Non-profi t college looks to Five Samoan soldiers will compete in open locally next May fi rst ever US Army All American Bowl 7 on 7 Flag Football Game. Page 2 Pictured (l-r) are US Army SGT Nathan Vaitautolu, 1SG Diamond Ott, and SSG Joseph Lei-Sam. Not pictured Samoan soldiers to compete in fi rst are SGT Travis Tofi and SPC Mark Liu. Th e Army Bowl has a worldwide ever US ARMY all American Bowl 7 television audience, thanks to a live on 7 fl ag football game broadcast on NBC. Th e 2018 U.S. Army In Sports All-American Bowl is scheduled for Sat- urday, January 6, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. CT and locals who want Faila e le malo moliaga to be part of the action can view it live fa’aopoopo fa’asaga i le ave ... on NBC. Read story in today’s Sports for details Le Lali of this history-making US Army football game. [Courtesy photo]

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PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 $1.00 Defense witnesses take the stand in Day 3 of Stowers drug case CANNERY OFFICIAL SAYS THE DEFENDANT WAS HELPING PEOPLE FIND JOBS by Ausage Fausia witness, Saua Seiuli of Fagaalu said Nicole was Samoa News Reporter fi lling out employment forms for these people One of the witnesses in the government’s case and that’s why they were there. against alleged drug dealer Falaniko Stowers After all the government witnesses testifi ed, a.k.a Nicole told jurors yesterday that the reason Fiaui asked the court for an acquittal. The jury why there was a lot of traffi c at the defendant’s was dismissed for break while Chief Justice house between September to November of last Michael Kruse addressed the legal issue with the year, was because people were coming to bring defense attorney. documents like social security numbers and ID During his verbal motion, Fiaui said the facts cards to Stowers. the government presented show that Stowers CHRISTMAS When asked by defense attorney Douglas never sold methamphetamine at her house in Fiaui why Stowers needed the documents, the (Continued on page 7)

INChristmas Lights,PARADISE Christmas Trees, Christmas Decora- tions. Christmas Toys. What do all these have in common other than Christmas? They can all be found at Paradise Inc. in Nu’uuli. Paradise Inc. promises to be your one stop Christmas shop in American Samoa with all items shipped from the USA. A BIG SALE of 20% off most of the items in the store makes shopping all the more fun and affordable! (School Supplies, Gift Baskets, Soda, Phone Cards, Cookies and local items not included) The BIG Sale is ongoing now until Christmas. Looking for a gift for your secret Santa or that hard to shop for person? Easy as 1-2-3. Gift Baskets are 10% off! Turn your house into a extravagantly decorated home with gobs of colorful, twinkly Christmas lights, oodles of garlands, Christmas trees in assorted sizes, Christmas ornaments in different sizes, shapes and colors. Extension C M cords, light fuses, candles, and wreaths are also available. Y K Paradise Inc. also carries a variety of Christmas greeting cards, ribbons, giftwrap, gift boxes and figurines. Now for under that Christmas tree. Paradise Inc. has a wide selection of cosmetics, per- fumes, movie character toys, plus a wide assortment of toys. That’s not all, bluetooth speakers, bluetooth ear- phones, big & mini speakers, watches, wall clocks, clothing, baby items, earphones, DVD players, flash drives & memory cards are just some of the gift items available. Church Secret Santas? No problem. A beautiful selection of church hats can be seen displayed along with religious picture frames and figurines. Paradise Inc. will be open Monday to Saturday from 8:30am - 7:00pm and on Sunday the 17th and the 24th from 10am until 7pm. Paradise Inc. is located in Nuuuli — that’s in front of Carl’s Jr. and across from Milovale’s — You can’t miss it! It’s the store with the Large Snowman waving at passers- Miss American Samoa Matauaina Gwendolyn Toomalatai parading on stage as she was intro- by next to a gigantic star, a Christmas tree and reindeers duced - along with eight other contestants - on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 6th, the fi rst night of prancing about on the rooftop. Paradise Inc. would like to competition for the Miss Pacifi c Islands Pageant at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. Th e pag- wish all its customers and the people of American Samoa a eant competition ends tonight (Dec. 9th in Fiji) with the crowning of the new Miss Pacifi c Islands. very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year. [photo: MPIP] Page 2 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Non-profi t college looks to open locally next May IT IS ACCREDITED TO AWARD UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES by Blue Chen-Fruean to local residents who may be students, and the challenges. Samoa News Correspondent interested in teaching for Way- Also, he added, hiring locally Dr. Dan Jacobson, execu- land. (Contact information can will assist the local economy. tive director and campus dean be found in their advertisement Wayland is a great choice of the Hawai’i campus of Way- elsewhere in today’s paper). for those on a limited budget. land Baptist University says the Wayland is a private, non- Its tuition per credit hour is one school is looking forward to profi t school that offers under- of the most affordable among offering classes for local stu- graduate and graduate courses accredited universities. The dents as early as May 2018. in a Christian-based setting. school accepts tuition assis- And with low tuition rates, The two local sites the school tance vouchers from all mili- Wayland shouldn’t have any is looking to open up at are: tary branches, including federal problems recruiting locals, Manumalo Academy and the and state agencies and civilian as more and more people are Konelio Pele US Army Reserve organizations. returning to school to get that Center. Financial aid assistance is piece of paper that will land Dr. Jacobson, a retired US available to military and civil- ROTARY CLUB OF PAGO PAGO DONATES $2,500 TO them higher salaries and in Air Force offi cer, said military ians, and the convenience of SHRINERS TRAVEL FUND some cases - better jobs. members who want to take evening and weekend classes As has been their usual practice, the Rotary Club of Pago Pago Dr. Jacobson told Samoa classes with Wayland have an makes it all that much better. donated $2,500 to the Shriners Children’s Travel Fund earlier this News yesterday that his fi rst trip advantage, as the school drops Wayland has 8 locations week.Th e check was presented by Rotary president John Raynar to to the territory was earlier this its price to meet the service on Oahu — seven on mili- Shriners Club member Roy JD Hall Jr. (pictured). year in March, during which members’ tuition assistance. tary bases, and one campus in Since 1991, Shriners has been instrumental in sending over he was able to meet several Also, since the school does Mililani. 800 local young people with orthopedic problems to get much individuals who have become not have administration fees, Up to 12 credit hours can be needed medical assistance off island. Last year alone, Shriners instrumental in helping him and it is non-profi t, local busi- awarded for work experience helped send 34 kids off island for treatment. with the cause. nesses — and individuals — and ACE accredited military Th e Travel Fund covers airfare and the services are free. These include Pastor Tafao, who want to contribute to the schools, police and sheriff acad- Just this past month, a Shriners delegation was in the territory, Pastor Lemmy Seumanu, program can write off the dona- emies can count towards more screening kids at the LBJ Hospital’s surgical clinic. Dozens of par- Papalii and Wanda Alofa, offi - tions when they fi le their taxes than 1/3 of credits needed. ents took advantage of the service, bringing in kids with problems cials from the local US Army and furthermore, every cent Dr. Jacobson has already like spina bifi da, club foot, aching knees etc. to get checked out. Reserve Center, and leaders of goes to a scholarship program gotten the ball rolling as far Samoa News witnessed long lines, restless kids, and anxious the American Samoa Commu- for local students. as transfers for students from parents waiting their turn to get served.Samoa News understands nity College. “It’s defi nitely a win for stu- ASCC. He has presented an the next Shriners visit to the territory will be in April 2018. Th e Dr. Jacobson arrived in the dents who otherwise cannot pay articulation agreement that basi- Shriners crew usually pays two visits a year to American Samoa, territory earlier this week and for school,” he said. cally details what credits Way- around April and November. [photo: courtesy] is departing tonight but before May 2018 is the target date land will accept for transfer he leaves, he hopes to speak for the program to open locally, from ASCC. with one-on-one instruction. “We are not here to compete Online courses are also offered with ASCC,” he said. “We are for those whose areas of interest here to complement them.” will not be offered initially Dr. Jacobson has been in when the school opens its doors contact with offi cials from the here. ASCC and he said they have “Once we get a qualifi ed been very receptive. cadre of qualifi ed instructors, Wayland Baptist University more courses will be offered,” is accredited by the Commis- said Dr. Jacobson. Class sizes sion on Colleges of the Southern will be capped at 25 students, Association of Colleges and “to keep the classes small and Schools to award degrees at allow for engagement with the the associate, baccalaureate, instructor.” and master’s level. The school Dr. Jacobson said he refuses offers more than 65 programs to bring instructors in from and serves over 5,000 students off island. He said he wants in various locations including to employ locals, as they are the Southwest, Alaska, and familiar with the culture, the Kenya. Nearly 50 arrested in Northern California gang crackdown

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Team. — Nearly 50 people have been The 35 seized weapons arrested in a crackdown on included 10 assault rifl es. Also gangs in a troubled Northern seized was nearly $44,000 in California city that also netted cash, 34 pounds of marijuana, nearly three-dozen fi rearms, the two pounds of methamphet- state attorney general’s offi ce amine, and two pounds of said Thursday. cocaine. The sweep was aimed at The sweep on Tuesday members of some of south rounded up 47 people charged Stockton’s most notorious with crimes including con- criminal gangs, with names like spiracy to commit murder, rob- the MOB, Flyboys, East Coast bery, drug traffi cking, human Crips, Conway Gangsters, traffi cking, illegal weapons pos- Sierra Vista Project and Glock session and gang activities. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 3

by Ausage Fausia Judge Fiti Sunia released the the uninvited guests to remove Samoa News Reporter defendant on his own recogni- themselves from the room TITIFALAULA SIAUMAU zance, under several conditions because she felt they were dis- A Customs employee who is that include him not having any respecting her privacy. accused of importing marijuana contact with his wife and their However, her husband told with a street value of $20,000 11-month-old child at time. He her that she was the one who has struck a plea agreement is also not to threaten them in needed to leave. with the government. public at any time. According to the court affi - Titifalaula Siaumau was ini- According to court docu- davit, that’s when the defendant tially charged with one count ments, police became involved allegedly assaulted his wife, each of importing a controlled after the woman contacted grabbing her and pulling her out substance and conspiracy to them about a domestic dispute of their bedroom. The woman distribute a controlled substance between her and the defendant. said she walked upstairs to the — in this case, marijuana. Three cops responded to the defendant’s parents’ bedroom, Under a plea agreement call and they met the victim at but the defendant followed her with the government, Siaumau her neighbor’s house. and yanked her arm to stop her. pled guilty to the charge of The victim told police that When the victim came down importing a controlled sub- she and her baby were spending the stairs, her husband grabbed stance. The remaining charge the night at their friend’s house her and wrapped his arms was dismissed. but she decided to go home and around her upper body tightly. Siaumau, 22, admitted to the check on her husband. The woman then decided to Th is aerial view from video provided by KABC-TV shows court that earlier this year in That’s when she found 4 go back to her friend’s house fl ames from a wildfi re bearing down on homes on Faria Beach March, he knowingly imported people — 2 women and 2 men but her husband again grabbed just outside Ventura, Calif., Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. It appeared marijuana through the Pago — in their (her and her hus- her aggressively and made her that fi refi ghters were able to stop the fl ames before they overran Pago International Airport. band’s) bedroom. sit down. the area. (KABC-TV via AP) According to court informa- The woman said she told (Continued on page 10) tion, a package addressed to the government’s witness, Felix Penerosa, arrived unaccompa- nied on a Hawaiian Airlines fl ight on Mar. 27th. Penerosa is an employee of CSL Cargo Services. Inside the parcel, hidden in a speaker, was about 5 pounds of marijuana, with an esti- mated street value of more than $20,000. Penerosa testifi ed during Siaumau’s preliminary exami- nation hearing that sometime in February this year, Siaumau approached him for help in bringing in a package containing a speaker from California. On the night the package arrived, police questioned Pen- erosa and thereafter he was taken into custody and held for 48 hours — the usual time period for detention when charges are not yet fi led. Penerosa was later released while police continued their investigation. According to the govern- ment, the speaker was in a package sent by Toese Asiata in Sacramento, California. Fur- thermore, US Department of Homeland Security agent Mack Marlo informed authorities that Siaumau was in Sacramento earlier this year with $12,000 cash. Sentencing for Siaumau, who is out on bail, is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2018. MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT OF HIS WIFE A 29-year-old man who allegedly assaulted his wife after she discovered four other individuals inside their bed- room has been charged with third degree assault and public peace disturbance — both misdemeanors. (Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant, to protect the identity of the victim). During his initial appear- ance this week, District Court Page 4 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

Th is Jennings family historical photo provided by Rep. Su’a Alexander E. Jennings, shows a group of Swains islanders in May 1925 on Swains, as the atoll offi cially became part of American Samoa, following Congressional action. [photo: Jennings family] ASG receives cash divi- Swains faipule hopes to jump-start dends from ASH Cable the atoll’s economy using breadfruit (Press Release_ — Thursday, December 7, 2017 — American by Fili Sagapolutele support indefi nitely”. Su’a explained that Swains Samoa Hawaii (“ASH”) Cable company has announced the sub- Samoa News Correspondent Island fi rst became a territory of the United States marine cable company’s fi rst annual cash dividend distribution Rep. Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings has pitched on August 13, 1856 under the Guano Act. Then totaling US$1,650,000. Swains Islands to grow breadfruit that will not by a Joint Resolution of Congress Swains was President, Toleafoa Douglas Creevey, who is also CEO of the only revitalize the atoll’s economy but also made a part of American Samoa in May 1925. Bluesky Pacifi c group of companies, presented cheques for share- make it a possible supplier for milling this stable “Seeing as breadfruit does not require the holder American Samoa Government (“ASG”) to the Attorney product for gluten free fl our. land mass as other crops, Swains Island is posi- General Talauega Eleasalo Ale on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Su’a’s other project, gluten free banana fl our, tioned not only to profi t from the breadfruit, but at the EOB building in Utulei. has attracted a lot of interest from off island also to jump-start its 800 acre coconut plantation “ASH Cable is a successful example of a favorable investment people as well. to a sustainable economic reality,” said Su’a. partnership between the private business sector and its govern- DOI MEETING His report covered many phases involved ment. It gives me great pleasure to share with the community During his presentation last month to US in the development of the breadfruit initiative, of American Samoa that not a penny of this dividend distribu- Interior Department offi cials, on the latest local which was funded through a USDOI grant to the tion leaves the territory but is invested right back into our local development of the Pacifi c Regional Breadfruit University of Hawaii’s-Pacifi c Business Center economy,” Toleafoa clarifi ed with AG Talauega who accepted Initiative (PRBI) in American Samoa, Su’a Program (PBCP). the dividend on behalf of ASG. “Almost all of the ASH dividend shared information about his native Swains, Samoa News, in the last two years, has pro- distribution for majority shareholder Elandia Technologies was where breadfruit could be grown as a sustain- vided extensive coverage of the breadfruit ini- also presented to ASG in a cheque for the Tax Offi ce for its corpo- able economic development, according to Su’a’s tiative, and how Su’a has moved forward with rate taxation obligations.” This is the fi rst time ASH is paying out report submitted this week to House Speaker processing, drying and milling breadfruit into cash dividends to its two shareholders after successfully paying Savali Talavou Ale and distributed to faipule. gluten free fl our at his Dream Builders Inc. of off its capital loans earlier this year. However local users have The three-page report is part of the lawmak- American Samoa operation in Pavaiai. enjoyed the benefi ts ever since the ASH submarine fi ber-optic er’s role as chairman of the House Agriculture As reported by Samoa News last November, cable linking American Samoa and Hawaii was commissioned in Committee. USDOI offi cials, who met with Su’a Su’a retrofi tted a freight container dehydrator mid 2009, which was a pioneer achievement for American Samoa in Washington D.C. on Nov. 17, include Interior that he developed locally, and was not only in the region that immediately enabled high-speed data access to Assistant Secretary Douglas W. Domenech and moving “more and more to solar power” — but the global information super-highway over one of the earliest pri- Offi ce of Insular Affairs director Nikolao Pula. also looking to deploy to “remote islands.” vate cables to land into a small Pacifi c island nation. Su’a introduced Swains Island and “dem- Besides breadfruit fl our, Su’a’s operation this ASH Cable also extended a cable between Samoa and Amer- onstrated how the success of the breadfruit can year looked at gluten free banana fl our, using the ican Samoa (“SAS Cable”) to also provide the fi rst submarine invigorate not only the economies of Tutuila and “fa’i paka” banana that’s in abundance on island, fi ber optic connection into independent Samoa, and both cables Manu’a, but also that of a once acclaimed Agri- and available year round. More research and have greatly enhanced the local information and communications culture icon of the Pacifi c.” testing are being carried out by off island experts technology (ICT) experience. ASH has since served and enabled Swains, according to Su’a, had “enormous working with Su’a, who fi rst revealed the banana signifi cant new opportunities in both Samoas to utilize the ben- success in the copra trade era” from the 1800s to fl our project during a Samoa News interview efi ts of modern technologies to continually improve government, 1966 and copra revenues helped create jobs and four months ago.“We’re rapidly moving forward private business and personal communications, as well as multi- stimulate its “very fragile economy” until the with the banana fl our project which is picking up media entertainment. onset of the tuna cannery industry in the 1950s. its own notoriety from off island interested par- “Submarine cables are extremely expensive technology invest- “But since the collapse of the copra market in ties,” Su’a told Samoa News yesterday. ments for our relatively small-population island nations to both the 1960s, coupled with ambiguities in its polit- He said he would share more details in the invest in and then operate as they require very close, attentive ical relations with American Samoa, the remote very near future, along with details of another management of all technical and commercial aspects. Our local island farm community has been devastated,” project currently being tested — “coconut fl our”. people expect the latest technologies now and the fi ber market is Su’a explained. “To help with new economic development for expanding into other untapped islands of the Pacifi c, including He said residents were forced to leave and our territory, I’ll continue to look at ways to help new larger cables now imminent into both Samoas.” their “precious agriculture resources put on life our people and our government,” he added.

