No ASG car available Seen here (center) are Fiapa’ipa’i Fanene and Sene that’s no excuse to not Isileli Jr. during rowing training in Port Vila, Vanuatu with ath- turn in daily cash... 2 letes from other Paci c Islands at the 2-week FISA (World Rowing Association) training camp and Oceania selection regatta for the 2018 Youth DOC survey reports Olympics in Argentina.  e newly formed American Samoa show Ofu and Olosega Rowing Association sent the two young athletes and coach Paula food prices are ... 3 Stevenson-McDonald to the event. (See today’s Sports sec- tion for story and more photos.) [Courtesy photo]

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Y K DAILY CIRCULATION 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 $1.00 DHSS responds to public’s concern about food stamp program continuing by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Department of Human and Social Services has suffi cient money in its approved fi scal year 2018 budget for the American Samoa American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program (ASNAP) — food stamps — for the rest of the fi scal year, while the federal grantor has been briefed on the latest development regarding the arrests of three people accused in the food stamp fraud case, says DHSS director Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala. The ASNAP program is funded by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Samoa News has received concerns — the latest was over the weekend — from recipients and their family members over the fi nancial impact of the food stamp fraud case on the program, especially when some $700,000 — according to court documents — is allegedly involved in the fraud and counterfeit case. Responding to a long list of Samoa News questions, Muavaefa’atasi said “yes” when asked if is there suffi cient funding for ASNAP for the rest of FY 2018, for which the program has an approved budget of $7.58 million. He also said that this alleged fraud and counterfeit food stamp case would not have an impact on recipients. The DHSS director explained that total recipients authorized in December 2017 stood at 3,981; and total recipients authorized to date for January 2018 is 3,891. “To date the monthly (Continued on page 5) 66-year-old taxi driver arrested for alleged sexual abuse of 9-year-old girl

C M by Ausage Fausia with several court conditions, When the two police offi cers Y K Samoa News Reporter including no direct or indirect arrived at the scene and met up Police arrested a 66-year-old contact with the alleged victim with the off-duty offi cer — the taxi driver from Pago Pago on in this case. He is also ordered to reporter — together with the Sunday night, for allegedly sex- surrender his travel documents alleged victim and her mother.  is photo that is also being shared on Facebook, shows the ually abusing a 9-year-old girl. to the government’s attorney. According to the government’s former Ms. Juliette Spencer, a er she was crowned the rst Miss The taxi driver is one of the ten- Assistant Public Defender case, defendant Sivatia is the South Paci c during the pageant held in Apia, Samoa, in 1987. ants at a rental house-building Ryan Anderson is the attorney victim’s neighbor, and he was She was the Miss American Samoa at the time.  e pageant was in Pago Pago, where the victim for Sivatia while Gillian Sandler still inside his house when later renamed the Miss Paci c Islands Pageant. and her family also stay. is prosecuting. Sivatia is sched- police arrived. Married to Taulapapa William Sword, Mrs. Juliette Spencer Pitone Sivatia made his ini- uled to appear in court on Friday The victim was interviewed Sword passed away this week, according to social media posting tial appearance in District Court this week for his preliminary by the two police offi cers in the by friends and relatives. on Monday before District examination hearing (PX)). presence of her mother. A YouTube video “Dedicated to Juliette Spencer Sword... Court Judge Fiti Sunia. According to the govern- The victim told police that Missing You” was posted yesterday morning, with the song title He’s been charged with ment’s case, an off-duty offi cer one of her neighbors (a male “Missing You” in the background.  e video shows various family two criminal counts including reported the matter on Sunday guy, named Tusi) asked her to photos, with several photos including Ms. Sword. sexual abuse in the fi rst degree, night, January 28th around go to the defendant’s house and Messages of condolences are pouring in on Facebook, which a class D felony; and endan- 23:15 p.m. — asking the Depart- ask to borrow .50 cents to buy includes this 1987 photo post. gering the welfare of a child, a ment of Public Safety (DPS) him soda. When she went over Samoa News management and sta express their sincere con- class A misdemeanor. main offi ce in Fagatogo for to the Sivatia’s house, he met dolences to the family of the late Juliette Spencer Sword, whom Sunia set a $5,000 surety assistance, regarding a possible her at the door and asked her to many have described as a kind and gentle person, whose smile bond for Sivatia; and if he sexual abuse case involving a come inside. and joy for life will be dearly missed. can post bond, he is to abide 9-year-old girl. (Continued on page 6) [Courtesy photo] Page 