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ASPA wants auditor to look at its role as fuel supplier
The American Samoa Power Authority has announced that it is seeking the help of an outside auditor to conduct an internal investigation of the semi-autonomous agency's role as fuel supplier. Comment?
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Containing personnel costs emphasized to Cabinet
In tackling the longstanding issue of ghost employees in the American Samoa Government, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga is asking all the Directors and Agency Heads to be accountable for their employees and be accountable for what they pay them. Comment?
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Samoan airline says pay by weight plan 'fairest' way to fly
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... plan last November, it caught attention last week when the carrier began international flights to neighboring American Samoa and coincided with the publication of a report by a Norwegian economist suggesting that airlines should charge obese ... Comment?
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Six female workers at OPAD object to Thompson hire
... are aware that the Department of Human Resources has a policy and procedure on background checks, also the American Samoa Administrative Code of hiring individuals with criminal records. Samoa News notes the letter did not specify which chapter or ... Comment?
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More questions, more allegations in NHHC debacle
Former Human Resources Director Evelyn Vaitaotolu Langford is denying that a company called EMLA Aviation was working closely with the Native Hawaiian Holding Company , Community Investment Corporation , American Samoa Culinary Academy , yet employees of ASCA place her as a principal of EMLA and the person that conducted the interviews for the ... (more) Comment?
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Fale Tele Project interim report says money remains
... utilizing some 500 hours of footage taken by camera crews from the Samoan Studies Institute at the American Samoa Community College and the KVZK-TV studio in Utulei. This process shall cost $5,000 as approved by the Department of Interior and ... Comment?
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Personnel Workforce Review begins
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has ordered a review of the American Samoa Government's personnel cost, with Human Resources Director Le'i Sonny Thompson to spearhead it. Comment?
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... this and have the Public Works cut down the trees near the road. Mauga also voiced the same concerns to the American Samoa Power Authority, noting that there are too many trees that are too close to the main road. He said that aside from Amouli this ... Comment?
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Op Ed: a Shared Vision to Inspire
I first came to American Samoa in May of 2011 as part of the inaugural National Marine Sanctuary Oceans Week to share my experiences in oceans around the world as an athlete, coach and advocate, while also attempting a long distance ocean swim from Aunu'u to Utulei. Comment?
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2012 Plate Winners Vaimoso Coming for the Tmo Marist Pago 7s Cup
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... must be fit physically and mentally and they must know where and when to run." Matautia also commended the American Samoa Rugby Union on their efforts to develop the game in the Territory. He pointed out that there was a great improvement in the ... Comment?
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Senate confirms three for ASPA board
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... a confirmation vote today in the House. [photo: FS] The Senate yesterday confirmed three members of the American Samoa Power Authority board of directors and the trio went through their confirmation hearing later in the day before a House committee, ... Comment?
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ASCC Marketing students tour Samoa businesses
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... goals of the class Marketing and Management Practicum (MKT 212) offered by the Business Department at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) include a firsthand observation of the start-to-finish process by which consumer goods are produced and ... Comment?
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Flying By the Pound: a Pilot's Perspective
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... from $1 (Australian) per kilogram on short flights to $4.16 per kilogram on the longer ones between Samoa and American Samoa. Passengers and their luggage are weighed when they get to the airport to make sure they were being accurate. "We at Samoa ... Comment?
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Hawaiian Airlines to expand summer service to American Samoa
Hawaiian Airlines said Friday it will expand its service to American Samoa this summer, adding a third weekly flight between Honolulu and Pago Pago. Comment?
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Americans Will Probably Never Have To Pay A 'Fat Tax' On Airline Tickets
... luggage), the plane could not safely take off. In a region with a severe obesity problem (74.6 percent of American Samoa is obese; 93.5 percent is overweight), that limit can easily be reached. So a pricing system that clearly and directly benefits ... Comment?
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Alliance for Community Media Announces Your Sanctuary TV Event at Annual Conference
... images and information about the wonders, treasures and resources of the United States and the Islands of American Samoa. "We're extremely honored to partner with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, along with other organizations such as ... Comment?
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152 km (94 miles) ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 178 km (110 miles) SSW of Apia, Samoa 218 km (135 miles) WSW of Tafuna, American Samoa 223 km (138 miles) WSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa NST= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=503.2 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 97, M-type=body wave ... Comment?
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... kilogram on the airline's shortest domestic route to about $4.16 per kilogram for travel between Samoa and American Samoa. Passengers are then weighed again on scales at the airport, to check that they weren't fibbing online." The line says the ... Comment?
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Samoa airline introduces pay-by-weight pricing
... man weighing 195 pounds with a 35-pound bag would pay $97 to go one-way between Apia, Samoa, and Pago Pago, American Samoa . Competitors typically charge $130 to $140 roundtrip for similar routes. The weight-based pricing is not new to the airline, ... Comment?
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ASCA employees ask USDOL to investigate NHHC/CIC
Although the Native Hawaiian Holding Company / Community Investment Corporation , General Manager Michel McDonald claims they have no affiliation with American Samoa Culinary Academy employees hired under the National Emergency Grant program, a letter has been sent by these employees to the US Department of Labor's Janice Shordike asking for an ... (more) Comment?
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