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Th e staff of the ASCC Department of Student Services (DOSS) recently participated in a profes- sional training workshop, along with the College’s Student Government Association (SGA). [courtesy photo] ASCC-DOSS holds professional training by James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Peteru Lam Yuen conducted nology to guide their fellow everyone at ASCC to complete career, it never hurts to become Offi cer the Customer Service portion DOSS employees through a our respective academic goals familiar, or re-familiarized, with The Division of Student Ser- of the training, which included “virtual tour” of the ASCC and missions. By doing so, the the basics of quality Customer vices (DOSS) at the American personnel from all DOSS sub- Library, with time spent to Library provides a valuable and Service,” she said. “The second Samoa Community College sidiaries as well as members of explain each of the main sec- productive customer service.” half of the training illuminated (ASCC) conducted a profes- the SGA. Following an intro- tions within the facility. Dean of Student Services Dr. ways in which even DOSS per- sional training workshop in duction on the basics of quality “We strive for the Library to Emilia Le’i explained that pro- sonnel can utilize the Library late November for the various Customer Service, Lam Yuen form an integral part of not only fessional development typically as a resource to assist in their campus offi ces, which come divided the participants into the College’s accreditation stan- involves employees needing to work. We hope to offer similar under its purview. groups to facilitate a dialogue dards, but also for ASCC stu- travel off-island, whereas the professional development activ- DOSS encompasses the between the students from dents’ academic success,” said multi-faceted DOSS training ities in the future.” offi ces of Admissions, Records, SGA and the regular DOSS Program Director of Library showed how, by utilizing For more information on edu- Financial Aid, Counseling, employees in order to evaluate Services Mr. Elvis Zodiacal. resources and expertise avail- cational programs and opportu- Library Services, and Student DOSS services on a day-to- “The Library supports the suc- able here at home, participants nities available at ASCC, visit Support & Learning Services, day basis, but especially during cess of all ASCC academic can be offered an opportunity to the College’s website at: www. all of which serve students’ registration. “The DOSS staff degree and certifi cate programs. grow as employees. amsamoa.edu. needs as vital components of heard from SGA members on We offer services that enable “At any point in one’s college attendance. DOSS areas in our DOSS processes also oversees the ASCC Stu- that students felt needed more dent Government Association attention,” said Lam Yuen. “All (SGA), which, among its many feedback from both students activities, serves as the primary and staff was welcomed, and link between the College’s provided DOSS with valuable administration and its student insights on how to better serve body.The two-part training, our students and community conducted in the College’s Lec- in support of the College mis- ture Hall, focused fi rst on Cus- sion as well as our own division tomer Service and second on goals and objectives.” bringing the DOSS staff up to For the next portion of date on the services provided by the training, Library staffers the ASCC Library. Fa’ailoa Afalava, Faye Popoalii, Financial Aid Offi cer Mr. and Pauline Toluao used tech- Trump celebrates Hanukkah, Jerusalem at White House WASHINGTON (AP) — applause, cheers and thanks President Donald Trump is cel- from the crowd, which included ebrating an “especially special” Vice President Mike Pence, Hanukkah at the White House Treasury Secretary Steven a day after declaring Jerusalem Mnuchin and Holocaust sur- Israel’s capital and setting off vivor Louise Lawrence-Israels. criticism and clashes. Orthodox Rabbi Meir Trump says he’s thinking Soloveichik says, “For the fi rst about “the love that’s all over time since the founding of the Israel and all about Jerusalem.” state of Israel, an American Trump’s decision on Jeru- president has courageously salem put the United States at declared what we have always odds with most other countries. proclaimed. which is that Jeru- But inside the White House salem is the capital of Israel,” Thursday, Trump got only Soloveichik said. Page 6 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

Compiled by Samoa News Staff Environmental Agency, and the DBAS TO REDUCE MORT- National Oceanic and Atmo- GAGE INTEREST RATE spheric Administration. NEXT MONTH Everyone is invited “to take At a recent cabinet meeting, charge” and lend their support Development Bank of Amer- in completing the project on ican Samoa president Ruth December 13, 2017 from 3pm- Matagi-Fa’atili announced that 6pm at Leone High School the DBAS board of directors More information has approved a proposal from can be obtained by con- the bank’s staff and manage- tacting Tautasi Falanai Jr. at ment to lower the interest rates 252-0195/770-1023 on mortgage loans. AMATA HIGHLIGHTS She said the interest rate EFFORTS TO UPDATE would decrease to 7% effective INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Jan. 1, 2018, adding that this “is Washington, D.C. – another chance for people with Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 - Con- loans at DBAS to refi nance gresswoman Aumua Amata loans for reasonable terms and highlighted Natural Resources an affordable payment amount.” Committee efforts to lay She also said bank staff is groundwork for updating the working on another proposal, U.S. Department of Interior and for submission probably early its services for the 21st century. next year, for the board to again “American Samoa and the Amata speaking in the Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on revitalizing the Inte- look at reducing interest rates other insular areas need to be rior Department’s services. [Courtesy photo] for business owners, and that able to rely on effi ciency from such a reduction would lessen the Interior Department, since Human Resource Department, Tafuna the fi nancial burden on the com- PO Box PPB, Pago Pago their decisions and activities so American Samoa 96799 munity “as we are faced with often apply to the territories,” Phone No: (684) 248-1234, Option #5 some diffi cult times” — refer- said Aumua Amata. “I look Email: [email protected] ring to the economy. Website: www.aspower.com forward to continuing this pro- Matagi-Fa’atili further cess in the new year to include shared with cabinet directors a focus on the aspects of the that there is available at DBAS Interior Department that apply APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM a line of credit for those who directly to insular areas.” The American Samoa Power Authority announces an excellent opportunity for are successful in bids for gov- The hearing, titled “Trans- young technically minded individuals who want a challenging, profitable career in ernment projects. Additionally, forming the Department of American Samoa. there is still a chance for loans the Interior for the 21st Cen- for home improvements and tury,” examined the Depart- ASPA is looking for its next generation of technicians and engineers. Over the also for business owners. ment’s goals and policy ideas, next few years, ASPA will be developing young technicians and engineers for LHS GREEN CLUB HOSTS including reorganization and key positions within the organization. It needs skilled specialists in a number of TREE PLANTING EVENT possible relocation of bureaus fields. NEXT WEEK closer to the people they serve. ASPA will provide employment and professional training for successful appli- A Co2 Emission Tree The Interior Department is cants. Apprentices will receive training both on the job and in formal apprentice- Planting Initiative is Leone responsible for an immense 400 ship classes. Qualified apprentices will receive an all-expense paid education at a High School’s Green Club eco- million acres of federal land, technical school or university in Fiji or equivalent. Applicants must be willing to green project for the month of but in recent years has added commit to spending 2 – 3 years off-island in pursuit of a diploma or degree. The December. missions and experienced main- focus for this apprentice program will be on mechanical and electrical trades or a LHS instructor Tautasi tenance backlogs at national related field. Falanai Jr. told Samoa News parks. the project is part of the cli- “Like any major govern- Selected apprentices will be employed by ASPA in preparation for the academic mate change initiative currently ment entity, the Interior Depart- session starting in February 2018. fazing the Pacifi c region, and ment will benefi t from efforts Applicants must have the following qualifications: the closing of the 23rd session to streamline and update pro- of the Conference of the Parties cedures, and the goal must be Educational Requirements: High School graduate (minimum); Associate degree (COP 23) Summit in Berlin. to provide the best possible or better preferred. Must have a “B” or better grade “In standing in soli- services to the even most geo- average in the following courses: darity with Pacifi c Climate graphically distant places,” con- (1) Physics, Chemistry, General Science Change Warriors like those of tinued Congresswoman Amata. 350Pacifi c and Climate Change “I appreciate the testimony of (2) Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus Warriors, the LHS Green Club these witnesses on the current (3) English (TOEFL score of 600 or better) takes charge of this project in status of their effort, and also their pledge in the movement the Trump Administration’s Skills and Aptitudes: Intermediate level computer skills. Ability to work to end the age of fossil fuel,” independently, disciplined, self-starter, technically genuine interest in restructuring Falanai Jr. explained. federal agencies to reduce waste minded (confirmed by required references).Other “The project itself focuses desirable skills include hand-eye coordination, motor and make them more effective.” on offsetting the school com- (Source: Congresswoman skills, attention to detail, and work well in a team munity’s carbon foot print and environment. Aumua Amata’s Offi ce, Wash- emission,” he continued. ington D.C.) Citizenship: US National or Citizen. The initiative is a three IMPORT TARO BAN FROM -prong project, which includes SAMOA DISCUSSED AT Testing: All applicants will be required to complete ASPA’s internal (1) Hibiscus Flower Gar- TWO SAMOA MEETING testing for science and math ability. dening Patch; (2) Massive Tree American Samoa’s tempo- Salary will be based on the technical area and job duties assigned. Planting; and (3) Rain Garden rary ban on the importation of Installation. taro from Samoa was one of the Applicants must complete an ASPA Employment Application Form and provide two Falanai Jr. said all phases of many issues discussed at the written references. The form is available at ASPA Human Resource Office in Tafuna or via the project will be completed Nov. 30th Two Samoa Talks ASPA’s website at www.aspower.com on the scheduled date, with held in Apia on Nov. 30th. assistance and support from Prior to the 10th Executive All application information, including school records and references, will be subject to government agencies including Session of the meeting, agri- verification as part of the screening process. the Coral Reef Advisory Group culture offi cials from both sides Deadline for submitting applications is 4pm on Friday, December 8, 2017. (CRAG), the ASCC’s Com- met for further discussions on munity and Natural Resources, the suspension of taro import This ad has been revised as of 11/30/2017. the American Samoa Power from Samoa and that had been Authority, the American Samoa An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace (Continued on page 12) samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 7 ➧ Defense witnesses take… Continued from page 1 Fagatogo, and the government The defense’s other witness, they talk to him about what never provided any physical Saua Seiuli, testified that he’s they were looking for. They just evidence to prove their case. known Stowers for a long time cuffed him and let him sit on the Prosecutor Woodrow because they are friends, and bed, watching. Pengelly however argued that sometimes they’d hang out at When Fiaui asked the wit- the evidence proves the defen- Stowers’ Fagatogo home for a ness whether he ever saw Nicole dant was selling methamphet- week before he returned home. selling drugs to anybody who amine at his home, as police The witness recalled that came up to her house, Seiuli officers found six cut-up straws while staying at Stowers’ house shook his head and responded containing ice in his possession. in Fagatogo between September quickly, “No, I’ve never seen Kruse denied Fiaui’s motion and November last year, he saw anybody buy any ice from for an acquittal, saying there vehicles and people coming to Nicole, nor did Nicole sell any were facts presented to the Stowers’ home with papers. ice to anybody.” court, and the jury’s duty is to “I don’t know these people, During cross-examination, decide on those facts. but there was only one guy I Pengelly asked the witness if The defense called two wit- knew, his name was Pati — he he recognized any of the people nesses to the stand yesterday, came to Nicole’s house to bring who came to Stowers’ house Saua Seiuli and Sandy Satele, his I.D and Social Security seeking help for employment. the latter is the StarKist Samoa Number so Nicole could finish The witness said he only knew Human Resources manager. fill out his employment form to one guy, and his name was Pati. According to Satele, she saw find a job,” Seiuli said. When asked if he recognized Nicole at the cannery almost He added that he was at a man named Sepulona Sepu- every week between September Stowers’ home when police lona Jr. who came to Stowers’ and November last year, and she came in to search the house. He house to buy ice, the witness This undated photo provided by the Northbrook Police Depart- was there to pick up employ- told the jury he was sleeping on replied no. ment in Northbrook Ill., shows John G. Panaligan. Police said ment forms from their office. the bed when cops pushed the Sepulona Jr. was one of the Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, that there is an arrest warrant for Pan- Satele said the employment door open and came into the government’s witnesses who aligan in the December 2016 death of real estate attorney Jigar forms were either for Stowers room where he was sleeping, testified that he was one of Patel, who was found dead in his Northbrook law office. Police or her friends. and handcuffed him. Stowers’ regular customers. say they believe Panaligan fled to Mexico in January 2017 and are Stowers was not employed at He said they didn’t explain The trial resumes today at asking for the public’s help locating him. StarKist Samoa at the time. why they cuffed him, nor did 9:00 a.m. (Northbrook Police Department via AP) When asked by Fiaui if Stowers was bringing in any referrals to the company, the witness replied yes. She said Stowers was helping some people secure jobs, and she DEVELOPMENT BANK OF AMERICAN SAMOA knew this because sometimes P.O. BOX 9, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Stowers would ask her to con- Office: (684) 633-4031 Fax: (684) 633-1163. sider certain applications. During cross-examination, Website: www.dbas.as prosecutor Pengelly asked whether company employment forms are open to the public or for certain people only. Satele said the application forms were open to the public. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) When Pengelly asked if there are any ASG employees RFP: Financial and Single Audit Services for 2017-2019 and taxi drivers employed by StarKist Samoa, the witness Approved to issuance by: Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili; DBAS President replied yes. Date of issuance: Dec 1, 2017 When asked how many taxi Date & Time Due: December 30, 2017 drivers and ASG employees No later than 2:00 pm local time were hired by the cannery between September and DBAS requests proposals for financial audits and the related single audits for a period of three years, beginning with the November of last year, Satele audit of fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2019. Fiscal and calendar years are coincident at DBAS. said she didn’t recall. DocuMeNT DBAS requests proposals for financial audits and the related single audits for a period of three years, beginning with the 2 Dallas officers audit of fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2019. Fiscal and calendar years are coincident at DBAS.