2 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Hawaii worker who sent false alert had problems but kept job No ASG car available — that’s no HONOLULU (AP) — lacked any preparation on how excuse to not turn in daily cash Hawaii emergency manage- to correct a false warning. ment officials knew for years Those details emerged that an employee had problems Tuesday in federal and state performing his job. Then, he reports investigating how the collection, says governor sent a false alert warning of an agency mistakenly blasted cell- SAYS ALMOST ALL ASG AGENCIES THAT COLLECT MONEY, imminent missile attack earlier phones and broadcast stations DON’T MAKE DAILY TURN-INS this month. Jan. 13 with a warning that led The worker had mistak- hundreds of thousands of people by Fili Sagapolutele The ASG revenue forecast not to think about their request enly believed drills for tsunami to believe they were about to Samoa News Correspondent for each quarter totals $24.20 anymore. He explained that the and fire warnings were actual die in a nuclear attack. It took American Samoa Govern- million, but during the first ASG Treasure and ASG Budget events, and colleagues were nearly 40 minutes to retract it. ment’s revenue collection quarter — Oct. 1-Dec. 31, Office director have been not comfortable working with Hawaii Emergency Manage- during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 — actual revenue collec- informed to hold off on these him, the state said Tuesday. His ment Agency Administrator year 2018 was $2 million less tions totaled just over $22 mil- types of expenditures. supervisors counseled him but Vern Miyagi resigned as the than the quarterly forecast, lion, resulting in a $2.19 million He noted that the current kept him for a decade in a posi- reports were released. Officials while the government under- “collection shortfall,” the anal- ASG fleet can be used for ASG tion that had to be renewed each revealed that the employee who spent its first quarter budget ysis shows. work — and then revealed that year. sent the alert was fired Friday. allocation, according to a FY For expenditures, total one “excuse” used by agencies The problems in the Hawaii His name has not been revealed. 2018 first quarter analysis by allocation for the first quarter for not taking their daily “turn- Emergency Management A second worker quit before the Governor’s staff. is $24.07 million, but total in” — money collected — to Agency went beyond one trou- disciplinary action was taken, The first quarter ASG expenses by the government the Treasury in a timely manner bled employee. The agency and another was being sus- finance report was revealed for the quarter is $19.02 million is because there is no vehicle had a vague checklist for mis- pended without pay, officials by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga — resulting in a $5.05 million available. sile alerts, allowing workers to said. during a cabinet meeting last “under spent for the first quarter “Catch the bus. There are interpret the steps they should “The protocols were not in Friday, where he said that many budget,” it says. “While our col- many buses on the road,” Lolo follow differently. Managers place. It was a sense of urgency ASG agencies are not turning lections fell short of our projec- said, and pointed out that it’s the didn’t require a second person to put it in place as soon as pos- in money collections on a daily tions, spending was below the director’s responsibility that the to sign off on alerts before sible. But those protocols were basis as required by law, but quarterly allocations.” turn-in is made daily. He said they were sent, and the agency not developed to the point they they are waiting three to four During the cabinet meeting, some directors are taking three (Continued on page 8) days later. Lolo thanked directors who to four days before the turn-in continue to contain spending, is made; and a report has been despite having to forgo spending requested from the Treasury for other important projects and outlining agencies not making DEPARTMENT of COMMERCE expenses. daily turn-ins. Project Notification & Review System And if the government con- He said the “excuse that tinues with the current trend the turn-in could not be done in collection that means by the because there is no car” is Legal Notice close of FY 2018, ASG will something that a director should face a shortfall of $8- $9 million rethink because making such an PNRS BOARD MEETING in revenue collection, he said, excuse is “not right”. adding that its the responsibility He said that making a daily Feb 07, 2018 of the governor and all direc- turn-in is a regulation that has tors to find ways to ensure that been in place for years in which Notice is hereby given that the Department of Commerce/American Samoa Coastal Management Program has spending is contained so that by 3p.m. money collected by received a Land Use Permit Application from the following individuals. there is no overspending at the a department or agency is to 1. DOC c/o Keniseli Lafaele ...... 18-5078-L end of the fiscal year. be turned in to the Treasury Proposal for Federal Consistency Certificate & Solar Panel Installation - Fagatogo “It’s not an easy task going Department. The governor said forward, but we have done this not turning in the money col- 2. Elizabeth Leae-Ugaitafa ...... 