Averia, e i ai se mea ua tupu?” Na pupula to’a mai
nei ia te a’u, ma ua le mafai ona taofiofi o’u loimata i lea taimi.
(Faaauau itulau 9)
MAN ACCUSED OF VANDALIZING ATM MACHINE CHARGED
The government has charged Sopi Senio Jr with property damage and attempted stealing on
allegations that he vandalized an ATM machine and attempted to steal funds from it in October
2012. The defendant, who’s being held on bail of $10,000 made his initial appearance in District
Court yesterday.
The property damage count and stealing charges are both class D felonies, punishable by
imprisonment up to five years, a fine of up to $5,000, or a fine equal to twice the amount of gain
from commission of said crime up to a maximum of $20,000, or both fine and imprisonment.
According to the government’s case, on October 24, 2012 police were contacted by the ANZ
Amerika Samoa Bank for assistance regarding their ANZ ATM machine at the FJ&P Kruse store
in Leone. An ANZ employee informed police there was black spray paint on the front cover of the
machine, which was slightly loose, and the cash dispenser was bent in the middle and scratched.
Police proceeded to the ATM machine where officers observed that the ANZ ATM machine
booth and surrounding wall were spray painted with black paint. Court filings say, police officers
observed via video surveillance a male individual spray painting the ATM machine, and ANZ
employees identified the person as the defendant.
The government claims the defendant’s attempt to steal money was unsuccessful, and according
to an ANZ employee, the money in the ATM was all accounted for. An estimated amount of
$4,428 is needed to repair the ATM machine, which includes the cost of a new door, hinge, magnetic catch and installation. The government claims that the defendant appeared drunk and angry
in the video which was observed by the police.
PLEA DEAL OFFERED FOR ILI’ILI COUPLE CHARGED IN DRUG CASE
A plea deal offer was presented to the li’ili couple Teroa Faletoi and Samuel Tupuola facing
charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine; possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition, while Tupuola — a former cop — faces
an additional count of resisting arrest.
The charges against Tupuola and his live-in girlfriend Teroa Faletoi are the result of a search
warrant executed by the Vice and Narcotics Division several months ago.
Tupuola has faced drug charges before, but they were dismissed as part of a plea agreement
with the government that he would testify in a jury trial against a drug defendant several years
back.
Tupuola’s bail remains at $100,000 and bail for Faletoi remains at $75,000 and they are both
housed at the Tafuna Correctional Facility.
The couple appeared in court yesterday for their pre-trial conference in which both parties
announced that they have reached a plea deal, however they have yet to finalize the proper documents in this matter.
Samoa News understands the woman will enter a guilty plea to misdemeanor charges while
Tupuola will enter a plea to the felony charges. Court filings say, upon executing a search warrant on Tupuola’s properties, police approached Sam at his workplace, the LBJ hospital, where
he works as security. Police informed the defendant at that time about the search warrant and the
defendant told the police officer that he had to pick up his check, and then took off running.
He was subsequently caught; and found to have drugs on him, which tested positive as
methamphetamine.
The government alleges on the same day the police searched the defendant’s silver Nissan
while the defendant was present and police found numerous drug paraphernalia and a Daisy
power line 717 BB gun. Court filings say the couple’s residence in Ili’li was also searched and
Faletoi was present during this search. Police found inside the bedroom drugs, a hand gun which is a special 38 with special 38 ammunition, $1,000 cash, assorted drug paraphenalia.
The government claims that after the execution of the search warrant, Faletoi was taken to the
police station and she told police that her boyfriend Tupuola used and sold methamphetamine.
Court filings says the very next day police questioned Tupuola, where he allegedly admitted to
the possession of the methamphetamine and that he also sold the drugs. The government claims
he also admitted to possession of the guns and ammunition.
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Lea Bessinger and her son Josh Bessinger look through the rubble of her tornado-ravaged
home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma
City suburb Monday, flattening an entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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➧ Alofa se ia Tiga…
tusia Ausage Fausia
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MOLIA SE ALII I LONA TAUMAFAI E
TALEPE MASINI ATM I LEONE
Ua molia nei e le malo i moliaga mamafa e
lua o le faaleaga meatotino i le tulaga muamua
ma le taumafai e ave faagaoi ni meatotino, ia
le alii o Sopi Senio Jr., lea o lo o tuuaia i lona
taumafai e talepe masini ATM a le Faletupe o le
ANZ lea o lo o i luma o le faleoloa a le FJ & P
Kruse i Leone ia Oketopa 24, 2012.
O le taeao ananafi na tulai ai Sopi i luma o le
Faamasinoga Faaitumalo, ma ua toe faatulaga
le isi ana iloiloga e faia i le taeao a taeao, lea ua
faamoemoe e faamautu ai iina ma le taimi e faia
ai lana ulua’i iloiloga, e faamaonia ai pe sa soli
e lenei alii se vaega o le tulafono.
I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua
ai e faapea, sa maitauina e ni tagata faigaluega
a le ANZ ni faaletonu i le latou masini ATM i
Leone, e foliga mai sa taumafai se tagata e talepe
le pito i luma o le masini e ala i le fa’aaogaina o
se ‘spray’ lanu uliuli e fana ai pito o le masini.