indicted after Document: Requests for proposal packet outlining requirements will be available for pick up at DBAS on Friday Dec 1, 2017 or emailing [email protected] for information regarding the RFP. It can also be accessed through the DBAS website: man dies fol www.dbas.as (click public notice). The Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the specifications for the services to be provided in sufficient details to permit lowing arrest competition and allow the interested party to properly respond to the RFP. DALLAS (AP) — Two Dallas police officers have been This RFP is issued under Title 28, Chapter 1, of the American Samoa Code Annotated. indicted by a grand jury fol- DBAS invites the submission of proposals to include pricing and other details as indicated in the specifications. Attachments lowing the death last year of a will be provided as an aid in presenting a comprehensive proposal consistent with the requirements of DBAS. man they had arrested and sub- jected to physical restraint. DBAS will select a contractor who best meets the needs of DBAS. The factors for selection will include, but not be limited to The Dallas Police Depart- the following: understanding of the requirements of the financial and single auditors; verifiable ability to perform well; good ment says Sgt. Kevin Mansell reputation; flexibility, including ability to respond quickly to needs of a small client in a remote location and throughout the and Officer Danny Vasquez year; and reasonability of costs. were indicted on charges of The proposals will be reviewed by a committee consisting of representatives from DBAS management and board. The deadly conduct, which means putting someone in imminent committee may request interviews with potential contractors after reviewing the proposals before the final selection is made. danger of physical harm. Submission: Proposals must be received by DBAS no later than 2:00pm local time on December 30, 2017. They may be The charges stem from mailed or hand delivered in a sealed envelope to: the arrest of Tony Timpa on Aug. 10, 2016, due to erratic Development Bank of American Samoa behavior. Police say he was PO BOX 9 combative and aggressive and Attention: Charmaine Faleaana subjected to physical restraint. Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 He later died at a hospital. They may also be emailed to [email protected], as an attachment in Word Format with a confirming email required to The Dallas County Medical confirm receipt; or faxed to DBAS at (684) 633-1163 with a confirming fax to confirm receipt. The original is to follow by Examiner ruled the death a airmail first class. homicide and said he died. Page 8 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

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C M Y K Page 10 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 ‘Not a drill’: Students hid in classrooms as shooter kills 2 AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Stu- started hiding.” dents hid in their classrooms, Gov. Susana Martinez called some behind locked doors or in the shooting a heinous and hor- closets, as a gunman opened fi re rifi c act and told reporters that Thursday inside a New Mexico teachers, school staff and law high school, killing two class- enforcement jumped in quickly mates before he died. to prevent more deaths. She Authorities and other offi - didn’t provide more details. cials in the small town of Aztec Police responded to the near the Colorado border have school less than a minute after released few details other than getting the initial calls, which to say the two victims attended came shortly after the start of Aztec High School. They have the fi rst period. With the school yet to release their names or in lockdown, they got inside identify the shooter. through a window and a door. No other injuries were Authorities checked each reported, and it was not clear if room and building at the school the shooter died by suicide or before the students were bused was killed by police. to another location where they Bryn Divine, a senior, said were reunited with their parents. she was sitting at her desk in The school remained cor- her history class when she doned off as hundreds of people heard gunshots erupt down the gathered at a park for a prayer hall. At fi rst, it sounded as if vigil Thursday night. someone was swinging a metal David Stone, 16, and Heaven baseball bat against the lockers. Angelica Hughes, 15, huddled Then she heard an announcer with friends in below-freezing People gather for a vigil at St. Joseph Church in Aztec, N.M., Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017, Students over the school intercom tell temperatures to light candles hid in their classrooms, some behind locked doors or in closets, as a gunman opened fi re Th ursday students: “This is not a drill.” and exchange stories. Both inside a New Mexico high school, (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) “I stayed in my desk, and I were in a classroom next to the just prayed, ‘Please just let this shootings. Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago be over as soon as possible.’ “I still can’t believe what American Samoa 96799 That was my fi rst reaction,” she happened,” Stone said. He Phone No: (684) 248-1234 Option #5 said.Sophomore Garrett Parker said one of the victims was his [email protected] told Albuquerque television cousin.Aztec is a rural town station KOAT that he also heard of 6,500 people in the heart of PUBLIC JOB POSTING what he thought was banging on northwestern New Mexico’s oil the lockers. Then it got louder and gas country and near the Staff Accountant Posting Date December 4, 2017 Position Title and closer.“Thankfully our Navajo Nation. Its main street is Department Accounting Deadline December 15, 2017 - 4:00pm teacher always locks the door lined by old brick buildings that Division Support Services Starting Rate $13.08/hr - $15.04/hr no matter what. So he kept that date back more than a century. locked,” Parker said. “When Local, state and federal Position Type Career Service - 12 months probation they called over the intercom authorities said at a news con- Reports To Accounting Supervisor Job Grade/Status G/6/C-G/10/A, Non-Exempt that it was not a drill, we went ference that they had a lot of Major Duties & Responsibilities to the corner of the room out evidence to process and many of sight from the door and just interviews to conduct. The Staff Accountant will provide management with financial information by researching and analyzing accounts and preparing financial statements. This position will prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and from departments. This position will maintain and balance an automated consolidation system by ➧ inputting data, scheduling required jobs, and verifying data. He/she will analyze information and options Court report… by developing spreadsheet reports and verifying information. This position will also prepare general Continued from page 3 ledger entries by maintaining records and files. Other duties of this position are as follows: prepare The victim told the defendant guilty plea. payments by accruing expenses; assign account numbers; request disbursements; reconcile accounts; that she needed to return to the The charges against Evans develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures; recommend changes; neighbor’s house because their stem from an incident that answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data; provide accounting son was there, but her husband occurred last week in Aua, support for mergers and acquisitions by reviewing financial information; convert data to general ledger system; obtain supplementary information for preparing financial statements; protect organization’s insisted that they go together to during which he allegedly used value by keeping information confidential; update job knowledge by participating in educational get the baby. a rock to assault and severely opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in When questioned by police, injure another man, whom he professional organizations; accomplish accounting and organization’s mission by completing related the defendant corroborated his told police was his friend. results as needed. The Staff Accountant will also perform other duties and projects as assigned by the wife’s story but added that he According to the govern- Accounting Supervisor and/or Controller. wasn’t violent or aggressive ment, Evans and the victim had towards her. gotten into a disagreement and Minimum Requirements He said he was angry and the victim allegedly attempted Education BA/BS degree or equivalent experience from an accredited college or university with the upset from the moment he was to assault Evans but in the end, necessary skills in accounting, information technology, and ethics. Must possess basic booked to when he was con- it was Evans who assaulted the math skills, ability to analyze figures, knowledge of accounting principles, and excellent fi ned at TCF to await his court victim with a rock. verbal and written skills. appearance. Evans’ attorney, Assis- Extensive experience with accounting software used at similar sized companies and expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is also essential. The defendant’s pretrial tant Public Defender, Ryan conference is set for Dec. 28 at Anderson, asked the court for a Experience Minimum of five (5) years related work experience in the accounting field is required in addition to the minimum educational requirement having been obtained. 8:30a.m. reduction in bail - from $5,000 VILIAMU EVANS to $1,000. Anderson told the • Must possess skills in accounting, reporting, time management, attention to detail, Knowledge, A 24-year-old man from court his client is a hardworking Skills & Abilities confidentiality, PC proficiency, productivity, verbal communication, general math skills • Must be knowledgeable of US GAAP and GASB as well as automated accounting and Aua who is accused of using man and he’s the only member financial information systems. a rock to assault another man of his family who works to pro- • Must be detail-oriented. has been arrested and charged vide for his wife and three chil- • Must have knowledge of SFA rules. with second degree assault — dren. Anderson said his client is • Must have the ability to prepare payments by utilizing the accounts payable system, a felony — and three misde- not a fl ight risk, and he has no accrue expenses and maintain a prepayment schedule, assign account numbers and meanor charges: public peace intention of leaving his family. process disbursements. disturbance, unlawful use of a Prosecutor Jillian Sadler • Must have the ability to analyze, develop, and implement accounting procedures, weapon, and third degree prop- opposed the defense motion, recommend changes, and be able to write standard operating procedures. erty damage. saying bail set by the court is • Must have skills to answer accounting and financial questions by researching Viliamu Evans made his the appropriate amount for the and interpreting data. • Must have ability to interact with auditors as required, providing analysis, reports initial appearance in the Dis- offense the defendant is accused and data as requested during audits. trict Court this week, where he of committing. waived his right to a prelimi- The defense motion was Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected nary examination hearing. His denied and bail remains at for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug next court appearance is today $5,000; and because he is unable test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. No phone inquiries accepted. at 9:00 a.m. in the High Court, to post bond, Evans remains in An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace where is expected to enter a not custody at the TCF. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 11

Australian former Olympic champion swimmer Ian Th orpe addresses reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Australia’s Parliament has voted to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized govern- ment survey of voters that strongly endorsed change. Champagne and tears of fl owed in the halls of Parliament House as gay celebrities including Olympic champion swimmer Ian Th orpe and actress Magda Szubanski hugged lawmakers and ordinary folk in a party atmosphere. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk) Australian prime minister rushes gay marriage into law CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s life which is in Turnbull’s electorate. prime minister rushed gay marriage into law on Turnbull has been a long-term advocate for Friday by gaining a fi nal signature on a bill hours marriage equality and is the fi rst prime minister to after it was overwhelming endorsed by Parlia- attend Sydney’s renowned annual Gay and Les- ment and as the nation started planning weddings bian Mardi Gras, which is also in his electorate. that can take place in a month. Hours after Parliament’s action, a Sydney Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull traveled municipal council offered free venues to host to Government House where Governor-General same-sex marriages. Peter Cosgrove signed the bill into law on behalf The Inner West Council is accepting bookings of Queen Elizabeth II, Australia’s constitutional for same-sex marriages in its halls, community head of state. centers and parks at no charge over a 100-day Cosgrove’s signature makes gay marriage period from Jan. 7. legal in Australia from Saturday, when same- “This is an historic day in the struggle for civil sex couples who wed overseas will be recog- rights in Australia,” Mayor Darcy Byrne said. nized as married under Australian law. Couples It follows the downtown Sydney municipal- who intend to marry must give a calendar-month ity’s decision in October to offer free venues for notice, making gay weddings legal on Jan. 9, same-sex weddings should they become lawful. Turnbull said. The Australian Capital Territory government, Neville Wills, 98, plans to marry his partner of which administers Canberra, the national cap- 39 years, Ian Fenwicke, 74, next month. ital, introduced its own same-sex marriage law Some practical reasons to marry become in 2013 that was overturned by the High Court pressing with age. Relatives have contested wills within a week. that left estates to same-sex partners, and gays ACT Attorney General Gordon Ramsay said and lesbians want rights to access and medical his government would waive the 55 Australian consultation when a partner is hospitalized. dollar ($41) cost of wedding certifi cate for any “The reason is to have a legal relationship of the 31 same-sex couples whose short-lived that’s not in any way challenged — and, of marriages were ruled invalid and want to marry course, we love each other,” Wills said. “We’ll again. get the legal relationship straightened out in “It’s a way of being able to acknowledge the January. Call it a wedding if you like, I’m not diffi culties that some of those couples have been romantic,” he added. through,” Ramsay told Australian Broadcasting The Attorney-General’s Department on Corp. Friday published online a new form for couples Anne-Marie Delahunt, who married her to announce their intention to marry with tick- partner Meg Clark in Canberra in 2013, said she box options of male, female and “x.” would take up the government’s offer when they The form defi nes “x’’ as “indeterminate, marry again in February. intersex or unspecifi ed.” “I think it was a touching measure from the While the previous document referred to a ACT Government to say that our second mar- “bride” and “bridegroom,” the new form adds the riage certifi cate will be free,” Delahunt told ABC. option of “partner.” Gay marriage was endorsed by 62 percent of Turnbull described Parliament voting late voters who responded to a national postal ballot Thursday for gay marriage, with only four law- by November. makers registering their opposition, as a historic Most gay rights advocates believed the gov- moment. ernment should have allowed marriages years “Containing my emotions to a suitable, prime ago and saw various ideas for a public survey as ministerial level of calm is quite challenging. I a delaying tactic. The U.N. Human Rights Com- am absolutely pumped. I think this is so won- mittee had called the ballot survey “an unneces- derful,” he said after Parliament passed the bill sary and divisive public opinion poll.” and the public gallery erupted with a standing This story has been corrected to show that ovation. four, not fi ve, lawmakers voted “no” and that the Celebrations continued late into the night in date gay marriages will begin is January 9, not Oxford Street, the center of Sydney’s gay night- January 6. Page 12 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

Human Resource Department, Tafuna Passengers of the Holland America Line cruise ship, PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa 96799 “AMSTERDAM” (in the background), yesterday, aft er she docked Phone No: (684) 248-1234 Option #5 around 8a.m. Th e cruise ship brought in 1,656 passengers with [email protected] 647 crewmembers from Suva, Fiji and departed around 5p.m. yesterday for Honolulu, Hawai’i. Th e vessel is on a 26-day cruise from Sydney, Australia to San Diego, California. PUBLIC JOB POSTING Local vendors set up shop at the Fagatogo malae, while the Position Title Chief Engineer Posting Date December 4, 2017 Fagatogo Marketplace off ered island inspired fabric, clothing, Department Wastewater/Water Deadline December 15, 2017 - 4:00pm handicraft s and displays of local fresh produce, chilled “niu” and Division Environmental Services Division Starting Rate TBD cooked Samoan food for sampling and sale.Farmers were also at the market selling agricultural products. Position Type 2 year contract Th e next cruise ship and the last one for the year, the Maasdam, Reports To Division Manager Job Grade/Status TBD ~ Exempt is set to dock in Fagatogo on Sunday, Dec. 10th from Bora Bora, French Polynesia, and departing for Savusavu, Fiji later that eve- Major Duties & Responsibilities ning. [photo: FS] The Chief Engineer is responsible for managing the Operations sub-divisions and subordinate engineering staff of the American Samoa Power Authorities Water and Wastewater Division. This position requires advanced professional engineering, project management and functional operations knowledge with respect to civil works, waterworks and wastewater works. The Chief Engineer will coordinate and oversee the performance of complex ➧ engineering tasks by subordinate Engineering staff and the performance of the operational systems and staff. The Community brief… Chief Engineer will ensure quality and timely completion of both federally-funded and in-house operations projects. Continued from page 6 The Chief Engineer is also responsible for the budgeting of monies for each operations division, this includes local in place since early June this eries has acknowledged efforts and grant funding sources. The Chief Engineer is responsible for maintaining federally sourced grants and meeting the standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. year, after the ASG Department to comply with requirements set • The Chief Engineer directs and coordinates the planning, design, and management of municipal construction of Agriculture received infor- by the American Samoa govern- projects, maintenance plans and system operations. mation regarding an unknown ment to lift the taro band. At the • The Chief Engineer has direct oversight of the Water and Wastewater Operations Divisions and is responsible virus outbreak affecting taro same time, ASG-DoA currently for their day-to-day functionality. • The Chief Engineer manages subordinate engineering staff through coordination with the Senior Engineer crops on the islands of Upolu awaits written communication • The Chief Engineer reports directly to the Division Manager. and Savai’i. from Samoa on the results of its Minimum Requirements The suspension has created a taro virus tests. rift between agriculture authori- American Samoa did note Education Bachelors of Science Degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, AND Current registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in a U.S. state. ties of the two Samoas with the possibility of lifting the ban Experience • Ten (10) years of related experience in environmental engineering work including project American Samoa maintaining in March next year. management (planning, design and administration) OR its stand on the ban until there Among the conditions set last • Eight (8) years of related work experience in Civil or Environmental engineering work is new information from the month by ASG-DoA for import including project management (planning, design and administration) and a Master of Science virus that was sent to Europe taros from Samoa is that it must Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering AND for testing. come directly from farmers in • Four (4) years’ experience working in a managerial/supervisory role in Civil or Environmental Engineering At the Two Samoa Talks, it Samoa and not through a third Chief Engineer duties and responsibilities require the incumbent to have the knowledge, skills and was shared that Samoa’s Min- party. abilities in the areas of finance, compliance, personnel and project management as well as istry of Agriculture and Fish- communication. Knowledge, • Knowledgeable about how to coordinate and enforce project compliance to all ASPA, ASG and Skills & Abilities Federal standards, regulations and policies. • Knowledgeable about how to Monitors capital improvement and operational budgets. Metropolitan Opera • Knowledgeable about how to Conducts engineering research to remain current with technological developments in the operation, maintenance and management of wastewater systems. conductor Levine • Ability to provide advanced technical engineering expertise and project management skills in the planning, design, administration and construction of projects. • Ability to maintain liaison with managers & representatives of other divisions; • Ability to Collects and analyses performance data and reports regularly and investigates denies sex allegations abnormalities. • Ability to Monitors key operations parameters while striving to improve in quality and NEW YORK (AP) — Met- an oppressor or an aggressor. efficiency. ropolitan Opera conductor The opera suspended Levine • Skills to Coordinates the integration of assigned projects and activities with other departments, James Levine has denied alle- on Sunday after the Times pub- government agencies, federal agencies and regional institutions. gations of sexual misconduct lished accounts from three of the • Skills to maintain a high level of morale and instil a positive team attitude to promote a work made against him. accusers who say that Levine ethic based on quality of service amongst all team members. • All other duties assigned by Division Manager In a statement to The New sexually abused them when York Times on Thursday, they were teenagers. A fourth Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Levine called the accusations accuser later came forward. (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates select- “unfounded.” He says anyone The conductor also says in a ed for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on employment drug who truly knows him will attest statement that he wants to con- test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. No phone inquiries accepted. that he has not lived his life as tinue working at the Met. An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 13 Page 14 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

