Pacific Magazine: American Samoa Daily News http://www.pacificmagazine.net TransOceanic Media en-us A proposal to grant a combined $30-million aid package to the Northern Marianas and American Samoa is gaining support in the U.S. Congress. Fourteen... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/15/lawmakers-sign-special-aid-petition http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/15/lawmakers-sign-special-aid-petition Thu, 15 May 2008 23:38:00 -1000 (Media release) Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua T. Savusa, U.S. Army, Europe’s CSM, has been selected to serve as the International Security Assistance... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/14/american-samoan-soldier-to-serve-with-international-security-assistance-force http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/14/american-samoan-soldier-to-serve-with-international-security-assistance-force Wed, 14 May 2008 18:19:00 -1000 American Samoa incumbents Gov. Togiola T.A. Tulafono and Lt. Gov. Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia announced last night that they will seek re-election in the Nov. 4... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/11/togiola-ipulasi-announce-re-election-bid http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/11/togiola-ipulasi-announce-re-election-bid Sun, 11 May 2008 14:05:00 -1000 Some American Samoa public school teachers can look forward to a salary increase in July under salary reclassification legislation, which was passed this week... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/10/fono-approves-pay-raises-for-public-school-teachers http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/10/fono-approves-pay-raises-for-public-school-teachers Sat, 10 May 2008 13:31:00 -1000 With the recent establishment of a visitor’s bureau, Gov. Togiola Tulafono and tourism industry representatives now hope American Samoa can tab into a... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/04/tourist-industry-backs-new-visitors-bureau http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/04/tourist-industry-backs-new-visitors-bureau Sun, 04 May 2008 19:33:00 -1000 The U.S. Treasury Department transferred $20.4 million to the American Samoan government yesterday under the federal economic stimulus law. ASG’s Tax... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/02/economic-stimulus-funds-transferred-to-american-samoa http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/02/economic-stimulus-funds-transferred-to-american-samoa Fri, 02 May 2008 15:07:00 -1000 (Radio New Zealand International) American Samoa’s South Pacific Express has grounded flights for two weeks while it obtains approval to operate under... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/01/south-pacific-express-grounds-flights http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/01/south-pacific-express-grounds-flights Thu, 01 May 2008 18:10:00 -1000 (Saipan Tribune)One of American Samoa's two tuna canneries is warning that it must drastically scale back costs in the face of a rising minimum wage in May and... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/30/tuna-cannery-warns-of-severe-cutbacks http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/30/tuna-cannery-warns-of-severe-cutbacks Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:39:00 -1000 The U.S. Congress has been urged either to defer a 50-cent-per-hour rise in the minimum wages of the   Northern Marianas and American Samoa or to... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/29/us-congress-urged-to-defer-minimum-wage-hikes http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/29/us-congress-urged-to-defer-minimum-wage-hikes Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:31:00 -1000 The 10th Festival of Pacific Arts Organizing Committee has secured a Suva, Fiji-based firm to handle live satellite feed distribution for the festival, which... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/26/1m-shortfall-in-arts-festival-budget http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/26/1m-shortfall-in-arts-festival-budget Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:18:00 -1000