Na mafai ona faamaonia o le alii o Sopi na
faia lenei gaioiga, e ala i ni masini pu’eata a le
faleoloa ma e silia ma le $100 le tino i tupe sa
i totonu o le masini i le taimi na tula’i mai ai le
faalavelave.
E tusa ai ma faamaumauga a le faamasinoga
o lo o taua ai, e tusa ma le $4,428.50 le tupe e
toe faaleleia atoa ai le masini ATM na faaleagaina, e aofia ai le toe faaleleia o lona faitoto’a,
o le toe faapipii o isi vaega ma le vaega maneta
lea e mafai ai ona aumai i fafo tupe.
MOLIA KEITH TALOSAGA
I LE FAOMEA MA LE FAAOOLIMA
O le alii lea o lo o tuuaia i lona tu’ia o le gutu
o se alii ma fao faamalosi lana $10 ua molia e
le malo i le faomea i le tulaga muamua ma le
faomea i le tulaga lua, faapea ai ma le moliaga
mama e tasi o le faaoolima i le tulaga tolu.
O moliaga faasaga ia Keith Talosaga na afua
mai i se faalavelave na tulai mai i Amouli i le
aso 15 o Me, 2013.
E toalua ni alii o lo o ta’ua na molimauina
lenei faalavelave. Ina ua fesiligia e leoleo le ua
molia e tusa ai o lenei mataupu, sa ia faamaonia
ai lona tu’ia o le gutu o le alii na aafia, atoa ai
ma lona fao faamalosi o lana $10.
O le moliaga o le faomea i le tulaga muamua,
e mafai ona faasala ai se tasi i le toese mo le
olaga atoa, poo le faasala foi i le faasalaga e
amata mai i le 10 e oo atu i le 30 tausaga.
E $50,000 le vaega tupe lea ua faatulaga e le
faamasinoga e totogi ona faatoa mafai lea ona
tatala le ua molia i tua mai le toese i Tafuna.
IOE AFAESE I MOLIAGA O LE
FAIA O UIGA MATAGA I SE TEINEITITI
O se alii e 28 tausaga le matua lea na tuuaia e
le malo i lona faia o ni uiga mataga i se teineititi
e 15 tausaga le matua, ua ia tautino i luma o le
Faamasinoga Maualuga i le vaiaso nei, e faamaonia tuuaiga o lo o faia faasaga ia te ia.
O le alii o Tusitala Afaese na ulua’i tuuaia e
le malo i moliaga e lima e aofia ai le toso teine,
faia o amioga faasotoma, faaoolima mataga,
tagofiai o itutinosa o se tamaitai e le faaipoipo
i ai, atoa ai ma le moliaga mama e tasi o lona
faia o ni amioga e ono lamatia ai le saogalemu
o fanau laiti.
I se maliliega ua sainia e Tusitala ma le malo
ma ua talia foi e le faamasinoga, ua ia tali ioe ai
(Faaauau itulau 15)
Mai itulau 8
“Mama, aisea ea e fai ai ta ita fa’apea e lo’u tina o Makerita, pe
i ai ea sa’u agasala ia te ia, ua fai ai ta ita fa’apea.”
Na ou a’apa au ma fusi mai si o’u tina tausi i lea taimi ma ou
tagi lotulotu i lona tauau. Ou te talitonu, e le o malamalama lo’u
tina i le mafua’aga ua ou fa’apea ai. Na ou lagona le mafanafana
ma le filemu o lo’u loto i lea taimi. “Averia, nofo mai i lalo, ou
te le o iloa pe o le a le mea ua tupu, ae tautala mai nei ia te a’u
ona ou iloa ai lea.” Na o ma saofafa’i ifo nei i luga o lo’u moega,
ma ou fa’amatalatala loa ia Ana le mafua’ga o lo’u tagi lotulotu.
“Ana, fa’atoa uma nei lava ona ma talanoa ma lo’u tama, ua
ta’u mai e lou tama, e le o’o mai lo’u tina o Makerita ma lo’u
tuagane o Peteru i lo’u fa’au’uga, o le ala lea ua ou tagi ai ona sa
i ai lava lo’u agaga fiafia o le a aumai o’u matua ma lo’u tuagane
i lo’u fa’au’uga.” E fai atu lava a’u tala i a Ana ae ua le matua
o’u loimata i lea tiami. Ua a’apa mai nei si o’u tina tausi ma fusi
atu a’u. “Ana, o le a ea le mafua’aga ua fai ai ta ita fa’apea, pei
ta’ita o se tagata ‘ese, ae o le a ea le mafua’aga ua fa’apea mai
ai lo’u tina o Makerita ia te a’u, e pei sa sili ona ou le fanau mai
i lenei lalolagi, ua ta le lava tiga…..Ana, fa’amolemole fai mai
sau tala se i o’u mapu ai, fai mai sau tala se o’u maua ai le fiafia,
fai mai sau tala ia ta ita, se i ave’ese ai lenei mafatiaga ua ou o’o
i ai.” Na ou va’aia i lea taimi le maligi ifo o loimata o si o’u tina
tausi ma ua ma fusifusi nei ma ma fetagisi. “Averia, si a’u tama,
fa’alogo mai oe, e ui lava ina e te le i ifo mai i lo’u manava, ae
ua silafia e le Atua, o lo’u loto atoa o oe, e leai sa’u tama, ae ua
avea lava oe ma fa’amama avega ia te a’u, afai e te tiga, ou te
tiga foi, afai e te mafatia, ou te mafatia fo’i, ua le toe ta’u ‘esea
lava oe ia te a’u…..ae ia e loto tele, ma ia e onosa’i, vaai oe, a
lea ua tali mai le Atua i a’u tatalo i aso uma, a lea ua fa’ailoa
mai e le Atua le mea ua silisili ona lelei mo oe, o lea ua ma’ea
au a’oa’oga sa e finau ai i aso uma, o le fiafiaga sili lea mo a’u,
ma ou te talitonu fo’i, ua fa’apena le fiafia o si ou tama….’aua
la’ia ne i e toe fa’anoanoa, o a lava isi mea uma fa’ata’atia ‘ese
ma lou mafaufau, ae alo i ou faiva, ua e manumalo, ia e loto tele
Averia, ‘aua ne i e toe fefe pe e te toe popole i se mea, ua saunia
e le Atua mea uma mo oe si a’u tama.”