17-5053-L in the past, and we can do it lected could result in the money Proposal for new construction of a residential structure and a driveway - A’asu again,” he said. ending up someone’s pocket, 3. Sa Iosia ...... 18-5084-LVB Lolo then informed the thereby resulting in more Proposal for new two story commercial structure with utilities - Nu’uuli meeting that the latest report problems. from Treasury Department is As a leader and a director, Persons interested in or affected by a proposed project, are invited to review the project file and provide comments that the allotment of funding “you take the right action” by based on environmental issues, by contacting Aokusotino Mao at 633-5155, at the Department of Commerce in Utulei from US Interior Department submitting the daily turn in during regular ASG working hours. Public comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, for the first quarter of FY 2018 daily, Lolo said, adding that 2018. Interested individuals are also invited to attend a Public Hearing at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at has not been received yet, as almost all of ASG agencies, DOC Conference Room, on the 2nd Floor of the Executive Office Building in Utulei. well as the allotment for the which collect money, don’t O lo’o iai i le Ofisa o Fa’afetauaina ni talosaga mo Pemita e Fa’atagaina ai le Fa’aaogaina o Fanua ma Laueleele e second quarter — which began make daily turn-ins. tusa ma ala o le Tulafono. A iai se tasi e fa’asea pe fia tusia se molimau i ni afaina o le si’osi’omaga pe a galueaina nei Jan. 1, 2018. If the daily turn in is not galuega, telefoni mai ia Aokusotino Mao i le 633-5155. E mafai fo’i ona e auai i le fono a le Komiti Fa’afoe ia Fepuali 7, The governor also said there submitted on a daily basis that is a long list of departments “means you are not doing your 2018 ile itula e 9 ile taeao. that want to buy cars using job as a director, a leader,” Lolo local funds and he told those told the cabinet meeting. who submitted such requests, Zoning Board Public Notice Zoning Board public hearing for August 10, 2017. The notice is hereby given the Zoning Board has received zoning variance applications from the following:

APPLICANT(S) BUSINESS LOCATION Victor Tuiasosopo Retail Store Tafuna Sally Faumuina Commercial Building Nu’uuli Tuamasaga & Tofa’aga Unutoa Sewing Shop & Retail Store Aua Se’epa Poiali’i & Chang Chang Laundromat Amouli Feng dba Big Daddy Tina Esera Sewing Shop Lauli’i Nuu Ghrohse c/o Sewing Shop Aua Uputaua Tuiasosopo Any person(s) interested in or affected by these proposed projects are invited to view files and/ or provide comments. FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018 le photo, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator Vern Miyagi listens during Public comments and request to speak during public hearing must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a hearing with state lawmakers about a mistaken missile alert February 6, 2018. Interested individuals are also invited to attend the Zoning Board hearing on February 8, 2018, at 1:00 in Honolulu. Miyagi has resigned and a state employee who sent PM. in the Department of Commerce (DOC) Conference Room on the second floor of the Executive Office Building an alert falsely warning of an incoming ballistic missile has been in Utulei. red. Ocials also said Tuesday, Jan. 30, that a second agency For further information, please contact Tuulalo Farani at DOC during normal working hours at 633-5155. worker quit and another was being suspended without pay aer the mistake caused widespread panic earlier this month. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File) samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 3 NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT DOC survey reports show Ofu and TO Members of the FANO Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CHRISTINA MATUA of FAGAALU has o ered for recording in this oce an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land TAUFUSI allegedly belonging to FANO FAMILY of the village of FAGAALU. Said land TAUFUSI is situated in or near the village of FAGAALU in the County of MAOPUTASI, Island of Olosega food prices are exorbitant TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instru- ment by ling in the Territorial Registar’s Oce in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said IT COULD BE HIGHER VARIABLE COSTS OR HIGHER instrument. Any objections thereto must be led with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. PROFIT MARGINS — OR BOTH… NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are led within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. e said instrument may be by Fili Sagapolutele able at 5 retails establishments products are twice as expensive examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Oce. POSTED: JANUARY 10, 2018 thru FEBRUARY 9, 2018 Samoa News Correspondent on Ofu and Olosega — which is in Luanu’u than on Tutuila. The SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar A separate Commerce also referred to as “Luanu’u” as report cited three examples: Department survey, which it is the Samoan traditional ref- • a case of chicken is FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA shows the high prices of goods erence for the two islands. sold at an average price of $25 I tagata o le aiga sa FANO, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! sold in stores on Ofu and “This was a separate report in Luanu’u compared to $12.85 O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o CHRISTINA MATUA o le nu’u o FAGAALU ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei osa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga a tu’u’eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o le Olosega in the Manu’a islands, on prices in Manu’a- Luanu’u on Tutuila. fanua o TAUFUSI e fa’asino i le aiga sa FANO, o le nu’u o FAGAALU. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata has confirmed the long standing this time, next report Ta’u • a 16 ounce package ane i le nu’u o FAGAALU, itumalo o MAOPUTASI, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. complaints from Manu’a law- island will be included,” DOC of sausages which is priced at O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le osa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa i makers that food prices there director Keniseli Lafaele told $3.85 in Luanu’u, while it’s Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 30 are twice or even three times Samoa News this week when $1.50 on Tutuila. faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a fa’amauina higher than on Tutuila. asked if this is the first time Ofu • a dozen eggs sold at loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’aa ai tagata uma. 01/17 & 01/31/18 The survey points out that and Olosega are included in the an average of $4.08 in Luanu’u the higher prices of goods on BFI. versus an average of $1.63 on Ofu and Olosega “can be attrib- As to the reason DOC Tutuila. uted to either profit margins decided to conduct a survey of “It is important to note that all and/or higher variable costs,” the Manu’a stores, Lafaele said commodities considered in this as there are no additional taxes the “people called to complain inquiry are finished products, or paid by retailers in Luanu’u that about the high prices of goods” ‘final goods’, that are immedi- are not on Tutuila. in the island group. ately ready for consumption,” The greatest variable cost to Asked about the importance the DOC report says. Luanu’u businesses is transpor- of including Manu’a in the food OVERALL PRICE INDEX tation, including freight fees, index survey going forward, DOC said the overall BFI FOR LEASE and insurance, according to the Lafaele responded, “I don’t for December 2017 registered 2,400 SF Warehouse space (new) report. think it’s a good idea to include at 103.3 points a decrease of It notes, “Hypothetically, a food prices in Manu’a in the 0.5% from November. It also Manu’a business that charges food index currently taken for says that the December price 6,900 SF Warehouse space 80% more for a product, over Tutuila as that would distort the contraction was due, in part, to Tutuila prices, should be able Tutuila food index.” a 4.4% decrease in a 22 pound 21’ High ceilings with to maintain at least a 50% profit “But it is important to know case of chicken, a 2.7% drop in margin, even after factoring in the cost of living in Manu’a and a dozen of eggs and a 1.8% drop 10’ wide awnings in the front 30% higher variable costs.” determine whether prices there in pork spare ribs. For example, the selling are within a reasonable range or There were a handful of more average price for a case of beyond- exploitative and poten- moderate declines in fresh fish, May be leased separately or together chicken on Ofu and Olosega tially unethical,” he said. sugar and ice cream. Other food is $25 compared to an average In general, the report says, items, however, showed minor Secure gated lot, large parking area $12.85 on Tutuila, according to retail prices on Ofu and Olosega price increases in December. the Basic Food Index (BFI) of are approximately 75 to 80 per- For example, canned tuna had Conveniently located across December 2017 report, released cent higher than Tutuila. And the greatest month-over-month last week by DOC. this means a commodity with a price hike of 2.3%. Other food from Procurement The report said that in a “spe- $1 price tag on Tutuila is typi- items that increased in rice cial inquiry on Manu’a average cally sold for roughly $1.75 in include rice, milk, bread, turkey retail prices”, DOC staff in Luanu’u. tails, mayonnaise, corned beef For information call 252-1735 or 258-4471 Manu’a ran a survey of retail Additionally, prices for and butter. prices of commodities avail- some commodities such as meat Helicopter crashes into Cali- fornia home, killing 3 people of Los Angeles. Four people were on board the helicopter. The injured were taken to hospitals but there was no immediate word on their Chamber of Commerce condition. “I was upstairs and all of a ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING sudden the house just shook and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re Agenda: having an earthquake,’” said Election of Board Marian Michaels, who lives Membership Drive behind the home where the heli- copter crashed. Roger Johnson was doing Keynote Speaker: some woodwork in his garage Rep. Sam Meleisea, when he heard the sound of a Chairman. House Commerce Committee Police investigate the scene where several people were killed helicopter and then a tremen- and others injured when a helicopter crashed into a home in New- dous boom across the street. Report to Members port Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. e four-seat Robinson “I turned to look out of the garage and that’s when I see this ASTCA, Bluesky, ASPA R44 went down in a gated community in Newport Beach, about Progress, Plans, Prospects, 2018 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Revolution Aviation, which is piece of metal flying through based at the airport and operated the helicopter, oers helicopter the air and hitting a bush and and airplane classes, the use of aircra for photography and video garage door,” Johnson said. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 • 5:00pm production as well as sightseeing ights. “Then I heard someone scream Sadies by the Sea (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP) — a real for-real horror scream, like something terrible had NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. two others, officials said. happened.” Membership forms available at the door (AP) — A helicopter crashed The four-seat Robinson R44 Johnson rushed to the into a Southern California home went down in a gated commu- wreckage and several people John Wasko, Director shortly after takeoff Tuesday, nity in Newport Beach, about 45 Info: 733-0833 killing three people and injuring miles (72 kilometers) southeast (Continued on page 9) Page 4 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Hatch introduces proposal strengthening ties between American Samoa and Mainland US WASHINGTON, DC — PRESS RELEASE islation makes transportation more efficient and — January 25, 2018 — Today, Senator Orrin economic productivity more viable in the Amer- Hatch (R-UT) introduced legislation to ensure ican Samoan Territory. At Starkist, we are trying more reliable air service within American Samoa to sustain a business on U.S. soil and economic to benefit residents within the territory as well as efficiency should not be hampered by restric- the substantial American Samoan community in tive processes. We appreciate Senator Hatch’s Utah and the United States. leadership and ongoing attention to strengthen The proposal, S. 2348, will help spur the the economic foundation of American Samoa to regional economy and secure access to health benefit the territory’s future and applaud Senator services by providing more sustainable air trans- Hatch’s support to ensure that issues in Amer- portation between the island of Tutuila and the ican Samoa are addressed for the good of the Manu`a islands. local American Samoan economy and people.” “Reducing the regulatory burden on carriers Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor of American operating in American Samoa is long overdue,” Samoa Hatch said. “Needlessly overbearing regulations “The Honorable Senator Orrin Hatch is have encumbered American Samoan’s lives and restoring hope and giving a lifeline to the people jeopardized the availability of critical air ser- of American Samoa as well as restoring faith in vices between Tutuila and the Manu’a islands. the commitment by the Congress to the tenets of This proposal will establish a commonsense our Deeds of Session with the United States of approach that will cut red tape and allow regional America entered into 1900 and 1904.” carriers to focus their resources on improved Phil Ware, President and CEO of the Territo- affordability and reliability. I am proud to join rial Bank of American Samoa Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Rade- “As the CEO of a banking organization in Dinh La ang appears in court in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, wagen and American Samoa Governor Lolo American Samoa, I am very familiar with the Jan. 8, 2018. Vietnam opened a major corruption trial Monday Matalasi Moliga in the effort to improve the lives important issue of interisland transportation as against defendants who include the former senior Communist of American Samoans.” it relates to the economy of the island and the ocial and a former oil executive the Vietnamese government STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT welfare of the American Samoa citizens. Thank is accused of snatching from Germany. ang, former Politburo Andrew Choe, President and CEO of StarKist you for your recognition of one of several situ- member and former chairman of state energy giant PetroVietnam “I would like to thank Senator Orrin G. Hatch ations that put the people of American Samoa is accused of “deliberately violating state economic management (UT) for introducing legislation to ensure reli- at a great disadvantage to live and compete in a regulations. (Doan Tan/Vietnam News Agency via AP) able air service in American Samoa. This leg- global economy.” Vietnam names US- 5 ideas win $10,000 each in Ohio based exile group a opioid technology challenge and the Kinematechs team that would use motion tracking to terrorist organization customize a surgical patient’s physical rehabilitation routine HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Minh Quan, the self-claimed once they arrive home from Vietnam declared a California- prime minister of PCGV and the hospital, reducing their based exile group a terrorist