Manuia Lacambra of Amouli spon- sored by DHR was one of the contes- Bitcoin soars then falls back; tants at the Governor’s Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program, yesterday, Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. She is seen here banks raise risk concerns performing in the talent competition of NEW YORK (AP) — Even trading in bitcoin futures was the pageant. by bitcoin standards, Thursday approved. The association’s Th e Governor’s Annual Senior Citi- was a wild ride. members expressed concern zens Christmas Program was held With a few hours, the vola- that they could be on the hook together with the King & Queen Senior tile digital currency surged for large sums of money if Citizen pageant at the DYWA Gym in above $19,000, dropped back extreme volatility in bitcoin Pago Pago. below $16,000, and then see- results in big losses for some Manuia was crowned the 2017 Senior sawed before settling in just customers. Citizen Queen — she was sponsored above $17,000 late Thursday in Goldman Sachs, one of by the American Samoa Government- the U.S. The wild swings hap- the nation biggest investment Department of Human Resources. pened just days before trading banks, said it will allow only Th e 2017 Senior Citizen King is Toese in bitcoin futures begins on a a limited number of clients Sefulu, sponsored by Morris Scanlan, major U.S. exchange. to trade the CBOE’s bitcoin Inc. in Utulei. [Photo: LA Frost) Major banks took notice, futures. Bank of America will with three of the biggest saying not allow clients access to the they will either limit or not futures. allow their clients access to the A person familiar with the futures when trading begins matter said JPMorgan Chase next week on the Chicago will not allow clients access to Board Options Exchange. the futures on the fi rst trading The price of bitcoin fell day, and will make an evaluation back during Asia’s day Friday, after that based on how trading dropping to $15,431.39 as of goes. This person requested midnight EST (0500 GMT), anonymity because the decision according to large bitcoin hasn’t yet been disclosed pub- exchange Coinbase. At the start licly.The Wall Street Journal of the year, one bitcoin was reported that Citigroup will worth less than $1,000. also not allow clients access to Bitcoin’s wild swings bitcoin futures, although a Citi occurred as the fi nancial com- spokesman declined to com- munity prepares for bitcoin ment. Morgan Stanley declined futures to start trading on to comment.Thomas Peterffy, Sunday on the CBOE and a chairman of the broker-dealer week later on the Chicago Mer- Interactive Brokers Group, cantile Exchange. The futures expressed deep concerns about are designed to refl ect the price the trading of bitcoin futures of bitcoin without an investor last month, saying “there is no having to physically hold the fundamental basis for valuation virtual currency, not unlike of Bitcoin and other cryptocur- how oil, gold, copper or cocoa rencies, and they may assume prices are determined by futures any price from one day to the contracts. next.”Peterffy noted that if bit- Yet the dawn of futures coin futures were trading at that PO Box PPB, Pago Pago trading has some parties on time, under the CBOE’s rules AmericAn SAmoA Power Authority American Samoa 96799 Wall Street concerned. The those futures likely would expe- materials management office Phone No.: (684) 248-1234 Futures Industry Association, a rience repeated trading halts [email protected] trade association that represents because of limits on how high Wall Street banks, brokerages or low the price can during the and clearinghouses, sent a letter trading day.The futures signal to the Commodities Futures greater mainstream acceptance Trading Commission this week, of the bitcoin, but also open REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) saying the institutions should up bitcoin to additional market rFP no: ASPA18.002.eSD-wtr closing Date & time: December 20, 2017 have been consulted before forces. issuance Date: november 24, 2017 no later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the: “Faga’alu Surface Water System” Submission An original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: “rFP no. ASPA 18.002.eSD-wtr Fagaalu Surface water System.” Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), wednesday, December 20, 2017: Procurement Office American Samoa Power Authority P.O. Box PPB, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Attn: Ioana Uli, Procurement Manager Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Document The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at the Procurement Office at ASPA’s New Operations Building and may also be obtained from our Website: http://www.aspower. com. right of rejection The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best Jessica Treiber carries her new puppy, Jabba the Mutt, during a interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. walk along Malcolm X Blvd. in Dallas Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. She was acquainting her new pet with the neighborhood. Many resi- Approved for Issuance: utu Abe malae, Executive Director dents spotted snow fl urries falling in the area Th ursday morning, a few hours before the fi rst freeze of the season is expected. (Ron Baselice/Th e Dallas Morning News via AP) samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 15 Chief priest, 2 others dead in Tokyo shrine stabbings TOKYO (AP) — The head would not confi rm that. Japa- priest of a prominent shrine nese priests generally live on in Tokyo was ambushed and the grounds of their shrines or killed with a samurai sword, temples. apparently by her brother, who The accomplice attacked the then took his own life, police driver with a samurai sword and said Friday. pursued him as he ran out of the A female accomplice also temple grounds and about 100 died in the attack, and the meters (300 feet) down a road, priest’s driver was injured, police said. A trail of splat- Tokyo Metropolitan Police said. tered blood was still visible on The motive was unclear, though the pavement Friday morning. Japanese media reported there The driver’s injuries were not may have been a feud between life-threatening. the priest and her brother. The brother is then believed Police said that Nagako to have killed the woman before Tomioka, the 58-year-old committing suicide. At least head of Tomioka Hachimangu one blood sword and two sur- shrine, was attacked as she got vival knives were found near out of her car Thursday night. the scene, Japanese media said. Shigenaga Tomioka, 56, The nearly 400-year-old and an accomplice were hiding Tomioka Hachimangu shrine is behind her house, police said. known for its close ties to sumo Japanese media said he is the and holding one of Tokyo’s victim’s brother, but police three big Shinto festivals.

Miss American Samoa Matauaina Gwendolyn Toomalatai during the Sarong competition on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 6th, the fi rst night of competition for the Miss Pacifi c Islands Pageant at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. Th e pageant competition ends tonight (Dec. 9th in Fiji) with the crowning of the new Miss Pacifi c Islands. [photo: MPIP]

People visit Tomioka Hachimangu shrine in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Police say three people have died in a stabbing attack on Th ursday night at the prominent shrine, including the head priest and the attacker, who apparently took his own life. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Museum’s collection of Ham- ilton-Burr letters to be published COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. duel. (AP) — A New York muse- The other $20,000 grant will um’s collection of correspon- go toward developing program- dence between Founding Father ming and digital content related Alexander Hamilton and Aaron to the letters. Burr will be published next year Philanthropist Steven Clark in a book. bought the letters for the The Fenimore Art Museum museum in the 1950s. in Cooperstown says $50,000 It will be the fi rst time the of the $70,000 in grants it has rarely published letters are tran- received from the Long Island- scribed alongside a pictorial based Robert David Lion Gar- image of the originals in print. diner Foundation will cover the Douglas Ambrose, a Ham- cost of publishing the 35 letters ilton scholar and professor at the political rivals wrote before Hamilton College in central Burr killed Hamilton in an 1804 New York, will write the book. Page 16 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

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Faila e le malo moliaga fa’aopoopo fa’asaga i le ave ta’avale tusia Ausage Fausia ia te ia i le aso Lulu na te’a nei. O le vaiaso nei lea na faila E $3,000 le tinoitupe lea ua ai e le malo a latou moliaga fa’atulaga e le Fa’amasinoga faaopoopo faasaga i le ali’i ave e totogi ona fa’atoa mafai C M ta’avale o le ta’avale lea o lo o lea ona tatala Fetoai i tua e Y K tu’uaia na manunu’a ai ni tagata fa’atali ai taualumaga o lana se to’alua i Pago Pago i le vaiaso fa’amasinoga. na te’a nei, ma i’u ina taofi a ai E to’atele molimau na fesi- se Tina ma se ali’i i le falema’i ligia e le malo e tusa ai o se ona o manu’a i o la tino. fa’alavelave na tula’i mai i Pago O moliaga faaopoopo ua Pago i le po o le aso 28 Novema faila fa’asaga ia Falaniko Fetoai pe tusa o le 7:30 i le afi afi , o le e aofi a ai le moliaga mamafa o tau sailia o fa’amatalaga e uiga i le fa’ao’olima i le tulaga lua, le fa’alavelave sa tula’i mai. atoa ai ma le moliaga mama o le O se ali’i Leoleo sa ofu faaoolima i le tulaga tolu. O lo savili i le taimi na tula’i o i ai fa’atasi ma ulua’i moliaga mai ai le fa’alavelave, na ia sa tu’uaia ai lenei ali’i, lea e fa’afesootaiina le Ofi sa o Leoleo aofi a ai le moliaga o le fa’atupu i Fagatogo mo se fesoasoani, vevesi i nofoaga faitele, fa’apea ina ua pasi atu lana ta’avale ma ai ma pepa sala i lona le usisita lona aiga ae vaaia ai le tumu o tulafono o le alatele. tumu o tagata i luma o le fale o O le aso 5 Ianuari 2018 lea le au aiga o Foster i Pago Pago ua faatulaga e toe tula’i ai le ua na tula’i mai ai le fa’alavelave. molia i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Na taua e le ali’i Leoleo ofu Maualuga, i le mae’a ai lea o savili i Leoleo lona vaaia o le lona teena o tu’uaiga fa’asaga taimi na solomuli saoasaoa ai (Faaauau itulau 18)