Na avea upu fa’amafanafana a si o’u tina tausi, ma ala ua tau
to’a mai ai lo’u loto ma lo’u mafaufau, ma ua ma talatalanoa
fa’asamasamanoa nei i le mea e ao ona fai mo o’u fa’au’uga,
aemaise o le taunu’u mai o si o’u tama lea ua ou alo atu e fa’atali.
E le i umi ae toe tu’itu’i mai le faitoto’a o lo’u potu, ma na ma
fa’alogo atu ma lo’u tina tausi o fa’apea mai le leo o le tagata,
E faia pea
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A protester hurls rocks at a police vehicle that fires tear gas near Congress where President
Sebastian Pinera delivered his final state of the nation address, in Valparaiso, Chile, Tuesday,
May 21, 2013. Thousands gathered to protest against Pinera’s public policy on education, work
and health. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
NEWS IN BRIEF
Aretha Franklin taking
June off, postponing shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aretha Franklin is
taking off the month of June.
A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says
Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume
her touring schedule in July.
Publicist David Brokaw provided no other
details Tuesday.
Franklin announced earlier this month that
she would cancel scheduled performances in
Chicago and Connecticut this week to undergo
medical treatment. She did not specify what
type of treatment she was receiving.
Franklin appeared on the season finale of
“American Idol” last week via satellite, singing
a medley of her hits with the show’s female
finalists.
US parents quit Singapore
inquest into son’s death
SINGAPORE (AP) — The parents of an
American software engineer who believe their
son was murdered last year in Singapore have
withdrawn from the inquest, saying they have
no confidence in Singapore’s legal process.
Shane Truman Todd’s body was found in
his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend last
June 24, and police have said he killed himself.
But parents Rick and Mary Todd have said they
consider the evidence fake.
On Tuesday, an inquest witness withdrew
claims that Todd was strangled. The state,
meanwhile, introduced a witness who contradicted the parents’ claim that their son was
killed before June 23.
The parents, who live in Montana, said
Wednesday they’ll no longer participate in the
inquest and will return to the U.S.
Rick Todd said the family had “lost faith in
the process.”
Riverside County
2-year-old’s death a homicide
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Investigators
say they believe the death of a two-year-old boy
in Riverside County was a homicide.
The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s
office said in a statement Tuesday that Jorge
Lizarraga suffered from “unexplained injuries”
before dying at a hospital.
Authorities were called to a home in the
Coachella Valley city of Thermal at about 4
p.m. Friday to respond to a medical emergency
involving a child.
Investigators believe the cause of death is
blunt force trauma. No arrests have been made,
and no further details have been released.
Lawyer: Teen used
‘murder kit’ on girl’s parents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a
teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend’s
parents was equipped with a “murder kit” to kill
the Compton couple.
The Los Angeles Times reports prosecutor
Eric Siddall told jurors Tuesday that Giovanni
Gallardo had planned his sneak attack by
packing a baseball bat, a mask and rubbing
alcohol. Gallardo’s public defender told jurors
they’d find his client not guilty after they heard
about the tragic series of events leading to the
deaths of Gloria Villalta and Jose Lara.
Gallardo was 16 at the time of the 2011 killings, but is charged as an adult. He faces life
in prison if convicted. Gallardo’s girlfriend,
16-year-old Cynthia Alvarez, was convicted
earlier this month after blaming him for the
crimes.
All 28 bodies recovered from
Indonesian mine room
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers
have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed
underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned
gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s province
of Papua. Thirty-eight workers were undergoing safety training inside the Big Gossan
facility when the roof collapsed May 14. Ten
injured miners were rescued. A statement from
the mine operator PT Freeport Indonesia said
its Emergency Response Team recovered and
identified the last victim early Wednesday.
Mining operations at the Grasberg mine have
been suspended since the accident to respect
the victims and concentrate on the recovery
effort. The mine owned by Phoenix, Arizonabased Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
employs more than 20,000 workers.
Malcolm X’s
grandson buried in NY
HARTSDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights activist
Malcolm X, has been buried at a cemetery in
suburban New York. A spokeswoman for the
family said Shabazz was laid to rest near his
grandparents at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale on Tuesday.