Lisa Pham, a senior member of demand for opioid painkillers. organization Wednesday a the group, for their roles in the “It’s like an expert sitting right month after 15 local mem- case. Both are said to be in the in the glasses,” Pei said in an bers were convicted in a failed United States. interview. bombing of the country’s The Ministry of Public — Lee Barrus (Oren, Utah): largest airport. Security said in a statement For an opioid risk assessment The attempted attack at the Wednesday that the group is a screening app suggested by Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho terrorist organization and those Barrus and the team at InteraSo- Chi Minh City in April caused associated with it including FILE - is Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 le photo shows an lutions to identify patients with arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, risk factors for opioid abuse. a scare but no casualties. The joining, instigating others to also known as Percocet, in New York. Cities and counties of all communist government linked join, sponsoring or receiving The idea is to enable medical sizes have sued companies that make and distribute prescription professionals to flag at-risk it to the Provisional Central assistance from the group, opioids. Among the plaintis so far: Philadelphia; the state of patients earlier and direct them Government of Vietnam, or attending the group’s training Ohio; Princeton, West Virginia; the Cherokee Nation; and a con- to alternatives to opioids for PCGV, an exile group estab- courses will constitute terrorist sortium of counties across Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison) fighting pain. lished in 1991 and little known offense and will be dealt with in COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) highest likelihood of success, — The Edification Project locally but tied to the defeated accordance with law. 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Please address such requests to it and taking back control,” said the Publisher at the address provided above. million in research-and-devel- reality-based interactive opment grants.Besides the top coaching system resembling Nilesh Powar, a senior research Please visit samoanews.com for weekend updates. prizes awarded to ideas with the glasses proposed by Yong Pei engineer who worked with Cashion on the project. samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 5 ➧ DHSS… Continued from page 1 AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT average authorized recipients 8, 2018 of an alleged ASNAP DEPARTMENT of HUMAN RESOURCES for FY 2018 is 4,005,” he said. fraud that was discovered just a Muavaefa’atasi noted that few days before. the number of recipients fluctu- FNS was also informed of JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ates monthly as new applicants the “actions that we took the Position Title COMPTROLLER Posting Date: January 29, 2018 Serial No.: 030-18 are approved for benefits; and same day while we continue Department/Division: Treasury/Finance Closing Date: February 29, 2018 Announcement No.:005-18 some recipients are terminated with internal inquiries as well Type of Position: Temporary Employment due to death, excess income, as our plan to immediately refer Pay Grade and Salary Range: expired Immigration ID, move the case for formal investiga- Posting Type: Employment Opportunity/Open to the Public GS 18-Salary will commensurate with off-island; while monthly ben- tion and possible prosecution,” quali cations and experience efits for other recipients are Muavaefa’atasi said, adding Note: is is exempted from the freeze as per the Governor’s General placed on hold while they travel that FNS replied the next day Memorandum off-island, etc. that “this is a very serious issue General Description: Asked what new steps DHSS and they need to research what e comptroller is responsible for accounting policy development and for the eective has taken to prevent this type of FNS needs in terms of informa- administration of the Government’s accounting controllership functions. is position is alleged incident from recurring tion and/or actions. They also in the future, Muavaefa’atasi offered to provide guidance under the administrative direction of the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer. outline some of the preventive and/or technical assistance if measures DHSS is working needed.” Key Duties and Responsibilities: on, such as “strengthening our FNS was given an update on • Preparations of the American Samoa Government Comprehensive Annual Financial internal control procedures Jan. 20 after the three arrests Report (CAFR) and restoring integrity to the were made by local authorities • Plan, Organizes and directs diverse of government-wide accounting functions, so as ASNAP and confidence in our in connection with this case to ensure the accurate and timely recording and reporting of the nancial status and services.” and after they made their initial fiscal progress of the American Samoa Government The director said, “Strength- appearance in the District Court ening our department’s man- before they were all remanded • Develops policies and principles to govern and control accounting, advice to the agement evaluation and com- to the Territorial Correctional