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  1. Polynesian Blue Presents Cheque To Samoan GovtRead the original story

    Wednesday | Scoop

    The presentation was made to The Honorable Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi, by the Polynesian Blue Board, including Virgin Blue Airlines Group Chief Executive and co-founder, Mr Brett Godfrey, who travelled to Samoa with his senior management team Wednesday 9 December 2009: In Apia today, the Board of Polynesian Blue presented WST$9 million to ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  2. Polynesian Blue Presents Cheque To Samoan GovtRead the original story

    Wednesday | Scoop

    Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:15 pm Press Release: Pacific Blue Wednesday 9 December 2009: In Apia today, the Board of Polynesian Blue presented WST$9 million to the Government of Samoa.

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  3. Take a stunning Samoan jaunt guilt-freeRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Manawatu Evening Standard

    ON EARTH: Samoa's Savai'i island has sweeping white sand beaches, super-slow island pace and welcoming, locally-run resorts.

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  4. Samoa ahead of the vestRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Age

    ... underground football's hugely successful Community Cup, Mercantile cricket stalwart and now general manager of Cricket Samoa - was overjoyed recently to receive an email from his East Asia-Pacific provincial partners at Auckland Cricket. Some boxes ...

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  5. Steamboat Springs donates $6,000 for tsunami and earthquake victimsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Samoa News

    ... activities," said Rotary Club president. "When Pio advised the community of the natural disasters that struck American Samoa Sept. 29, the community of Steamboat Springs, its citizens, churches and civic groups came together to raise this donation ...

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    Related Topix: Steamboat Springs, CO, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Oceania, World News, American Samoa

  6. OINSA: "Tinko Mai"Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Samoa News

    What in the heck is OINSA? OINSA is an acronym for Only IN SAmoa. I spent 10 years in the Republic of Korea working for the United States Forces Korea where the US-ROK relationships sometimes met some rocky roads when culture clashes blurred the vision.

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  7. Former Sheppard Mullin Shanghai Managing Partner Appointed U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and SamoaRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | WEBSPHERE Journal

    ... 6, 2009 05:33 PM EST Former Sheppard Mullin Shanghai Managing Partner Appointed U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa David Huebner Named First Openly Gay Ambassador by Obama, First Ever Confirmed by Senate; Shanghai Partner Todd Bissett Named ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Gay/Lesbian, Law, University of Southern California

  8. Ex-Pat Fijian issues warning on Samoa a democracya

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Scoop

    Ex-Pat Fijian issues warning on Samoa 'democracy' Falaniko Tominiko was a presenter at the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association's Conference held recently in Auckland. 4 comments

    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Journalism

  9. Haleck family moving ahead with two major resorts in SamoaRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Samoa News

    The Otto Haleck Sr. family is forging ahead with the development of two resorts in Samoa, with one to be named after the American reality television show, "Survivor". The family, who owns several businesses in the territory, has officially closed down its South Pacific Express airline operation.

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  10. Paradise lost: A Samoan sojournRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Samoa News

    The front view of Aggie Greya s Hotel in Apia, Western Samoa. [photo bismarcktribune.com] This is personal.

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  11. Lalomanu in Samoa, after the tsunami

    Sunday Dec 6 | BBC

    Two months after the tsunami which killed 170 people on Samoa and neighbouring Pacific islands, John Pickford returns to see how people are coping.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Sailele Tuila'epa, Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster

  12. Tala Mai Tafa o Taua: Former Marines bestow 'dirty shoulders' recognition for LT Joe YoungRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 5 | Samoa News

    Samoa Antonio Samoa, Jr. aka Sam and partner Mike Arona Taele express their gratitude and appreciation to their boss, Lieutenant Joseph Young .

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  13. Samoan Tsunami wave was 46 feet high

    Friday Dec 4 | Freerepublic.com

    ... it slammed into, scientists said Friday. (Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ... TOPICS: Local News KEYWORDS: eq ; samoa ; surfsup ; tsunami ; weather 12/04/2009 12:15:06 PM PST Wow - amazing it didn't kill a lot more than that - that's ... 2 comments

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  14. Over 100 killed as tsunamis smash Pacific islands

    Friday Dec 4 | Canada.com

    A view of the Sinalei resort, south of Apia, capital of Samoa, after it was struck by a tsunami Sept.29, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, Indonesia, Padang, Indonesia, Geology, Science

  15. Pacific tsunami four storeys highRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 3 | Manawatu Evening Standard

    Graphic showing how tsunamis are formed deep under the ocean. Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New Zealand scientists have worked out that the Pacific's killer tsunami was nearly four storeys high when it slammed into Samoa's coast.

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  16. UH study on Samoan youth: positive parenting = less violence

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Samoa News

    Positive parenting may decrease violence among Samoan youth in American Samoa and Hawaii, suggests the results of a study out of the Asian Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Family, Parenting, American Samoa, University of Hawaii Manoa, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Drugs

  17. Wellington Samoans give aid and cashRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Scoop

    Thursday, 3 December 2009, 2:32 pm Press Release: Samoa Advisory Council Wellington Samoans give aid and cash for Tsunami Relief …Samoan Advisory Council apologise for Ah Hoi outburst A contingent from the Wellington-based Samoa Advisory Council this week presented eight containers of tsunami aid assistance as well as NZ$66,850.00 to the ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, New Zealand Travel, Travel, Wellington, New Zealand Travel, Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Sailele Tuila'epa, New Zealand, Porirua, New Zealand

  18. Haleck family moving ahead with two major resorts in Samoa

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Samoa News

    The Otto Haleck Sr. family is forging ahead with the development of two resorts in Samoa, with one to be named after the American reality television show, "Survivor". The family, who owns several businesses in the territory, has officially closed down its South Pacific Express airline operation.

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  19. Court NewsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Samoa News

    Associate Justice Lyle Richmond yesterday verbally granted a defense motion to allow Mike Fuiava to travel to Samoa this week and the government has been ordered to give Fuiava his travel documents for the trip.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Prison, American Samoa, Drugs

  20. Finding our feet on our first day - Apia, Upolu, Samoa WesternRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 30 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... in arrivals lounge as we were unable to get Samoan currency in UK or USA.Samoan dollars or Tala. OUR BLOG Arrived in Samoa at 5am, nearly45 minutes early. Straight through and into baggage hall where there was a 6 man Samoan band playing with great ...

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