Authorities say Shabazz was beaten to death
earlier this month in a dispute over a $1,200
bar bill in Mexico City. Two waiters have been
arrested in the case. The 28-year-old Shabazz
had a troubled life, from setting a blaze in his
grandmother’s apartment that resulted in the
death of Malcolm X’s widow, Betty Shabazz,
to stints in juvenile hall and prison.
Faila se tagi a
se tina fa’asaga
i ni alii leoleo
Lali
Le
TU’UA’IA E LE AIGA LE MANU’A
O LE ATALII 22 TAUSAGA I LEOLEO
tusia Ausage Fausia
O lo o faagasolo i le taimi nei se suesuega faapitoa a le
Matagaluega o Leoleo i lalo o le faatautaiga a le Vaega o Leoleo
Su’esu’e (CID), i se mataupu na tula’i mai i Mapusagafou i le
masina o Mati lea o lo o masalomia na manu’a ai se alii talavou
e 22 tausaga le matua.
Na faamaonia mai e le Komesina le tumau o le Matagaluega
o Leoleo ia Leseiau Laumoli i le Samoa News e faapea, “O lo
o faagasolo i le taimi nei suesuega mo mataupu tau solitulafono
faapea ai ma le suesuega faalotoifale (internal investigation) a le
ofisa o leoleo faasaga i alii leoleo o lo o aafia i lenei mataupu”.
E talitonu le Samoa News e toafa leoleo o lo o fesiligia e le
vaega a le CID e faatatau i lenei mataupu, o i latou fo’i ia sa i ai i
le taimi o le faalavelave lea na tulai mai i le aso 27 o Mati, 2013
ina ua maua e le Ofisa o Leoleo i Tafuna se telefoni i se vevesi o
lo o tupu i Mapusagafou,.
Na taua e se molimau i le Samoa News e faapea, ina ua
taunuu le taavale a leoleo i le nofoaga na ripotia mai ai le vevesi,
sa faatonuina ai alii leoleo le na manu’a e aua ne’i tamo’e, peitai
na le’i usita’i lea alii ma fai ai loa a latou tuliga ma leoleo e toatolu ae tasi le alii leoleo na mulimuli atu i le tuliga i totonu o le
taavale.
Na taua e se molimau i le Samoa News e faapea, o le alii na
aafia na lavea lona vae i le apa o le fale a le isi aiga, ina ua a’e
ai i luga ao faia a latou tuliga ma leoleo ma o le matuia tele o le
manu’a o le vae o lenei alii na faanatinati atu ai o ia i le po lava
lea i le falema’i ma taofia ai mo le fa aso.
Ae na taua e se sui o le aiga i le Samoa News e faapea, o
foliga o le manu’a e atagia mai ai sa oso ai i luga le pa’u o se
taavale, ae le o se manu’a na mafua mai ona o se lavea i se apa
o se fale ma na faila e le tina o le na manu’a sana tagi i le Ofisa
o Leoleo i Tafuna e tusa ai o le faalavelave na aafia ai lana tama.
E tusa ai o se faamatalaga ua maua e le Samoa News i lenei
mataupu o lo o taua ai e faapea, ina ua taunuu le ripoti i le Ofisa
o Leoleo i Tafuna, sa faia le faaiuga ina ia tuu sa’o mai i le
Vaega o le ‘Traffic Division’ i le Ofisa autu o leoleo i Fagatogo
le mataupu mo le suesueina.
Na faamaonia mai e le taitai o lea Vaega, o Capt. Muagututia
John Cendrowski i le Samoa News e faapea, i le faaiuga o le
latou suesuega, na faaoo atu ai loa lenei mataupu i le vaega a le
CID ona e le o se mataupu tau i le latou vaega lea mataupu, ae
foliga mai o se mataupu e aafia ai ni faiga faasolitulafono.
E ui i le tulaga matuia o lo o si’omia ai lenei mataupu peitai e
le’i finagalo le tina o le alii sa manu’a e talanoa mai i le Samoa
News, ina ua taumafai e fesiligia sona finagalo ona sa ia taua
lona popole tele i le saogalemu o lona aiga pe afai ae faia sana
faamatalaga faalaua’itele faasaga i leoleo o lo o aafia.
Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia [email protected]
O se tasi o alo o le atunu’u, o Kurtis Sword, ua fa’ai’u manuia
le taumafaiga i mataupu tau
Business Administration, BA mai le iunivesite o Hawaii i
[ata foa’i]
Hilo.
O se va’aiga i tina mai Amerika Samoa ua la’ua faia se fa’aaliga uiga ese i luga o le va’a Ali’i
Ka’i ma le ‘aiga afiafi i luga o lea fale’aiga o se va’a folau e fa’afiafiaina ai tina Samoa uma lava
o le SISDAC Hawaii i le aso Lulu na te’a mo le aso o Tina. Tele au pu’eata o le lalolagi o turisi ua
fa’asalalauina ai lea fa’aaliga. Malo mamas: Leaso & Luamalae Moso’oi mai Vailoatai.
[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
TEPA I LE TA
FAIGA MALO
tusia Ausage Fausia
IOE KOVANA E TATAU ONA
SIAKI LELEI TAGATA MAI FAFO
O LE A GALULUE FAAKONEKARATE
Na faailoa e le afioga i le kovana sili ia Lolo
Matalasi Moliga i le Samoa News, lona matua
lagolagoina o le siaki ina o tagata mai fafo o lo
o ulufale mai i le teritori e galulue faakonerate
ai, ina ia mautinoa e le o i ai ni vaega tau solitulafono o aafia ai i latou i setete ma teritori o le
malo tele sa galulue muamua ai.