Treasurer the standing of within and outside of the department of Treasury pliance operations with a focus Facility (TCF) until they could • Supervises the General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Travel on developing a fraud detec- post bail to await their prelimi- Authorization, Revenue and Accounts Receivable Credit/Collection Sections on tion unit to be responsible for nary examinations. preparation and/or review of all financial data for inclusion in the monthly financial detecting and investigating any Because of the fraud case, operating reports and such other periodic reports as required and/or requested case of alleged intentional pro- there are growing local con- • Develops and administers the control over the government’s funds in order to ensure gram violation committed by cerns that the federal grantor against any deficiencies and recommends an audits to be conducted as necessary, ASNAP recipients, staff mem- might put a hold on funding to determine the eectiveness of established controls in both the budget and bers, retailers and others” is thereby affecting recipients, accounting areas, and ensures that there are proper and timely responses to audit another preventive measure, many of them depending on this they will be using. program on a monthly basis. requests and personally see to it that any deciencies are corrected. Additionally, the DHSS will Asked if there is any indi- • Review and analyzes all legislation to determine effect on treasury funds; supervises be providing refresher training cation from FNS that this the maintenance of sta documents depicting pertinent information and statutes on for all employees with special will happen, Muavaefa’atasi all funds and accounts in the treasury attention to internal control pro- explained that, “we held our • Assist the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer with the resolution of an ongoing cedures, separation of duties first, of a series of monthly problems or current problems including Internal Revenue Service questions and and policies and procedures. conference calls with FNS on accounts “We are also very excited this matter” on Jan. 25th “to • Perform other related duties as assigned with the rollout of a brand- talk about internal controls and new eligibility system for the potential actions that they may ASNAP within the next few consider protecting the integrity Knowledge, Skills and Ability: weeks,” Muavaefa’atasi said of the ASNAP. Knowledge of: and explained that the new com- “We informed FNS of the • Government accounting and applicable regulations puterized system will replace actions that we have taken to • Budget and accounting principles, methods, practices and terminology the aging Talofa system that date and our current efforts • Internal auditing principles and procedures, investment programs ASNAP currently uses. in restoring integrity in the • Government laws governing all treasury funds and distribution of revenues He said the new ASNAP ASNAP and confidence in our • Effective and efficient business management practices Food Assistance Delivery service and in strengthening • Machine accounting methods, applications and potential System (FADS) is funded by internal control procedures to • Prcedures involving bonded indebtedness of government FNS and was designed and prevent this from recurring,” developed by the DHSS con- he said. “We also discussed the tractor, Advanced Solutions, rollout, in the next few weeks, Ability to: Inc. of Colorado, in consulta- of our brand-new computer- • Organize, train and motivate skilled and unskilled staff in the operation and tion with the ASNAP and FNS. ized eligibility system that maintenance of an accounting system which is to operate primarily on computer “The rollout of FADS is will significantly help us with • Supervise and direct diverse accounts timely given that the system has preventing future fraudulent • Analyze and determine agency budget requirements many security measures built activities.” • Recognize and resolve difficult and complex accounting, budget and business into it to prevent fraud including Samoa News also asked management problems the type of fraud involved in about steps DHSS/ ASG has • Devise, install and operate government accounting systems the case that is currently under taken to protect the program • Provide sound device, recommendations and counsel to management Officials investigation,” the DHSS from being placed on federal relative to nancial and business matters director explained. “Over the ‘high risk’ again. past several weeks, our con- Muavaefa’atasi pointed to • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials tractor spent a great deal of time the brand-new computerized at all level in re-evaluating FADS against eligibility system coming on • Analyze complex organizational and business problems and recommend this type of scenario and they line as their answer. He said the solutions feel confident that they have new FADS will go-live on the anticipated and implemented weekend of February 16-19. Academic and Experience Requirements: the necessary logic to address “FADS will not only • Applicant must have a Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business these types of situations.” improve the effectiveness, Management, Accounting or related