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tusia: Leua Aiono Frost o Foma’i na malaga mai, i latou na vala’aulia TAUVA’AGA TUPU MA LE MASIOFO fa’apitoa, ae maise o totino o le Kalapu a le Liona TAOA i Pago Pago, i le ‘aiga fiafia a le Liona e tali- O lenei tausaga talu mai le 2013 ia Tesema, ua fuaitau atu ai le agalelei o lenei aumalaga taua i le fa’atautaia pea e le faigamalo se aso patino mo atunu’u.Na auai fo’i sui o pa’aga a le AMEN sa tama ma tina matutua i lalo o le polokalama o latou tofu sao ina ia fa’ao’o mai uma nei foma’i le Kerisimasi a Kovana Lolo Matalasi Moliga. mo le tautua i le atunu’u.Saunoa le Peresetene o Mo lenei tausaga, faaopoopo i ai ma le tauva’aga le Liona, Lisa Tuato’o, ma ia fa’afetaia le gal- Tupu ma le Masiofo mo tama ma tina matutua, i uega ua latou molimauina ua fa’atino e foma’i a lalo o le vaaiga a le Ofisa o le TAOA. le AMEN.“O le galuega alofa e faia ma le loto “O outou tagata matutua, afai e i ai se tasi o atoa, e le totogia! Ua o gatasi ai fo’i lea auau o le outou i le aufaigaluega, e taula ia te outou le tofa AMEN ma le Kalapu a le Liona, lea e ‘auga mea ma le moe, aua o lo’o ia te outou le fautua ma le uma i le Tautua. O le tautua lea e le totogia, ae to’a i so’o se taimi e lutaluta ai le tai i se folauga. ia aoga mo le lautele. Fa’afetai mo la out auau- Fa’afetai mo la outou vaega o le faufautua, ma le naga, lea ua fa’atasia ma le Kalapu a le Liona, e fa’amanatu mai o le tulaga faifailemu i taimi e tau mautinoa ua fa’amanuiaina le aotelega o tagata fa’avesivesi ai mataupu i totonu o matagaluega uma o Amerika Samoa ua fa’ao’o i ai la outou ma le tatou fo’i folauga a si tatou malo o tautou o galuega aloft mo le 4 o as o fa’atautaia pea.” ola faatasi ai,” o se tuleiga lea a le kovana. I le taimi lea na ia latou faia ai fo’i ma le foa’i Saunoa le tamaitai fa’atonusili o le Ofisa o le taua e fa’amanatu ai lea galuega so’ofaatasi ua TAOA, Evelyn Satele Lili’o, e fa’apea, “E le o ia fa’atino i le fa’aiuga o lenei tausaga e le Kalapu a te a’u se fetalaiga e agatonu ai le aso, o lena ua le Liona a Pago Pago ma le 20 Foma’i a le AMEN mae’a tulei saunoa le afioga le Kovana sili, pau o mai Kalefonia i matu.O lea meaalofa o le Tanoa, le mea e faia a lenei ofisa o le fai o le faiva o le e fa’amauina ai fa’aleaganu’u lea so’otaga. O le tama’ita’i ua avea nei ma Masiofo 2017 a le TAOA, fa’afiafia, aua o le vaitau lenei o le fiafia faatasi.” “Aua ne’i le sua lenei Tanoa i le foa’i alofa a Manuia Lacambra mai Amouli ma sa sapaia lana taumafaiga e Ina ua mae’a sa amata loa ona fa’alauiloa mai le Atua ia te outou i le tomai ma le mafaufau tonu, le Matagaluega a tagata faigaluega a le Malo. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] e le fofoga o le aso, Fiu Johnny Saelua, Tupu ma aua ua outou agalelei ia i latou e to’atele o lo’o Masiofo tauva i laei fa’alauiloa amata o le “Laei i ai le mana’omia,” o se tasi lea o ana fa’aupuga fa’atalavou!”E to’afa tausala to’afa fo’i manaia sa e tusa ai o le meaalofa a le Liona i le ali’i ta’ita’i tauva i lenei tausaga, ma e fa’amasinoina ta’itasi malaga, Ben Tinh.E ese mai lea sa ia taua’aoina ➧ lava i latou.O nei la’ei fa’atalavou, sa toe la’eia Faila e le malo… fo’i le lona lua o Meaalofa taua mo le AMEN. O Mai itulau 17 mai ai ofu a’o talavou i latou, ma ua ese fo’i ma le Taula ua taina i le la’au malosi o le Toa, ma e sikaili o lenei vaitau.I le tauvaga e tolu mea sa sasala fo’i le managi o lea ituaiga o la’au. Ona e le ave ta’avale lana ta’avale, tutu mai i le isi itu, ona fa’aauau fa’amasinoina ai, Laei Fa’atalavou i le vaitau na ia fa’apea lea, “O lenei le meaalofa e taua’aoina ma aga’i ese atu ai loa i se ai lava lea ona alu ese atu o lana e soifua ane ai; Taleni ma le Laei Samoa ma Sau- faapitoa mo le Sosaiete a le AMEN, ia mau pea saoasaoa uiga ese, ae o le taimi ta’avale e lei toe tu. saunoa ai loa, alu atu ai ma le Fesili mo lau tali. so’otaga lea o i tatou. E le toe motusia, ua taula lea o loo ia fa’alogoina ai leo o Na taunu’u Leoleo pe tusa o O i la’ua ua filifilia nei e avea ma Tupu ma ma ua le toe mafai ona mavae.” tagata o lo o feei ma fetagisi. Na le 10 minute talu ona tuana’i le Masiofo 2017, o le susuga Toese Sefulu na sapaia O le meaalofa lona tolu sa saunia e le Liona taua e le ali’i leoleo ofu savili fa’alavelave, ma latou vaaia ai e Morris Scalan ma le Masiofo 2017 ia Manuia o le meaalofa lea mo le pa’aga e le mafai ona lona iloaina lelei o le tagata sa se tama’ita’i o loo ta’atia, lea na Lacambra na lagolagoina e le Matagaluega a mavae lona loto fesoasoani pea i le Kalapu a le ia aveina le ta’avale, o ia lea o mulimuli ane iloa, o ia e to’alua Tagata Faigaluega a le Malo. Liona i le tele o ana poloketi. “Niko” poo Falaniko Fetoai foi ai tagata o loo tuuaia na lavevea O le tulaga lua ua maua e Ketesemane Meaole, “O lenei lava le Kamupani e le mafai ona e pei ona taua i le pepa molimau i le ta’avale. e lana lava fanau ma lona aiga. Tulaga lua a le tu’ua le agalelei, e le mafai fo’i ona fa’agalo, a le malo. Na aga’i atu Leoleo i le fale vaega o Masiofo o Nuuuli Pulou, sa sapaia e le ae ao ina fa’amanatu ma fa’ailo pea. Fa’afetai O le isi molimau sa ia faa- a le ua molia i Leloaloa ma aoga a Lauli’i Elementary School.O le tulaga Hawaiian Air aua sa fa’ataugofie pasese o le au matala i Leoleo le vaaiga na fa’atalatalanoa o ia e uiga i le tolu na maua e le susuga Vaovai Fa’ateleupu sa malaga. E le gata i lea, ae sa le totogia atoa le tau ia molimauina, i le taimi na fa’alavelave na tula’i mai, ma lagolagoina e le JLenTs , a’o le tulaga tolu i le mo le la’uina mai o latou uta o mea e fa’aaoga i oso ai le ua molia i totonu o i’u ina taofia fa’apagota ai loa vasega o Masiofo o le tina o Palesitina Jennings lenei talavai.”Sa toe fa’aauau mai lana saunoaga lana ta’avale ma fa’aola, ma o ia i le po lava lea. Na taua e sa lagolagoina e le DOH Nursing Division.O le fa’afetai, “Ua outou silafia fo’i, i so’o se taimi e fa’afuase’i ai ona alu atu ma Leoleo lo latou fa’alogoina o le tulaga fa na maua e le susuga Lolesio Fa’atau lea faia ai Ta’amilosaga Tapolo a le Liona ina ia saili so’a lona tausoga tama’ita’i manogi ‘ava malosi mai le tino sa sapaia e Fonoti Isabella Hudson ma le Moana tupe mo se poloketi e o’o lava i mata tioata po’o na lavea, ma aga’i ese atu ai i o le ua moila. o Sina. O le Masiofo tulaga fa, o Arieta Ripley va’aiga mo le mamalu lautele, e foai mai lava e le se saoasaoa uiga ese i le itu i O le Tina sa manu’a na taofia lea sa sapaia e le JLen Ts.O le a fa’alauiloaina Hawaiian Air Pepa Malaga mo se tasi o fa’ailoga Sasa’e. o ia i le potu e faia ai togafitiga fa’ailoga na maua i le lomiga i le aso Gafua i le o nei taamilosaga, po’o se’i fo’i e faia mo sailing Ae o le isi molimau sa ia taua i le falema’i i Fagaalu. Na taua vaiaso fou. tupe a le Liona. Fa’afetai Hawaiian Air.” le taimi na ia vaaia ai le aga’i e ni isi o lona aiga i le Samoa FA’AFETAI KALAPU LIONA I LE AMEN O le pule o le Hawaiian Air i Pago Pago sa atu o le ta’avale a le ua molia, News, o le vaiaso nei na te’a ai MO TALAVAI auai i le fa’atasiga i le Tradewinds ma taua’aoina ma taia ai ni isi o lona aiga sa o ia i tua mai le falema’i. I le afiafi o le aso Lulu na fa’atasia ai le vasega i ai lea fa’ailoga.

O se va’aiga i tama’ita’i fa’atonu o Ofisa a le TAOA, Evelyn Lili’o-Satele, ma le tama’ita’i fa’atonu o le matagaluega o tagata faigaluega a le Malo, Eseneiaso Liu fa’apea le susuga Liu Saki ma tama’ita’i foi o le TAOA i le tumutumu o le faleta’alo ona o le Aiga faapitoa a le Faigamalo mo le TAOA 2017. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 19

O le Tupu o Tama ma Tina Matutua 2017 ua fa’ae’e atu nei i le ali’i na taut o To’ese Sefulu, lea sa sapaia lana taumafaiga e le Kamupani a le Morris Scanlan i Utulei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] O le tama’ita’i o Lisa Tuatoo Peresetene o le Liona i lenei tausaga, ua ia taua’aoina fo’i meaalofa mo le vasega o foam’s e to’a 20 a le AMEN i le taimi o le latou ‘aiga fa’aaloalo e fa’afetaia ai le latou Ex-priest convicted auai mai ma fa’atautaia talavai e le totogia mo le mamalu lautele o le atunu’u. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] of murdering Texas woman in 1960 EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — An ex-priest was convicted of tusia Ausage Fausia E 90 aso lea ua faasala ai e le Fa’amasinoga murdering a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen LIO FAAALIGA Faaitumalo le ali’i o Soosoo Faapale, ina ua on Thursday, more than 57 years after Irene Garza went to Sacred O le ali’i e 26 tausaga mai Fagatogo lea na faamaonia e le Fa’amasinoga le moliaga o lona Heart Catholic Church in McAllen intending to go to confession. tu’uaia i lona ave fa’agaoi o ni oloa mai totou o tete’e atu i Leoleo ao taumafai e pu’e faapagota o Garza’s bludgeoned body was found days after her April 16, se faleoloa i Fagatogo lava i le vaiaso na te’a nei, ia, e mafua mai i le fa’alavelave lea na tulai mai 1960, disappearance. An autopsy revealed that she had been raped ua molia nei o ia e le malo i le moliaga mamafa i Tafuna i le masina o Oketopa o le tausaga nei, while unconscious and had been beaten and suffocated. o le gaoi. lea na latou fufusu ai ma ni isi ali’i i luma o se A Hidalgo County jury deliberated 6½ hours before returning I faamaumauga a le fa’amasinoga, o lo o taua faleoloa Asia, ae ina ua taunu’u leoleo, na sola its verdict in the murder trial of John Bernard Feit, an 85-year-old ai le masalomia e le pule o se faleoloa Asia i le ua molia ona e lei mana’o e pu’e fa’apagota e former priest, after hearing five days of testimony. Fagatogo le ua molia o lo o taumafai e gaoi ni Leoleo o ia. Feit, who was 28 at the time of her death, came under suspi- oloa mai lana faleoloa, e mafua mai i lona alu Na taua e Faapale i le Faamasinoga e fa’apea, cion early on, telling police that he heard Garza’s confession — atu soo i totonu o le faleoloa ae leai sana fa’atau na mafua ona sola ese mai Leoleo, ona sa ia iloa in the church rectory, not in the confessional — but denying he e faia. lelei e le o fa’ataga e le Fa’amasinoga ona ia killed her.This week, prosecutors presented evidence that elected Ina ua mae’a le vaiaso muamua o le masina o tagofia le ‘ava malosi, ona o loo fa’anofovaavaaia and church officials suspected Feit killed her but wanted to avoid Novema na te’a nei, sa maitauina pea e le faatau o ia mo le 12 masina, e mafua mai ina ua faama- prosecuting him because it might harm the church’s reputation oloa gaioiga a le ua molia, peita’i sa le manatu onia e le faamasinoga le moliaga o le faaoolima i and elected officials politically. Most elected officials at the time mamafa i ai. Ae ina ua siaki e le fa’atau oloa le tulaga tolu sa molia muamua o ia i le amataga in Hidalgo County were Catholic, and Sen. John F. Kennedy, a lana masini pu’eata o lo o leoleoina ai totonu o o le tausaga. Catholic, was running for president that year. lana faleoloa, na fa’ateia ai o ia ina ua ia vaaia Na faatoese Faapale i le fa’amasinoga e tusa Feit later spent time at a treatment center in New Mexico for ni gaioiga fa’asolitulafono a le ua molia sa faia i ai o lana solitulafono, ma ia talosagaina ai se isi troubled priests and after that became a supervisor and had a part totonu o lana faleoloa. avanoa mo ia se’i toe sui ai lona olaga. in clearing priests for assignments to parishes. Among the men O ia gaioiga e aofia ai lona gaoia o ni oloa o Ae na saunoa le afioga a Fiti Sunia e fa’apea, Feit helped keep in ministry was child molester James Porter, meaai faapea ai lavalava ma tuu i totonu o lana sa tuu atu muamua e le Fa’amaisnoga le avanoa who assaulted more than 100 victims before he was ultimately ato fa’afafa sa fealua’i ma amo solo, e aunoa ma ia te ia, ae foliga mai e leai se lesona sa ia aoaoina defrocked and sent to prison. le totogiina o se tupe mo ia oloa. Na taumafai le mai ai, o lea la ua ia toe talosaga atu mo se isi Feit left the priesthood in 1972, married and went on to work at fa’atauoloa e fesiligia le ua molia i le vaiaso na avanoa, ae ua manatu le Fa’amasinoga ua tatau the Catholic charity St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix for a number te’a nei ina ua ia toe vaaia o ia, peita’i sa sola ese, loa ona tuuina atu se lesona mo ia. of years, training and recruiting volunteers and helping oversee ma ia logoina ai loa Leoleo mo se fesoasoani. “O le a tuu atu aso e 90 e te tuliina i le toese i the charity’s network of food pantries.Among the evidence that E $5,000 le vaega tupe lea ua faatulaga e Tafuna, e fai ma au fa’asalaga i le mataupu lenei, pointed to Feit as a suspect over the years: His portable photo- totogi ona faatoa mafai lea ona tatala le ali’i o ina ua ta’usala oe i le moliaga mama o le sola graphic slide viewer was found near Garza’s body. Two fellow Lio Faaaliga i tua mai le toese i Tafuna, e fa’atali ese ma Leoleo ao taumafai e pu’e faapagota oe, priests told authorities Feit confessed to them. And one of them ai taualumaga o lana mataupu. O ni isi o tuutuuga faapea ai ma le mataupu o lou le usitaia o tuu- said he saw scratches on Feit soon after Garza’s disappearance. e tatala ai o ia i tua, o le fa’asa lea ona toe alu i le tuuga o lau nofovaavaaia,” o le saunoaga lea a Also, Feit had been accused of attacking another young woman faleoloa na a’afia, fa’asa fo’i ona ia toe taumafai Fiti Sunia.O ni isi o tuutuuga o le nofovaavaaia in a church in a nearby town just weeks before Garza’s death. He e fa’afesootai le fa’atauoloa i soo se auala. a Faapale, o le faasa lea ona ia toe tagofia le ‘ava eventually pleaded no contest and was fined $500.At trial, Dale O le vaiaso fou lea ua fa’atulaga e toe tula’i ai malosi poo fualaau fa’asaina, auai i aoaoga e fes- Tacheny, a tax adviser in Oklahoma City who had been a priest Fa’aaliga i luma o le fa’amasinoga mo le isi ana oasoani ai i le ‘ava malosi ma fualaau faasaina, at a Missouri monastery where Feit had applied to live in 1963, iloiloga. atoa ai ma le faia o ni suega i lona tino ina ia iloa said that Feit had confessed to him that he had murdered a young SOOSOO FAAPALE ai poo ia tagofia fualaau fa’asaina. woman. Page 20 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