“E leai se mea ou te iloa e ono taofia ai le
faia o siaki mo tagata uma nei, aua o lea tulaga
o le a manino ai talaaga o i latou nei ma taofia
ai le ono tulai mai o ni faaletonu mulimuli e ono
alia’e mai i se taimi muamua,” o le saunoaga lea
a le alii kovana.
Fai mai le alii kovana, afai e faamaonia i
suesuega o lo o i ai ni faamaumauga sa aafia ai
se tagata mai fafo ua galue faakonekarate i le
teritori, e mafai ona faia le faaiuga e toe faafo’i
ai lea tagata.
“Soo se tasi e aumai e galue i le teritori ae
faamaonia sa i ai ni ana solitulafono i vaega sa
galue muamua ai, tusa lava pe tele lona agavaa
i le galuega, e faamuamua e le malo le faia o le
faaiuga sa’o,” o le saunoaga lea a le alii kovana.
FAAOPOOPO ISI VAEGA
FOU MO LE FALETALIMALO I UTULEI
O le lua ai lenei o vaiaso talu ona faagasolo
galuega mo le toe faaopoopoina o ni isi o vaega
i le Faletalimalo Samoa a le malo i Utulei, i
lalo o le faatautaiga a le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau
Samoa.
O le masina o Mati o le tausaga nei na faailoa
mai ai e le afioga a Muliagatele Sanele Tuiteleleapaga i le Samoa News e faapea, “Pau lava le
galueg lea ua finagalo le alii kovana sili e toe
faaopoopo i le galuega, o le faapipii lea o tau-
mata faataamilo atoa i le fale ina ia taofia ai le
pisi mai i totonu o le timu pe a oo i taimi e leaga
ai le tau, aemaise ai e puipuia ai pou o le fale
mai le aafia i le susu”.
O lenei galuega o lo o faatupeina i le vaega
tupe e $28,000 o lo o totoe mai i le vaega tupe
lea na tuuina mai e le Ofisa o le Initeria i le
tausaga na te’a nei e fausia ai lenei galuega.
E le gata la i le toe faaleleia ai o le Fale Tele
i le vaega tupe lea, ae o lea foi ua fesoasoani e
faaleleia ai faleoo uma o lo o i ai i le Malae o le
Su’igaula a le Atuvasa i Utulei, ina ia matagofie
i le maimoa a le atunuu aemaise ai turisi tafafao
mai fafo.
SAUNI NI ISI O MATAGALUEGA
E FAA FAIGALUEGA FANAU AOGA
Ua faalauiloa mai e ni isi o Faatonusili o
Matagaluega ma Ofisa a le malo lo latou sauni
e talia fanau aoga o le a galulue i le polokalama
o le ‘summer youth employment program’ mo
lenei tausaga, ina ia mafai ai ona latou maua le
avanoa e aoaoina ai tomai faa faigaluega a’o
tapena ai o latou olaga e avea ma tagata faigaluega i le lumana’i.
“Ua sauni le matou ofisa e talia fanau aoga
o le a maua le avanoa e galulue ai i le polokalame,” o le saunoaga lea a Lealao M. Purcell i
le Samoa News, e ui na te le’i faailoaina mai le
aofai o avanoa faigaluega ua ofo atu e le latou
ofisa mo fanau aoga. Na faamaonia mai fo’i e
Faleosina Voight le faatonusili o le Matagaluega o Galuega a le malo, ma Ruth Matagi lea
o lo o avea ma faatonusili o le Matagaluega o
le Puipuiga o le Vaomatua ma le Gataifale, le
sauni o la ofisa e talia fanau aoga o le a talia i le
polokalame.
E lima avanoa faigaluega na taua e Iulogologo Pereira o lo o fuafua le ofisa o le kovana
(Faaauau itulau 12)
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O le sui lona tolu o Dana Wilkes mai le vaega
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(Faaauau itulau 13)
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O se va’aiga i sui na malaga mai fafo e fesoasoani i le a’otauina o sui e nafa ma le fa’asaoina o
soifua o i latou sa maulu i le sami, po’o nisi fo’i ua a’afia i fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i i luga o le sami
ma le vaomatua o le atunu’u. Ua la’ua fa’ata’ita’ia le togafitiga o mu i le pa’u o tagata soifua ma
ala e fa’ato’afilemu ai le ua afaina se’ia pa’ia le falema’i mo isi togafitiga auiliili.
➧ Tepa I Le Ta Faiga Malo…
Mai itulau 11
e tuuina atu mo fanau aoga e galulue ai i le latou ofisa.
O le ulua’i tausaga lenei ua oo atu ai i le 500 avanoa faigaluega ua tuuina atu e le malo mo
fanau aoga e galulue ai i lalo o lenei polokalame, pe a faatusatusa i le na o le ta’i 150-200 sa
masani ona maua i tausaga ua mavae, e pei ona faamaonia mai e le Faatonusili o le Matagaluega
o Tagata Faigaluega a le malo ia Le’i Sonny Thompson.