FILE - In this June 10, 2016 fi le photo, Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat in the presidential election in Lima, Peru. Prosecutors raided two offi ces of Peru‚Äôs main opposition party on Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017 as part of an investigation of alleged money laundering by the campaign of losing presiden- tial candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of imprisoned former strongman Alberto Fujimori, who governed Peru for a decade until 2000. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) Peru prosecutors raid offi ces of Keiko Fujimori’s party LIMA, Peru (AP) — Prosecutors raided of a continent-wide corruption scandal. The note two offi ces of Peru’s main opposition party on found in Odebrecht’s cellphone said “increase Thursday as part of an investigation of alleged Keiko to 500 and pay a visit.” money laundering by the campaign of losing Kuczynski said the raids took him by surprise presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori. and suggested they did not respect due process. At the same time as authorities raided the “It worried me that I read in the news that there Popular Force offi ces in the north and center of was a raid this morning in Lima on the offi ces Peru’s capital, Fujimori voluntarily entered the of the political party that dominates Congress. Attorney General’s Offi ce to meet with offi cials. And I am not saying this to ingratiate myself Fujimori, who is the daughter of imprisoned with Congress, I say it because if there is no due former strongman Alberto Fujimori, later told a process we will not be respected internationally,” news conference the only thing “this abusive atti- Kuczynski said. tude is going to do is make us stronger.” Peru’s legislature is dominated by Fujimori’s “They will not silence use. They will not break supporters. us. We will remain fi rm in fi ghting the corrupt Authorities across Latin America have been ones,” said Fujimori, who lost Peru’s 2016 elec- moving fast to charge offi cials accused of taking tion to current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. some $800 million in bribes from Odebrecht. She said prosecutors had received Popular The company acknowledged the bribes when it Force’s accounting books months ago and the signed a plea agreement last year with the U.S. election body received them two weeks ago. Justice Department. The bribes include some $29 The deputy secretary of Popular Force, Jose million paid in Peru for projects built during the Chlimper, said “our accounting books are in the administrations of President Alejandro Toledo prosecutor’s offi ce ... they are reviewing them and two of his successors. page by page at this moment.” Corruption allegations have hit all of Peru’s Peruvian prosecutors opened a money laun- presidents between 2001 and 2016. There is an dering investigation into Fujimori’s 2011 and international capture order out for Toledo, Alan 2016 electoral campaigns after seeing a note Garcia (2006-2011) is under investigation for written by Marcelo Odebrecht, head of a Bra- bribery and Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) is in zilian construction mega-company at the center prison provisionally for 18 months. Sen. Warren to address Reformed Judaism convention BOSTON (AP) — Thou- The group says a record decision to recognize Jerusalem sands of delegates attending a number of attendees from more as Israel’s capital. reform Judaism convention in than 500 congregations in the The Union For Reformed Boston will be hearing from U.S., Canada and a dozen other Judaism said that while Trump Sen. Elizabeth Warren. countries are participating in the was affi rming “an age-old The Massachusetts Demo- biennial gathering. dream of the Jewish people,” it crat is expected to discuss eco- Earlier this week, leaders also has serious concerns about nomic justice issues during of the organization expressed the timing of the announcement her address to the Union For mixed feelings about Repub- and worried it could undercut Reformed Judaism on Friday. lican President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace efforts. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 21 Salvage team tows wrecked fi shing boat off Hawaii reef HONOLULU (AP) — A investigation revealed the commercial fi shing vessel car- fi shing fl eet exploits a loophole rying foreign workers that ran in federal law to employ men aground and later burned and from impoverished Southeast leaked fuel just off the beaches Asian and Pacifi c nations for a of Waikiki was towed out to sea fraction of the pay an American Thursday and sunk by a team of worker would get, with some salvage workers. making as little as 70 cents an After being patched up and hour. fi lled with foam to regain buoy- The men do not have autho- ancy, the 79-foot (24-meter) rization to enter the United Pacifi c Paradise was hooked to a States, so they are confi ned to tug boat and hauled into deeper boats while docked in Hono- water as a crowd of people on lulu and not eligible for most the beach cheered. basic labor protections. The An attempt to tow the boat AP report revealed instances of to sea Wednesday failed after it abuse and claims of human traf- was removed from the reef but fi cking among the fl eet. then became stuck again in a Under the law, U.S. citizens shallow, sandy area about 600 must make up 75 percent of the feet (183 meters) away, forcing crew on most American com- salvagers to wait until high tide mercial fi shing boats. But in Thursday morning. Hawaii, the loophole carved out “The current plan is to get to support one of the state’s big- it out about 13 miles (21 kilo- gest industries exempts com- meters) offshore, that’s south of mercial fi shing boat owners Oahu, to an EPA-approved dis- from the rules enforced almost posal site,” Coast Guard Chief everywhere else. Petty Offi cer Sara Muir said. “It The recently introduced should sink to about 1,800 feet Sustainable Fishing Workforce (550 meters).” Protection Act would close Offi cials say there could still the loophole that has allowed be up to 1,500 gallons (5,678 the Hawaii fl eet to employ the In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Pacifi c Paradise, a commercial fi shing vessel liters) of fuel remaining on the workers.A banner reading “end carrying foreign workers that ran aground and later burned and leaked fuel just off the beaches boat when it sinks. slave-like labor in Hawaii long- of Waikiki, Hawaii is towed out to sea Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. It will be sunk by a team of salvage The crash raised new ques- line fi shery” had been placed workers. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) tions about the safety and on the beach near the wreck by working conditions of foreign an activist from Turtle Island Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago laborers in the Hawaii fl eet. Restoration Network, which American Samoa 96799 No one aboard called for help has fi led a complaint with the Phone No: (684) 248-1234 Option #5 when it crashed, and rescue Inter-American Human Rights [email protected] teams responded to eyewitness Commission. reports. They rescued 19 for- Dylan Bedortha, the group’s PUBLIC JOB POSTING eign workers and an American advocacy associate who set Security Officer I (2) Posting Date December 4, 2017 captain, who were then taken up the sign, formerly worked Position Title by U.S. Customs and Border as a National Oceanic and Department Facility, Security & Maintenance (FSM) Deadline December 15, 2017, 4:00 pm Protection agents to a pier to be Atmospheric Administration Division Support Services Pay Rate $7.26/hr - $7.56/hr interviewed and placed on other observer in Hawaii’s longline Job Grade/Status boats. fi shing fl eet. He said the con- Position Type Career Service - 12 months probation C/4/A - C/5/A, Non-Exempt “There’s a little bit of con- ditions he saw on the boats as Reports To Security Supervisor cern as to why there was so a federal employee made him many crew members onboard,” change his career path. Major Duties & Responsibilities said Honolulu resident Jeff “It took me a couple of years Makes periodic walking tours around buildings and grounds examining doors, windows, and gates to Olin, who was at the beach to really let all that sink in and ensure they are properly secured; ensures proper identification of employees and/or visitors; maintains logs of all vehicle entries and departures including driver and passenger identification & equipment; Thursday to watch the removal. see what was actually going reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, oil leaks and spills in ASPA plant, and “That’s defi nitely another part on on some of the worse boats security doors left unlocked; investigates disturbances; and in the event of emergency, maintains order of the equation that needs some that I was on,” Bedortha said. and safety of personnel; protects ASPA property against misuse and theft by immediately following re- answers to.” “I decided to take a different porting procedures and reporting illegal activities including theft, property damage, etc. Prepares daily The vessel usually has a crew direction and step into the con- attendance roster; answers phones and assists plant operators during plant & system outages; assists with facility maintenance as assigned and required (yard cleanup, office maintenance, etc.); makes recommen- of six, and while it was unclear servation side of things.” dations on improving safety and security measures and processes; and performs other tasks as assigned exactly how many bunks were The commission is an auton- by Security Supervisor. on the Pacifi c Paradise, similar omous body of the Organiza- boats typically have no more tion of American States and Minimum Requirements than 10 beds for crew to sleep. works to protect human rights. Education High School diploma or equivalent. It would have taken at least 12 The U.S. is a member. days for the boat to make it The complaint asks the com- Experience Minimum of one (1) year in Security field or related area preferred. from American Samoa, where mission to determine the respon- it picked up the Southeast Asian sibility of the U.S. government Skilled In: Written and oral communications (i.e. reporting, answering phones; basic computer crew members, to Hawaii. for human rights abuses against skills), discerning wrongful and adverse activities before they manifest and immediately The Pacifi c Paradise — foreign workers in Hawaii. act to prevent them. based in Honolulu and used Most of the foreign workers Ability To: Operate office equipment such as fax, computer, wireless radios etc.; maintain good and to catch tuna in the Pacifi c — aboard the Pacifi c Paradise healthy habits; remain alert and watchful especially during swing and graveyard shifts; smashed into the shallow reef were from Vietnam, Indonesia, prove he/she is honest; work in an outside environment; report perpetrators regardless of just before midnight on Oct. 10 Philippines and Kiribati, and relationship; walk and stand for long hours; take over another security officer’s shift when in about 6 feet (1.83 meters) of they were not part of the regular necessary; work overtime if necessary at assigned ASPA sites. water just a few hundred yards crew.Offi cials said the boat was offshore. Days later it caught not on a fi shing trip before it Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to fi re as a salvage team prepared crashed.The boat is owned by ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. it to be towed, causing exten- Honolulu-based TWOL LLC. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on sive damage that slowed its The company’s lawyer, Bryan pre-employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. removal and sent fi shing hooks, Ho, a longtime fi shing industry No phone inquiries accepted. fuel and oil into the ocean. attorney, has declined repeated A 2016 Associated Press requests for interviews. An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Page 22 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 House ethics panel: Nunes didn’t leak classifi ed information WASHINGTON (AP) lance warrant. — The House Ethics Com- Nunes did not say in Thurs- mittee on Thursday cleared the day’s statement if he would chairman of the House intel- retake control of the House ligence committee on a com- Russia investigation. A Nunes plaint that he may have leaked spokesman did not immediately classifi ed information, paving return a request for comment on the way for Rep. Devin Nunes that Thursday evening. to again lead his panel’s probe The announcement comes into Russian meddling in the as the House panel has stepped 2016 election. up its pace of interviews in the The Ethics Committee probe, meeting with dozens of said in a brief statement that it important witnesses as they eye determined Nunes, a California a fi nish next year. Republican, did not release On Wednesday the com- classifi ed material while talking mittee interviewed Donald about information he had Trump Jr., Trump’s oldest received on a clandestine trip son, about a 2016 meeting he to the White House in April. and other campaign offi cials Nunes had stepped aside from held with Russians, among the Russia probe pending the other issues. On Thursday, one FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, fi le photo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin ethics investigation and amid person familiar with the investi- Nunes, R-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Th e House Ethics Committee has cleared criticism that he was too close gation said House investigators the chairman of the House intelligence committee on a complaint that he may have leaked classifi ed to the White House. asked Trump Jr. about a series information. Th e decision paves the way for Rep. Devin Nunes of California to again lead the intel- If Nunes were to return to of emails between some par- ligence panel’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) the investigation, it would put ticipants at the meeting after it a close ally of President Donald occurred. The source spoke on Human Resource Department, Tafuna Trump at the head of one of the condition of anonymity to dis- PO Box PPB, Pago Pago congressional investigations cuss private deliberations. American Samoa 96799 Phone No: (684) 248-1234 Option #5 into whether Russia coordinated CNN reported that Rob [email protected] with his campaign. Nunes was Goldstone, a publicist repre- part of Trump’s transition team senting a Moscow-based family after the election and had ques- who had partnered with the PUBLIC JOB POSTING tioned suggestions of collusion Trump Organization on the Position Title Welder III Posting Date December 4, 2017 between the Trump campaign 2013 Miss Universe pageant in and Russia. Texas Rep. Mike Department Power Generation Deadline December 15, 2017, 4:00 pm Russia, wrote a follow-up email Conaway has led the probe in to Trump social media director Division Electric Starting Rate $11.73/hr - $12.20/hr Nunes’ absence. and confi dant Dan Scavino fol- Position Type Career Service - 12 months probation Citing intelligence experts, lowing the June 2016 meeting. the Ethics Committee said it CNN reported that none of the Reports To G/3/D - G/4/D, Non-Exempt Mechanical Supervisor Job Grade/Status determined that Nunes did newly disclosed emails were Major Duties & Responsibilities not publicly reveal classifi ed sent directly to Trump Jr., who The primary objective of the position is to perform as a journeyman welder in the manufacture and/ information when he discussed has said there was no follow-up secret documents he reviewed to the meeting. or fabrication of auxiliary components for generation and other company operations; to rebuild and/or on the White House grounds The Trump Tower meeting weld components; to ensure all work is conducted safely and in accordance with established standards earlier this year. When the is a matter of keen interest to and best practice; to enhance the productivity, reliability and efficiency of generation and other committee opened its probe of special counsel Robert Mueller, utility services. Other duties are as follows: operate arc-weld, tig-weld, mig-weld, gas-weld for welding Nunes in April, Nunes said he who is also investigating the of various metal materials (e.g. aluminium, stainless steel, steel, iron…etc.); manufacture and/or would step aside temporarily, meddling. Trump Jr. and Jared fabricate auxiliary components for generation and other company operations; fabricate and weld metal pending the ethics review. Kushner, President Trump’s materials according to required specifications, set-up and operate welding machines and gas weld tanks He has remained close to the son-in-law, attended the for welding and fabricating metal materials according to specifications; perform other duties as required. investigation, though, retaining meeting with several Russian access to documents and sub- operatives under the impression Minimum Requirements poena power as the chairman of that they might receive dam- the intelligence panel. aging information about the Education Trade Certificate in Welding or equivalent discipline. Nunes said in a statement Democratic presidential candi- Thursday night he was angry date, Hillary Clinton. Goldstone Experience Five (5) years related work experience in the welding and/or fabrication of auxiliary the review sidelined him for helped set up the meeting. components is required in addition to the minimum educational requirement having eight months and said it was Another email sent June been obtained. prompted by partisan criticism. 14, 2016, from Goldstone OR He also said he wanted the to one of the participants in Seven (7) years related work experience in the welding and/or fabrication of auxiliary panel to release its transcripts of the meeting, Ike Kaveladze, components will be considered in place of the required minimum educational its interviews with him. included a screenshot of a CNN requirement. Two watchdog groups, story about Russia being sus- Democracy 21 and Citizens pected in a hack of Democratic • Knowledge gained through practical experience in the welding and/or fabrication for Responsibility and Ethics National Committee electronic Knowledge, of auxiliary components. in Washington, had requested fi les. The email said the story Skills & Abilities the inquiry into whether Nunes “seems eerily weird based on • Practical skills and knowledge of welding/mechanical principles, terminology, disclosed classifi ed information our Trump meeting last week equipment and tools. he learned from intelligence with the Russian lawyers, etc.” • Excellent attention to detail. reports. At a news conference It is unclear what is meant • Ability to interpret service guides, maintenance manuals etc. in March after the trip to the by the email, which was read • Skills in verbal and written communication. White House, Nunes had said to The Associated Press. Kave- that communications involving ladze was at the meeting as Trump associates had been a representative of the same Physical Work involves standing, walking and periods of stooping and bending. Occasional swept up by U.S. spy agencies Moscow-based family that Demands: heavy lifting may be required and, he suggested, mishandled Goldstone was representing. by the Obama administration. Scott Balber, a lawyer for “This ad has been upgraded from Welder I to Welder III to reflect job duties and responsibilities” He said then that he had Kaveladze, said: “We have no met with a secret source at the idea what it’s a reference to. It’s Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to White House to review material completely out of the blue. Ike ASPA (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Can- and then briefed the president. thought it was bizarre because didates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on Watchdog groups said Nunes it had nothing to do with what employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. had apparently violated House was discussed at the meeting No phone inquiries accepted. rules by publicly disclosing the the week before.” An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace existence of a foreign surveil- samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 23 Wildfi re destroys mobile homes in Cali- fornia retirement park FALLBROOK, Calif. Club. (AP) — A brush fi re driven by Horse trainer Scott Hansen gusty winds that have plagued said he knows that some of his Southern California all week 30 horses at the facility died. exploded rapidly Thursday “I don’t know how many are north of San Diego, destroying living and how many are dead,” dozens of mobile homes in he said. “I guess I’ll have to a retirement community and fi gure that out in the morning.” killing race horses at an elite Most of the horses were training facility. saved, McBride said, and were The fi re exceeded 6 square being loaded to go to the Del miles (16 square kilometers) in a Mar Fairgrounds. matter of hours and tore through Some ranchers posted the tightly packed Rancho Mon- urgent pleas on Twitter for serate Country Club community help moving horses, including in the small city of Fallbrook, Rawhide Ranch, well-known known for its avocado orchards for running riding camps for and horse ranches. Three people children. were burned trying to escape the The fi re and a smaller one fl ames, said Capt. Nick Schuler 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of the California Department of in the city of Murrieta broke Forestry and Fire Protection. out the day after state offi cials The destructive blaze broke sent an unprecedented alert out as fi refi ghters tried to corral to cell phones across seven the largest fi re in the state that Southern California counties was burning around Ventura warning that strong Santa Ana — 130 miles (209 kilometers) winds could cause extreme fi re to the north — and destroyed danger. Although hurricane- 430 buildings as it grew to 180 force winds predicted did not square miles (466 square kilo- materialize, fi refi ghters faced meters) since Monday. Fire gusts that fanned fl ames and put crews also fought large fi res thousands of homes in jeopardy. around Los Angeles, though Along the coast between they made enough progress to Ventura and Santa Barbara, tiny lift most evacuation orders. beach communities were under Terrifi ed horses gallop from San Luis Rey Downs as the Lilac Fire sweeps through the horse- Like other fi res that have siege as fi re leapt from steep training facility, Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017 in San Diego. (Paul Sisson/Th e San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) broken out this week, Fall- hillsides across U.S. Highway brook has a history of destruc- 101. tive blazes. Ten years ago, as “We drove through a wall a series of similar fi res raced of fl ames,” Wendy Frank said, across Southern California, a describing her ordeal after blaze in Fallbrook injured fi ve evacuating her horses from people, destroyed 206 homes Ojai on Wednesday night. “I and burned 14 square miles (36 didn’t know if we’d make it. I square kilometers). just put the accelerator down. I Driven by winds above 35 know we were going over 100 mph (56 kph), Thursday’s fi re mph (160 kph), we could have wiped out rows of trailer homes been going much more, and just in the retirement community hoped for the best.” and left behind charred and Fires fl ared up Thursday mangled metal where they had along the highway, forcing an stood. evacuation of dozens of homes The fi re started from an at Faria Beach. unknown cause next to State “Anyone in your homes still, Highway 76 and blew across you need to leave now,” a Cali- six lanes to the other side. The fornia Highway Patrol offi cer highway was closed Thursday said through a loudspeaker night. while driving down a smoke- Evacuations were ordered in shrouded street. “The fi re is the area near the Camp Pend- here, you need to leave.” leton Marine Corps Base and Joseph Ruffner had left ear- schools and casinos were being lier in the week but returned used as shelters. and said he was staying put this Jim Peratt was in Las Vegas time. on business when his wife called “This morning there was and said she was rounding up a wall of fi re back right over their two horses and evacu- here,” he said. “I didn’t think it ating their property in Bonsall, was no big deal, but it’s coming a community of 4,000 amid the back to burn what it didn’t burn rolling hills of rural San Diego yesterday.” County. The highway, which runs “She saw nothing but smoke the length of the state and is a and fl ames all around,” Peratt major commuter corridor to said. “I’m praying I’ll have a Los Angeles, was closed inter- home when I get back.” mittently along the 28-mile As the fl ames approached (45-kilometer) stretch between the elite San Luis Rey Downs Ventura and Santa Barbara. training facility for thorough- The Ventura and LA-area breds, many of the more than fi res have put tens of thousands 450 horses were cut loose of people under evacuation to prevent them from being orders and destroyed nearly 200 trapped in their stables if barns homes and buildings, a fi gure caught fi re, said Mac McBride almost certain to rise. of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Page 24 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