I fonotaga a le kapeneta ua mavae atu, na faatonuina ai e le afioga i le kovana sili ia Lolo
Matalasi Moliga faatonusili o matagaluega uma ma ofisa o le malo, ina ia saili avanoa faigaluega
e galulue ai le silia i le to’a 1,000 ua maea ona tusi talosaga atu mo le polokalama.
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Mai itulau 12
tusa o le aoga o lenei fa’asoa mai fafo i lea fo’i tautua mo tatou
tagata galulue ma e fia fa’asaoina ae tainane fo’i le mamalu o le
atunu’u, ina ia latou silafia mea e puipuia ai i latou a’o ta’e’ele,
fagogota, maulu pe feoa’i i va’a i luga o le sami, po’o e fo’i e
tafafao, sopo ma galulue i o tatou vaomatua.
O matagaluega eseese o le malo sa mafai ona auai mai o latou
sui i lenei fetufa’iga ma a’oa’oga aoga tau tagata maulu i le sami
ma e sopo i le vaomatua, na aofia fa’atasi ane i ai tagata faigaluega a le Matagaluega o DPS Marine Patrol, aufaigaluega a le
EMS, aufaigaluega a le DMWR, aufaigaluega a le Falema’i tele
i Faga’alu lea fo’i nafa ma le fa’aaogaina o le Masini e mafai
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Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o lo’o ua amata ai a’oa’oga mo fanau a’oga
i mataupu tau Maulu ma a’oa’oga i le Sami ma ona Puna’oa, sui
o le NOAA ma le DOC ae maise le Coast Guard a le Malo tele.
O vaega e tolu o lenei a’oa’oga aoga lava ua fa’atulaga ai:
- Ia aotauina tagata faigaluega mo galuega fa’asao o le soifua
i tomai ma agava’a e fa’aaogaina ai masini fa’atekonolosi fou ia
fa’asaoina le soifua o e ua afaina i le sami ma le vaomatua, ma
ia iloa patino togafitiga e ao ina vave faia a’o le’i o’o mai i le
falema’i, ia fa’asaoina le soifua ma ia le afaina ai le si’omaga.
- Ia vave iloa patino e le aufaigaluega gaoioiga e ao ina faia
pe a va’aia le ituaiga afaina o lo’o ua a’afia ai le ua fia fa’asao
lona ola, mafaufau ma le toto’a, ia galue ma le poto, ae taualuga
i le iloa lelei ia saogalemu o ia o lo’o galue e fa’asao ma le ua
afaina i so’o se taimi. O ia mea, e mafua ona iloa lelei le gaoioiga e faia, ona ua lava tapena le aufaigaluega atoa i a’oa’oga
fa’apenei, ma ia fai fai pea ia a’oa’oga lelei.
- Ia lava le so’otaga o e faigaluega i lo latou galulue fa’atasi
ai mo le fa’amoemoe e tasi, “ia fa’asao le soifua o i latou ua
afaina.” O le taumafaiga ia galulue fa’atasi e afua mai le a’otau
fa’astasi o i latou fa’apenei.
O nisi o a’oa’oga sa mua’i fa’atautaia, o le togafitiga o
manu’a ua masa’a ai le eleele, ma ua taumafai e ala i metotia ua
fa’atulaga, e mua’i taofia le eleele, a’o le o’o ina leai se toto o
lea ua manu’a. O le isi, o le mu, ma ona togafitiga, ae mua’i iloa
patino e le o fa’atinoina togafitiga, po’o tulaga muamua, lua pe o
le tolu fo’i le mu o le ua a’afia fa’ato’a togafitia ai.
O le tautalaga a le sui fa’atonu Lelei Peau, sa ia tatalaina ai
ma fa’afeiloa’ia le mamalu na aotelega i lea potufono mo lea
a’oa’oga taua i le ulua’i taeao ananafi i le itula e 9:00 na amatalia
ai.
O se va’aiga i sui sa auai mai matagaluega eseese o le malo i le a’oa’oga fa’apitoa mo le ‘au
maulu o le tatou atunu’u.
O se va’aiga i le fa’atinoga o le togafitiga o se manu’a, ma ia vave ona taofia le masa’a o le eleele
ma soso’o ai ina afaina le tagata o lavea i le uma po’o le fa’aitiitia o le toto. Sa saunia lea a’oa’oga
fa’apitoa e le vaega a le EMS a le tatou malo.
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was operating the vehicle,
also followed the chase in the
police car. The family member
alleges the police vehicle
struck the young man, and the
tire of the vehicle ran over the
his left leg, injuring him.
According to the family
member, the police then took
the young man to the Tafuna
Substation where he was later
transported to LBJ hospital.
His mother was contacted
that her son was taken to the
hospital that evening. It’s
alleged the police did not
return to the hospital.
The family member told
Samoa News the young man
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was admitted to the hospital for
four days due to his injuries,
which required seven stitches
on one foot.
The family member also
told Samoa News the mother
filed a complaint against the
police officers involved in this
matter with the Tafuna West
Substation, however after a
month, nothing was done.
When she followed up on
the issue with the West Substation, she was surprised to learn
that nothing had been done.
Samoa News contacted
Commander Fo’ifua Fo’ifua
on several occasions, but he
was not in the office, said
police officers who answered
the call. The family member
said the mother was then contacted by the Traffic Division,
who conducted a traffic accident investigation.