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Th e Malaeloa Methodist Youth under the guidance of Rev. & Mrs. Fa’atoto Tapua’i aft er performing at the Governor’s Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program yesterday, Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Th e Governor’s Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program was held together with a King & Queen Senior citizen pageant at the DYWA Gym in Pago Pago. [Photo: THA] AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press pho- tographers in Latin America and the Caribbean, published in the past week. Tensions stayed high in Honduras, with no defi nitive winner declared in the second week since the Central Amer- ican nation’s presidential elec- tion.Associated Press photog- rapher Chery Dieu Nalio docu- mented conditions at the La Saline slaughterhouse in Hai- ti’s capital, where more than 100 workers are in a constant struggle to make ends meet amid unhygienic conditions, poor regulation and even vio- lence.Cubans held a match to mark the one-year anniversary of Fidel Castro’s burial in San- tiago at the eastern end of the island.A week after resigning as Mexico’s fi nance secretary, Jose Antonio Meade declared he was seeking the presidential C M nomination of the ruling Institu- Y K tional Revolutionary Party and was greeted enthusiastically by party leaders even though he is not a member.Bolivia held judicial elections and more than 50 percent of the ballots were nullifi ed by voters, which the opposition called a sign of no confi dence in left-leaning President Evo Morales.The Guatemalan town of Ciudad Vieja celebrated the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception to kick off the Christmas season. School children in Mexico City cheered a visit by Brooklyn Nets players as part of an NBA Cares event to help beautify their school, which was damaged by the Sept. 19 earthquake. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 25 Pearl Harbor survi- vors in their 90s attend solemn ceremony HONOLULU (AP) — Sur- one plane peeling off from the vivors gathered Thursday at group to symbolize servicemen the site of the Japanese attack still missing. on Pearl Harbor to remember “The heroes with us today fellow servicemen killed in the ensured Pearl Harbor would early morning raid 76 years not be the end of the story,” ago, paying homage to the thou- said Pacifi c Fleet Commander sands who died with a solemn Adm. Scott Swift. “Instead ceremony marking the surprise of retreating from the fi ght, bombing raid that plunged the America’s Pacifi c Fleet dug in U.S. into World War II. its heels. Along the way, they About 20 survivors attended forged a cultural heritage of the event at a grassy spot over- resilience that sailors continue C M looking the harbor and the USS to draw upon today.” Y K Arizona Memorial. They were The Navy and National joined by about 2,000 Navy Park Service host the ceremony sailors, offi cials and members each year. Usually, a Pacifi c of the public. Fleet vessel with sailors man- Gilbert Meyer, who lived ning the rails passes by the through the Dec. 7, 1941 USS Arizona Memorial during CORRECTS TO PEARL HARBOR ATTACK SURVIVORS- Pearl Harbor attack survivors, bombing, said he returned to the event. This year, no ship Louis Conter, left , and Herbert Elfring before the ceremony at the Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, pay his respects to his shipmates participated because of naval Hawaii., Th ursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Survivors gathered Th ursday at the site of the Japanese attack on from the USS Utah — and say a operational commitments, said Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid 76 years ago, paying prayer for them. Bill Doughty, a spokesman for homage to the thousands who died with a solemn ceremony marking the surprise bombing raid that The 94-year who lives near Navy Region Hawaii. plunged the U.S. into World War II. (Craig T. Kojima /Th e Star-Advertiser via AP) Lytle, Texas, was an 18-year- old fi reman fi rst class when a torpedo hit the port side of the Utah. He said he’s still alive because he happened to be on the ship’s starboard side. “I think about my shipmates and how they were killed. It reminds me that we’re lucky we got off and we’ve made a good country for them,” Meyer said. Meyer later served in the battles at Attu, Kiska, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He witnessed Japan’s surrender in 1945 from the deck of the USS Detroit in Tokyo Bay. Herbert Elfring remembered hearing bombs explode and fi rst thought the explosions were U.S. training exercises. Then a fi ghter plane with Japan’s World War II Rising Sun insignia strafed the Camp Makaole base where Elfring, 19 at the time, was serving. The bullets missed him by about 15 feet (5 meters). “When I looked up and saw the red ball on the fuselage I knew it wasn’t our plane,” he said. “I knew it was a Japanese plane.” The Jackson, Michigan man is now 95 and said returning to Pearl Harbor for the anniver- C M sary of the attack makes him Y K feel special because he’s one of the few remaining survivors. “I have one of those caps that says ‘Pearl Harbor Survivor’ on it,” he said. “It’s amazing how many people come up and thank me for my service.” Elfring was in the military for the entire war, serving in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. When it ended, he went to the University of Michigan on the GI Bill, worked for a gas and electric company and raised family of fi ve. The ceremony began with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. in honor of those who lost their lives — the same time the attack began. Four Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 fi ghter jets broke the silence, with Page 26 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Japan economy gains momentum, grows 2.5 percent in July-Sept TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s citizens. economy is gaining momentum, The economy is in its longest expanding at a 2.5 percent expansion in years, with unem- annual pace in July-September, ployment below 3 percent, but the government said Friday. growth remains meager and The upward revision from an infl ation is still well below the earlier estimate of 1.4 percent 2 percent offi cial target. Econo- growth refl ects higher business mists say that wages are rising investment and rising invento- too slowly to ignite faster price ries, it said. increases, and Abe and other In quarterly terms the offi cials have urged compa- world’s third-largest economy nies to use huge cash piles that expanded at a 0.6 percent pace, have accumulated over the past twice the original estimate, the few years to help spur growth report said. through investment and wage Private demand rose 0.3 per- hikes. cent from the previous quarter; Other data reported Friday the earlier estimate had it fl at. showed year-on-year growth in A revival in demand across cash income slowing to 0.6 per- the region and in other major cent in October from 0.9 per- markets has helped breathe cent in September, mainly due new life into Japan’s recovery. to lower bonus payments. However, annual growth in net Productivity is rising just 0.4 FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016 fi le photo, cars are parked outside Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, exports was unchanged in this percent in annual terms, not fast Minn. Operators of Prince‚Äôs former home and recording complex in Minnesota are seeking a spe- latest report, at 0.6 percent. enough to force companies to cial permit so they can serve alcohol during the week of the Super Bowl. Some people are questioning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise prices, Marcel Thieliant the request, noting the late musician didn’t allow alcohol to be served at public events at Paisley has announced plans for longer- of Capita Economics said in a Park. Th e complex was turned into a museum following Prince‚Äôs death last year. term efforts to support growth commentary. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File) and productivity as the nation “However, the economy ages and its population declines is running into capacity con- — a trend that is causing alarm straints and fi rms face increas- but also creating new business ingly severe staff shortages. Ellie Goulding, DJ Kygo to per- opportunities in automation The upshot is that the expansion and services for Japan’s fast should slow again before long,” form during Super Bowl week growing population of senior he said.

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on growing list of performers who Longtime Washington — Ellie Goulding and DJ Kygo Friday, Feb. 2. will be in Minnesota during have been announced as the Other acts at Club Nomadic Super Bowl week. Others latest acts to perform in Minne- include The Chainsmokers on include Jennifer Lopez, who state medical mari- sota during a star-studded Super Thursday, Feb. 1 and Florida will perform at Nomadic Live! Bowl week. Georgia Line on Saturday, Feb. on Super Saturday Night. Sheila The Grammy-nominated 3. A headliner for Club Nomad- E., the Revolution and Morris juana activist dies Goulding and Norwegian elec- ic’s Sunday event has not been Day & the Time will perform a tronic dance music artist Kygo announced. Prince tribute as part of a series SEATTLE (AP) — JoAnna “This was the height of the will headline at Club Nomadic Goulding and Kygo join a of free concerts. McKee, a pioneering medical AIDS epidemic,” said Rogers, marijuana activist in Wash- who has lived with HIV for ington state who went to some- three decades. “They knew how times diffi cult lengths to obtain important this was. We didn’t the drug for the patients she have housing rights or medical served, has died at age 74. benefi ts rights, but we found out McKee passed away Nov. that if we were a group working 18, said her longtime friend and together, we were stronger.” fellow activist Dale Rogers. He Diffi culties with law enforce- was not certain of the cause. ment were common. In 1995, McKee was a fi xture at mar- news reports about McKee ijuana policy hearings in the gathering signatures to legalize Legislature, where she often medical marijuana came to testifi ed from her wheelchair, the attention of federal drug sporting a colorful eye patch agents, who persuaded local and accompanied by her ser- authorities in Kitsap County to vice dog.She and her partner, shut down her grow operation. Stich Miller, founded Seattle’s Sheriff’s offi cials seized 120 fi rst cannabis co-op, Green plants, but they did her a favor Cross Patient Co-Op, in 1993, by hiding, rather than seizing, fi ve years before Washington medicine bottles full of mari- approved medical marijuana. juana around her house so that She had used marijuana to patients would still be able to treat debilitating pain from a access them, said Rogers and moped accident and unsuc- Douglas Hiatt, a Seattle lawyer cessful surgeries. After seeing who has represented marijuana a news report about cannabis patients, including McKee, for buyers clubs for AIDS patients, more than two decades.“She she decided she wanted to give told me that later on she found patients the excess marijuana bottles of cannabis in the couch she grew at her home on Bain- cushions,” Rogers said.McKee bridge Island.She couldn’t fi nd worked to pass Washington’s a co-op to donate to, however, medical marijuana initia- so she joined the Seattle AIDS tive, but she threw her support Support Group in starting one, behind the measure only after Rogers said. She and Miller also its authors agreed that it would opened their home to patients. not limit patients. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 27 Gay marriage becomes law in Australia; weddings start in Jan CANBERRA, Australia the center of Sydney’s gay (AP) — Gay marriage in Aus- nightlife which is in Turnbull’s tralia became a law Friday as electorate. the prime minister gained a final Turnbull has been a long- signature on a bill hours after it term advocate for marriage was overwhelming endorsed equality and is the first prime by Parliament, and the nation minister to attend Sydney’s started planning weddings that renowned annual Gay and Les- can take place in a month. bian Mardi Gras, which is also Prime Minister Malcolm in his electorate. Turnbull traveled to Govern- Hours after Parliament’s ment House where Governor- action, a Sydney municipal General Peter Cosgrove signed council offered free venues to the bill into law on behalf of host same-sex marriages. Queen Elizabeth II, Australia’s The Inner West Council is constitutional head of state. accepting bookings for same- Cosgrove’s signature makes sex marriages in its halls, com- gay marriage legal in Australia munity centers and parks at no from Saturday, when same-sex charge over a 100-day period couples who wed overseas will from Jan. 7. be recognized as married under “This is an historic day in Australian law. Couples who the struggle for civil rights in intend to marry must give a Australia,” Mayor Darcy Byrne calendar-month notice, making said. gay weddings legal on Jan. 9, It follows the downtown Turnbull said. Sydney municipality’s decision Neville Wills, 98, plans to in October to offer free venues marry his partner of 39 years, for same-sex weddings should Ian Fenwicke, 74, next month. they become lawful. Australian Sen. Louise Pratt, left, kisses actress Magda Szubanski at Parliament House in Can- Some practical reasons to The Australian Capital Terri- berra, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. The Parliament voted Thursday to allow same-sex -mar marry become pressing with tory government, which admin- riage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government survey of age. Relatives have contested isters Canberra, the national voters that strongly endorsed change. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk) wills that left estates to same- capital, introduced its own sex partners, and gays and les- same-sex marriage law in 2013 PO Box PPB, Pago Pago bians want rights to access and that was overturned by the High AmericAn SAmoA Power Authority American Samoa 96799 medical consultation when a Court within a week. materials management office Phone No.: (684) 248-1234 partner is hospitalized. ACT Attorney General [email protected] “The reason is to have a Gordon Ramsay said his gov- legal relationship that’s not in ernment would waive the 55 any way challenged — and, of Australian dollar ($41) cost of course, we love each other,” wedding certificate for any of REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Wills said. “We’ll get the legal the 31 same-sex couples whose relationship straightened out in short-lived marriages were rFP no: ASPA18.012.eSD-wtr closing Date & time: Friday, December 29, 2017 January. Call it a wedding if ruled invalid and want to marry issuance Date: December 01, 2017 no later than 2:00 p.m. local time you like, I’m not romantic,” he again. The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms added. “It’s a way of being able to to submit formal, written proposals for the: The Attorney-General’s acknowledge the difficulties Department on Friday published that some of those couples have “Water Use Information Project for American Samoa” online a new form for couples been through,” Ramsay told to announce their intention to Australian Broadcasting Corp. Submission marry with tick-box options of Anne-Marie Delahunt, who An original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: male, female and “x.” married her partner Meg Clark “rFP no. ASPA 18.012.eSD-wtr water use information Project for Am. Samoa.” The form defines “x’’ as in Canberra in 2013, said she Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), “indeterminate, intersex or would take up the government’s Friday, December 29, 2017: unspecified.” offer when they marry again in While the previous docu- February. Procurement Office ment referred to a “bride” and “I think it was a touching American Samoa Power Authority “bridegroom,” the new form measure from the ACT Gov- P.O. Box PPB, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 adds the option of “partner.” ernment to say that our second Attn: Ioana Uli, Procurement Manager Turnbull described Parlia- marriage certificate will be ment voting late Thursday free,” Delahunt told ABC. Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any for gay marriage, with only Gay marriage was endorsed circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being four lawmakers registering by 62 percent of voters who non-responsive. their opposition, as a historic responded to a national postal Document moment. ballot by November. “Containing my emotions Most gay rights advocates The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at the Procurement Office at to a suitable, prime minis- believed the government should ASPA’s New Operations Building and may also be obtained from our Website: http://www.aspower. terial level of calm is quite have allowed marriages years com. challenging. I am absolutely ago and saw various ideas for right of rejection pumped. I think this is so won- a public survey as a delaying derful,” he said after Parliament tactic. The U.N. Human Rights The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and passed the bill and the public Committee had called the ballot to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best gallery erupted with a standing survey “an unnecessary and interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. ovation. divisive public opinion poll.” Celebrations continued late Approved for Issuance: utu Abe malae, Executive Director into the night in Oxford Street, Page 28 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Geoffrey Rush sues Sydney newspaper over theater story CANBERRA, Australia his family and colleagues. He (AP) — Geoffrey Rush said would not take questions. on Friday he is suing a Sydney The Daily Telegraph editor newspaper for defamation over Chris Dore said in a statement its reporting of an actress’s that his newspaper had accu- complaint against the Oscar- rately reported that the theater winning actor of “inappropriate had received the complaint. behavior.”The Daily Telegraph “We will defend our position newspaper broke the story last in court,” Dore said. week that the Sydney The- Rush’s lawyer Nicholas atre Company had confi rmed Pullen did not specify the dam- receiving the complaint. The ages that Rush was seeking. company has released no details “It is certainly the desire of of the complaint other than Mr. Rush to have this matter to say the allegation involved heard as quickly as possible in “inappropriate behavior” while order to vindicate his name,” Rush was an employee and was Pullen said. not raised until after he had left. Last weekend, Rush stepped Rush has denied any miscon- down as president of the Austra- duct.The Australian actor told a lian screen academy over media news conference at his lawyer’s reports that he described as con- Melbourne offi ce that he fi led taining “untenable allegations.” the lawsuit against the News Media reports said the alle- Corp. newspaper in the Austra- gation dated from Rush’s star- lian Federal Court. The fi ling ring role in the theater’s staging was not immediately available. of “King Lear” two years ago. “It is an action I am taking Rush, 66, has performed at in order to redress the slurs, the Sydney theater for 35 years. innuendo and hyperbole that He won the 1997 best actor FILE - In this May 18, 2017 fi le photo, Geoff rey Rush arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of they have created around my Academy Award for “Shine” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” at the Dolby Th eatre. Rush announced Sat- standing in the entertainment and has three other Oscar nomi- urday, Dec. 2, he‚Äôs stepping down as president of Australia‚Äôs screen industry academy, days industry and in the greater com- nations. He is perhaps best aft er a theater company revealed it had received a complaint against the Oscar-winning actor of munity,” Rush read from a pre- known as Captain Barbossa in ‚Äúinappropriate behavior.‚Äù Rush has denied any inappropriate behavior at the Sydney Th eatre pared statement. He said it had the “Pirates of the Caribbean” Company. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) damaged his reputation and hurt fi lms. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 29