Muagututi’a Captain John
Cendrowski confirmed to
Samoa News this matter was
investigated by Traffic Officers, however during the
course of the investigation, it
appeared the matter was not a
traffic accident, so it was then
referred to the Criminal Investigation Division.
The CID Commander
declined to comment on the
matter, noting that the investigation is continuing. However
Samoa News was able to speak
with one of the police officers
involved in the matter, who
claims the young man’s foot
was injured during the chase
and he had not been struck by
a police vehicle. Samoa News
spoke to two witnesses who
claimed to be at the scene,
who stated that the police car
ran over the young man’s leg,
which caused injury to his foot.
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➧ ASG:HA miles…
will be used to help patients referred off-island for medical treatment, or to assist travel for students attending educational programs off island.
The governor acknowledged that some may view this policy
as unfair but said it is “morally wrong” for a government
employee to gain further benefits from the privilege gained by
virtue of his or her employment with ASG.
“We have a moral responsibility to help out those of our
people who, not by any fault of theirs, find themselves in situations where outside assistance is needed,” said Lolo. “The added
benefit provided by the frequent flyer millage award should be
shared with those of our community who are truly impoverished
and destitute.”
According to the memo, Treasury Department’s TA section
will assume the responsibility to make sure that frequent flyer
millage awarded on TA travel will be deposited in the corporate
account established by Hawaiian Air.
For the time being and until policies are established to regulate the distribution of the frequent flyer millage benefits, Lolo
says his signature will be required for every transaction which
would access the mileage account.
Some four years ago, Maugaoali’i introduced during two
separate bills that would transfer frequent flyer miles earned
by ASG employees, whose travel is paid by local funds, to be
placed in a special account to assist the hospital with funding off
island travel for patients needing medical treatment.
The bills came at a time when LBJ Medical Center was
facing financial constraints and unable to provide for the offisland referral program. However, Maugaoali’i failed to muster
enough support to get the bills moved out of committee. He even
motioned for a non-binding resolution calling for the previous
administration to set up such a policy, but nothing came of it.
When informed of Lolo’s new policy, Maugaoali’i told
Samoa News yesterday, “This is great news — this is fantastic
and it’s long overdue, that this issue is addressed now to help the
LBJ patients and our students.”
Maugaoali’i said he was going to raise this same issue with
the governor soon. “It will take a governor to set a policy and
then implement that policy. I am thankful to Gov. Lolo Moliga
for implementing this policy,” he said happily.
“And the fact of the matter is, this is government money that
paid for the airline tickets and the miles belong to the government,” he said.
According to the current fiscal year 2013 budget, close to $6
million is allocated for travel for the entire government, including
semi autonomous agencies. This travel budget includes travel
funded by federal grants.
Two senior ASG officials reached by phone yesterday say the
word is just reaching government offices about this new policy
and both officials offered differing opinions. One official agrees
with the policy — especially to help LBJ referral patients —
while the other official disagreed, saying that millage earned
should go to the employee “who is actually traveling” on work
for the government.
It will remain to be seen, if the Fono follows the new government policy, as their budget spending is dictated by themselves
and not the Administrative Branch of the government.
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it’s at in
American Samoa
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i moliaga o le faia o ni uiga mataga faafeusuaiga i se teineititi, tagofia o itutinosa o se teineititi e
le’i faaipoipo i ai, atoa ai ma lona faia o ni amioga e ono lamatia ai le saogalemu o fanau laiti, ae
solofua e le faamasinoga moliaga pito mamafa e lua o lo o totoe ai.
I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai e faapea, o le tama o le teineititi na aafia na
talosaga i leoleo mo se fesoasoani i le tau sailiga o lona afafine ua sola ese ma le latou aiga.
A’o faagasolo suesuega a leoleo na ia maua ai se ripoti e faatatau ia Afaese ma lenei teineititi i
se fale i Nuuuli ma o iina na maua atu ai i la’ua e leoleo.
O le aso 27 Iuni 2013 lea ua faatulaga e le faamasinoga e tuuina atu ai lana faasalaga faasaga
i lenei mataupu.
O le afioga i le alii faamasino sili lagolago ia Lyle L. Richmond sa faatautaia lenei mataupu, i
le lagolagosua a afioga i alii faamasino lagolago ia Mamea Sala Jr ma Muasau T. Tafili.
million more than budgeted.
ASG’s single largest revenue is taxes — corporate, individual, excise and military coverover — and Pili said total tax collections are
estimated to be more than $4.26 million above
budget.
(The preliminary and unaudited financial figures included in the Treasury report states that
$50.31 million in taxes is budgeted for FY 2013
and as of Mar. 31, ASG has collected $26.75
million.)
The Treasurer went on to say that License
& Permits are forecasted to be $30,522 below
budget; Fines and Fees are $104,038 above
budget; Charges for Services are $430,186
above; miscellaneous revenues are $1.27 million more than budget; and Special Grants are
more than $1.3 million above budget.
EXPENSES
ASG spending is forecasted to be $8.40 million more than the budget by the end of the current fiscal year, based on the current trend of
spending, the Treasury report states and noted
some departments and programs are with “considerable overruns” so far.
For example, the Department of Education
has the highest at $3.60 million, followed by
the Fono at $1.92 million, Department of Public
Works at close to $600,000 and Final Payout to
outgoing directors and contractors at $436,828.
Other departments and programs with overruns — all below $400,000 — in the second
quarter include the Governor’s Office; Treasury; Health; Port Administration; Public
Safety; Election Office; ASG Electric/Water
and EOB maintenance.
Special revenue funds in the Cash Pool
that have overrun their budgets by the second
quarter include the Airport Division with $1.15
million — which is the highest overrun in this
budget category — followed by the Housing
fund at $329,212 and the Sports Complex at
$173,512.
Others with an overrun are Drivers Training,
Road Maintenance, Public Market and the ASG
Print Shop.
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The report also states that as of Mar. 31, the
auditing firm of Moss Adams had completed
fieldwork on the Single Audit portion of the FY
2012 audit and the audit team is currently finalizing working papers and preparing the draft
report.
Pili says there were 16 major programs that
required audit testing for the fiscal year as compared to 15 major programs in FY 2011, but
didn’t elaborate further. He did note that the
Immigration Bond account continues to be a
material weakness that will prevent ASG from
achieving a “clean audit report”.
He says that the Internal Audit Office, which
comes under the jurisdiction of the Governor’s
Office, has yet to turn over to Treasury financial
files for the Immigration Bond account, which
was audited by the Internal Audit Office.
For the Financial Statement Audit portion,
Pili said the fieldwork was completed on Mar.
31 and the auditing team is following up with
individual ASG Treasury staff on several outstanding items. In addition, the auditing firm
had received financial statements from all ASG
components with the exception of LBJ Medical Center and the American Samoa Power
Authority.
He says that according to ASPA, their auditors have completed the financial statements in
draft and they anticipate issuance of their financial statement shortly.
LBJ auditors have informed the Treasurer
that there will be a delay in the issuance of
LBJ’s audit financial statements due to additional work required in the internal controls
areas. (Samoa News should point out that LBJ
is the only entity that didn’t submit a second
quarter performance report, which is something
that lawmakers will need if the administration
sends to the Fono a supplemental appropriation
bill for the medical center.)
Pili said final issuance of a Financial Statement and Single audit for ASG is projected to
be no later than May 31.
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Court strikes down Arizona
20-week abortion ban
Lyndriette Kristal Smith, right, and Tyrese Gibson arrive at the LA Premiere of the “Fast &
Furious 6” at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Universal City, Calif.
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
— A federal court Tuesday
struck down Arizona’s ban
on abortions after 20 weeks
of pregnancy absent a medical
emergency.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals said the law violated a woman’s constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus
is able to survive outside the
womb. “Viability” of a fetus is
generally considered to start at
24 weeks. Normal pregnancies
run about 40 weeks.
Nine other states have
enacted similar bans starting
at 20 weeks or even earlier.
Several of those bans had previously been placed on hold or
struck down by other courts.
Judge Marsha Berzon,
writing for the unanimous
three-judge panel on the San
Francisco-based court, said
such bans before viability
violate a long string of U.S.
Supreme Court rulings starting
with the seminal Roe v. Wade
decision in 1973.
The judge wrote that “a
woman has a constitutional
right to choose to terminate her
pregnancy before the fetus is
viable.”
Gov. Jan Brewer signed
the ban into law in April 2012
after it was approved by the
Republican-led Legislature.
Supporters said the law was
meant to protect the mother’s
health and prevent fetuses
from feeling pain. U.S. District
Judge James Teilborg ruled
it was constitutional, partly
because of those concerns, but
the 9th Circuit blocked the ban
from going into effect until it
ruled.Lawyers
representing
Arizona argued that the ban
wasn’t technically a law but
rather a medical regulation
because it allowed for doctors
to perform abortions in medical
emergencies. Berzon rejected
that reasoning and deemed the
legislation a law banning abortions before a fetus is viable.
“The challenged Arizona
statute’s medical emergency
exception does not transform
the law from a prohibition on
abortion into a regulation of
abortion procedure,” Berzon
wrote. “Allowing a physician
to decide if abortion is medically necessary is not the same
as allowing a woman to decide
whether to carry her own pregnancy to term.”
Berzon was joined by
judges Mary Schroeder and
Andrew Kleinfeld.
Supporters of the ban
vowed to keep fighting.
“Given the compelling and
important interest Arizona
has in protecting the health
and well-being of expectant
mothers from the dangers of
abortions after 20 weeks and to
protect children in the womb
from needless and horrific
imposition of pain, we will
seek review from the United
States Supreme Court,” said
Maricopa County Attorney
Bill Montgomery, who argued
in support of the ban before the
court. “If the 9th Circuit cannot
permit Arizona to act because
of Supreme Court precedent,
then the Supreme Court must
change that precedent.”
Republican State Sen. Kimberly Yee, who sponsored the
legislation, said she “wasn’t
surprised” by the ruling
because of the 9th Circuit’s
liberal reputation.
“I’m optimistic that the state
will have a compelling argument if we move this before
the Supreme Court,” Yee said.
Yee said she is 20 weeks
pregnant.
“I certainly have no doubt
in my mind that the baby I’m
carrying at 20 weeks is a life,”
she said.
The 9th Circuit’s ruling
is binding only in the nine
Western states under the
court’s jurisdiction, and Idaho
is the only other state in the
region with a similar ban. A
federal judge earlier declared
Idaho’s ban unconstitutional.
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