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In The High Court In The High Court of American Samoa of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION For more than three years, he has been known only as Mosul Eye, an anonymous blogger docu- TRIAL DIVISION menting Islamic State‚Äôs atrocities. Now Iraq’s Omar Mohammed, in Europe on Tuesday, Dec. 5, PR No. 4-17 HCCA No. 51-17 2017, wants the world _ and his family _ to know his identity. (AP Photo) In the Matter of the Estate of IN THE MATTER OF PETER EUGENE REID JR. TUAFALE AIOSO LEMAMEA, Deceased Petitioner Chronicler of Islamic State On behalf of her son, NoTICE To TALALELEI JOSEPH AIOSO, ‘killing machine’ goes public CREDIToRS NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Executor of PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a petition has The historian carried secrets extremists had distorted its true Hussein fell and the Americans the ESTATE OF PETER EUGENE REID, JR., de- been filed in the High Court of American too heavy for one man to bear. nature, how they were trying took over. At 17, he remembers ceased, to the creditors of the decedent, that within Samoa by TUAFALE AIOSO LEMAMEA of He packed his bag with his to rewrite the past and forge a going to a meeting of extrem- Aoloau Village, American Samoa, on behalf 60 days of first publication of this notice, creditors of of her son, TALALELEI JOSEPH AIOSO, born most treasured possessions brutal Sunni-only future for a ists at the mosque and hearing the decedent must present such claims and debts before going to bed: the 1 tera- city that had once welcomed them talk about fighting the May 11, 1999, at LBJ Tropical Medical Center against the estate in writing to the Executor, Olivia at Faga’alu, American Samoa. Petitioner is byte hard drive with his evi- many faiths. crusaders. “I should be honest, M. Reid-Gillet, c/o Mooney Wieland Smith & Rose rquesting the Court to approve a change of dence against the Islamic State He knew that if he was I didn’t understand.” PLLC, 2nd Floor, B&B Properties Building, Nu’uu- her son’s legal name to TALALELEI JOSEPH group, an orange notebook half- caught he too would be killed. As for the Americans, whose li, P.O. Box 3501, Pago Pago, American Samoa LEMAMEA. filled with notes on Ottoman “I am writing this for the his- language he already spoke halt- 96799. In the event that you fail to present the A hearing on the Petition was held on history, and, a keepsake, the tory , because I know this will ingly, he couldn’t fathom why claim as set forth above, the claim may be denied February 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon first book from Amazon deliv- end. People will return, life will they would come all the way as untimely. thereafter as counsel may be heard, before ered to Mosul. go back to normal,” is how he from the United States to Mosul. the Trial Division of the High Court of American He passed the night in explained the blog that was his He thought studying history MooNEY WIELAND SMITH & RoSE Samoa in the High Court Building located at despair, imagining all the ways conduit to the citizens of Mosul would give him the answers. Fagatogo, American Samoa. he could die, and the moment he and the world beyond. “After The men in black came All interested parties may appear before the Dated: December 5, 2017 would leave his mother and his many years, there will be people from the north, cutting across Court of said date and time to respond to this city. who will study what happened. his neighborhood in brand new DANIEL E. MooNEY Petition. Attorneys for Executor He had spent nearly his The city deserves to have some- trucks, the best all-terrain Toy- CLERK OF COURTS Dated: 12/04/17 entire life in this home, with his thing written to defend the city otas money could buy. He had Published: 12/08/17 five brothers and five sisters. and tell the truth, because they seen jihadis before in Mosul and Published: 12/08/17 He woke his mother in her bed- say that when the war begins, at first figured these men would room on the ground floor. the first victim is the truth.” fade away like the rest. But in “I am leaving,” he said. He called himself Mosul Eye the midst of pitched fighting, “Where?” she asked. “I am . He made a promise to himself the extremists found the time leaving,” was all he could say. in those first few days: Trust no to run down about 70 assas- He couldn’t endanger her by one, document everything. sination targets and kill them telling her anything more. In Neither family, friends nor all, hanging enormous banners truth, since the IS had invaded the Islamic State group could announcing their arrival in June his city, he’d lived a life about identify him. His readership 2014. Ph. 252-2964 which she was totally unaware. grew by the thousands every By then a newly minted He felt her eyes on the back month. teacher, the historian attended Location:Room 209, Tedi of Samoa - Fagatogo of his neck, and headed to the And now, he was running for a staff meeting at Mosul Uni- waiting Chevrolet. He didn’t his life. versity, where the conquerors Office Hrs. 9am to 2pm look back. But it would mean passing explained the Islamic State For nearly two years, he’d through one Islamic State check- education system, how all (684) 633-0179 wandered the streets of occu- point after another, on the odds classes would be based upon pied Mosul, chatting with that the extremists wouldn’t the strictest interpretation of the Family Owned & Operated since 1998. 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He forced him- to silence since they first swept wrote observations about IS, • Call for a FREE PEST EVALUATION OR NO self to witness the beheadings in. also known by the acronym and deaths by stoning, so he The weight of months ISIS, on his personal Facebook OBLIGATION INSPECTION could hear the killers call out and years of anonymity were page — until a friend warned the names of the condemned crushing him. that he risked being killed. With • We do GROUND TERMITE TREATMENT & and their supposed crimes. He missed his name. the smell of battle still in the air, CONSTRUCTION PRE_TREATMENTS He wasn’t a spy. He was From the beginning, Mosul he wandered the streets, puz- an undercover historian and Eye wrote simultaneously as a zling over its transformation • We provide services for Houses, Boats, Cars, blogger . As IS turned the Iraqi witness and a historian. Born in into a city at war. He returned Offices, Warehouses, Storage, Restaurants, Furniture city he loved into a fundamen- the midst of the Iran-Iraq war in to find his family weeping. The talist bastion, he decided he 1986, he had come of age during smell of smoke and gunfire per- pieces, stores and cafeteria and health clinics. would show the world how the a second war, when Saddam meated the home. Page 30 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

Eric John Vital, 12, holds his vaccination record as he joins other protesters at a rally outside the Department of Health to demand accountability to government offi cials involved in the controver- sial immunization of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia to more than 700,000 Filipino children Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Th e controversial vaccine, manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur was put on hold by the Philippines last week aft er new study fi ndings showed it posed risks of severe cases in people without previous infection. Th e controversy has prompted the Philippine Senate to conduct an investigation. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) Philippines wants money back from Sanofi over dengue vaccine MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine news conference Friday the government will health chief says the government will demand a also seek compensation for hospitalization and refund of more than 3 billion pesos ($59 million) treatment for children who may have developed from Sanofi Pasteur and look at possible legal severe dengue.The Philippines put on hold its action after a study showed its dengue vaccine dengue vaccination program, the world’s fi rst, the country used in an immunization program last week after new fi ndings by Sanofi Pasteur could expose some people to severe illness. that people vaccinated without prior infection Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told a can get dengue that is severe and lasts longer. UK’s Johnson travels to Iran in hopes of freeing prisoner LONDON (AP) — British minister, Mohammed Javad accused of plotting against Foreign Secretary Boris Zarif, on Saturday to discuss Iran’s government.Johnson Johnson plans to go to Iran in “a number of consular cases complicated matters when he an effort to win the release of a involving dual nationals,” along incorrectly stated last month British-Iranian national impris- with other bilateral issues. that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was oned on charges of trying to Johnson is under pressure training journalists when she overthrow the government. to win the freedom of Nazanin was arrested. Her husband says The Foreign Offi ce said Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 38-year- she was visiting family.Johnson in a statement that Johnson old charity worker imprisoned also plans to travel to Oman and would meet with Iran’s foreign in April 2016 after she was the United Arab Emirates. South Texas gets rare snowfall SAN ANTONIO (AP) — National Weather Service mete- 13.2 inches in January 1985. Frigid temperatures behind a orologist Brett Williams said up Up to 3 inches of snow cold front combined with mois- to 2.5 inches of snow had been was expected in the Corpus ture off the Gulf of Mexico have measured as of 9 p.m. Thursday Christi area by Friday morning. yielded a rare snowfall in many in the San Antonio area. The Weather Service meteorolo- parts of South and Southeast most recent comparable snow- gist Kevin Wagner said the Texas. fall in San Antonio had been in most recent comparable snow- The National Weather Ser- January 1987, when 1.3 inches fall in Corpus Christi was 4.4 vice reports snow from San of snow accumulated, but the inches on Christmas Eve and Antonio into East Texas. most recent major snowfall was Christmas Day, 2004. India police: Murder of Muslim was apparent religious attack NEW DELHI (AP) — Police came after the suspect shared raves against Muslims.The in western India have arrested a grisly video of the laborer killing took place in the western a Hindu man they say brutally Mohammad Afrazul being state of Rajasthan Wednesday. killed a Muslim laborer in an hacked to death and then set on Police say the accused, Shambu apparent religious attack. fi re. TV reports aired video of Lal Raigar, raged against inter- Press Trust of India reported the victim lying on the ground marriages of Hindu women and late Thursday that the arrest while a man in the foreground Muslim men. samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017 Page 31 Jordan’s plan of shiny city in the desert met by skepticism MADOUNEH, Jordan (AP) buildings spread over hills and New York City. — A shiny new city is to arise valleys, with a few high-rise The fi rst phase is to be com- from Jordan’s desert over the towers marking the city center. pleted by 2030 and the entire next three decades, potentially Rapid growth has been project by 2050, but the govern- rivaling the kingdom’s capital driven by an infl ux of hundreds ment has not announced a target of Amman, a rapidly growing of thousands of Palestinian, population size. Many govern- and increasingly unwieldy Syrian and Iraqi refugees in ment departments and public metropolis of 4 million people. recent decades. institutions are to relocate there, Announcing plans for what It is also linked to acceler- it said. Housing cooperatives of it portrays as a high-tech utopia, ated urbanization across the civil servants, professionals and Jordan joined other Middle Middle East and North Africa, former members of the security Eastern countries betting on where populations fl ock from forces would be able to build in multi-million-dollar mega proj- underdeveloped rural areas into the new city. ects as an investment magnet cities looking for greater job During a visit last week, and quick economic fi x. opportunities. By 2050, more the earmarked area was largely Yet some urban planners than two-thirds of the region’s deserted, except for the occa- warn that “cities from scratch” anticipated 646 million people sional truck and car passing. are risky endeavors and argue will live in cities, compared The closest human activity is a it’s more effi cient to improve to 56 percent of 357 million truck station called Madouneh, In this Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 photo, two men walk past shops existing cities. people in 2010, according to though further out in the deserts in downtown Amman, Jordan. A shiny new high-tech utopian city In Jordan, the government U.N. projections. beyond the site lie the Azraq is planned to rise from Jordan’s bleak desert over the next three promises the yet-to-be-named In the past two decades, camp for Syrian refugees, a mil- decades, potentially rivaling the capital of Amman, a congested, city will draw population some two dozen new city proj- itary base and scattered aban- increasingly unwieldy metropolis of 4 million people. Critics say away from Amman, relieve ects were announced in the doned ancient fortresses called it’s oft en more effi cient to address problems in existing cities and its crippling traffi c jams, pro- Middle East. About half remain qasrs. that new city projects tend to be risky endeavors. (AP Photo/Lindsey vide middle-class housing and “power point cities” existing inject momentum into a slug- only on websites, said Sarah gish economy plagued by high Moser, an urban geography unemployment. professor at McGill University But authorities have released in Montreal. Others are well only snippets of information behind schedule. since the prime minister men- She said builders of new tioned the new city for the fi rst cities often underestimate chal- time, seemingly casually, in a lenges, including raising huge meeting with local journalists in sums of capital and fi nding the late October. necessary expertise. In such for- This perceived secrecy profi t enterprises, plans for less and “top-down” approach has lucrative public transport sys- drawn widespread criticism. tems often remain on paper. Few Jordanians have shown “I would suggest Jordan pro- much enthusiasm, even among ceed with caution,” Moser said. Amman residents who com- Egypt’s multi-billion- plain constantly of the city’s dollar plan for a new capital, traffi c. Some suspect the new announced in 2015, fell behind city is largely meant to benefi t schedule after the country Jordan’s powerful and their switched contractors. But Presi- business cronies. Government dent Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is offi cials deny that. determined to forge ahead. He This week, Amman Mayor plans to rule from the new city Yousef Shawarbeh defended by 2019, leaving behind unruly the rocky rollout in a meeting Cairo, the Arab world’s largest with business people, diplo- city. mats and representatives of the When pressed why the gov- energy and environmental sec- ernment is spending huge sums tors, many of whom seemed at a time of economic hard- skeptical. ship, he said recently: “Isn’t it “The topic hasn’t been fully our right to have a dream? Is it studied yet,” the mayor said wrong to have 13 cities like this when pressed for details. “When or what? Don’t we deserve it?” we conclude the studies, we will Several planned cities announce plans and have clear did advance over the years, roles for government, citizens, including King Abdullah Eco- investors, and so on.” nomic City in Saudi Arabia, Shawarbeh insisted that Modiin in Israel and Rawabi in Amman would not be neglected the Palestinian territories. as Jordan, buckling under Jordan’s new city would be record public debt, shifts scarce built about 30 kilometers (19 resources to the new project. miles) east of Amman on a “The new city is not a new desolate desert plain fl anked by Amman,” he said. But it is roads leading to Saudi Arabia, needed, he argued, to relieve Iraq and — in the future — pressure on the capital. the country’s main airport. It’s Amman was a hamlet just to be built as a public-private a century ago and is seen as partnership on state land, with an upstart among the region’s fi rst tenders to be submitted by ancient cities, such as Baghdad mid-2018. and Cairo. Today, Amman is Offi cials have said little home to more than 40 percent about how it will look other than of Jordan’s population of 9.5 describing it as a “smart city” million. running on renewable energy Almost every hour of the day and boasting public transport. is rush hour and urban sprawl Eventually it would cover 390 is rapidly devouring precious square kilometers (150 square green areas. Districts of mid- miles), an area a little smaller rise, sand-covered residential than the borough of Queens in Page 32 samoa news, Friday, December 8, 2017

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