field from an accredited university plus 10 years Some lawmakers and efficiency and integrity of the others in the community have ASNAP but it will also signifi- of work related experience posession of CPA is required. questioned as to whether the cantly help in detecting and pre- • Years of progressively responsible working experience may be substituted for USDA-FNS has been briefed venting fraud,” he noted. portion of academic requirement if not met. Salary will commensurate with on the local case. Samoa Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga qualications and experience. News posed the same ques- has offered no comments at this tions to Muavaefa’atasi, who time regarding the alleged food Complete information concerning this vacancy may be obtained from the Personnel was also asked as to what was stamp fraud case, due to the Division of the Department of Human Resources or please contact Recruitment at the response from the federal ongoing investigation and until 633-4485/633-4000. grantor. he is fully briefed on the case. The director confirmed that (See last Friday’s Samoa News Fa’afetai tele, the federal grantor has been edition for more details). informed, saying that DHSS initially informed FNS on Jan. Eseneiaso J. Liu Director, Department of Human Resources Page 6 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Amata highlights Oversight Hearing examining ➧ 66-year-old… Continued from page 1 efforts to streamline appeals for Veterans The victim told police that when she went inside the house, heard. Sivatia escorted her to his bedroom — asking her to come into “We want veterans to have his bedroom and close the door behind her. He then gave her .50 their claims reviewed and cents and asked her to come closer. She said she felt uncomfort- resolved as soon as possible, able and told him that she was going to leave. so that they know where they According to the government’s case, Sivatia allegedly grabbed stand,” said Amata. “Facing her by her left arm and began touching/ rubbing her body through delays in getting their claims her clothing — starting from her private parts and upward to her moving can be a frustrating and breasts. costly experience for our vet- She tried to escape because she could smell alcohol inside Siv- erans, and we want to see the atia’s bedroom and she also saw empty cans of beer in the trash results of this law in place and bin. She knew that something was weird with Sivatia with the making a difference. The VA is way he was acting. working on this important tran- The affi davit noted that while police offi cers were interviewing sition so that veterans get the the alleged victim, she was confi dent about all the information answers they need.” she shared, but when she got to the part where she mentioned the Specifi cally, the bipar- touching she began tearing up. tisan legislation improves the When questioned by police, the mother of the alleged victim veterans’ appeals process by said that she was aware of the situation, but her daughter had giving veterans three ways to C M pursue an appeal. Under this waited until her mother’s friend came home and then informed Y K her of what happened. law, a veteran can have an adju- The mother also told police that this was not the fi rst incident dicator review the original evi- with her family involving Sivatia. dence as considered previously, She said there was an incident that occurred a year ago in submit new evidence for review which Sivatia also sexually abused her older daughter, but it was followed by a new hearing, or not reported, because both parties decided to settle the matter choose to make a claim to the privately. Board of Veterans’ Appeals. After he was arrested and Mirandized, Sivatia agreed to write “We’ll continue to work for a statement concerning the alleged incident. lower costs, more options, and According to the defendant, he does not know if the alleged better care in remote places, victim came to his room, and he never saw this 9-year-old girl at while making it a priority his house the entire day. He told police that no one came to him that veterans can get timely to borrow .50 cents. Tuesday was a busy day in Congress ahead of the State of the responses from the VA,” con- He said the only people that came to his house were his niece Union speech. [Courtesy photo] cluded Congresswoman Amata. “This law is in its early stages, who came to drop off food in the morning, and his other niece Washington, D.C. — is being implemented by the who came by his house in the evening to hang out. but it’s a credit to the Veterans’ Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs. Affairs Committee under the Sivatia told police that he does not recall any time the alleged — Congresswoman Aumua Congresswoman Amata co- victim came to his house to borrow money to buy soda. leadership of Chairman Phil Amata welcomed an oversight sponsored the bipartisan Vet- Roe and the ongoing priority He also told police that he had alcoholic beverages (beer) left hearing examining how recent erans Appeals Improvement from Saturday and decided to drink it all on Sunday morning and of improving services for our veterans’ legislation passed by and Modernization Act of 2017 veterans.” fi nished drinking around the afternoon. Congress in August of 2017 to ensure veterans’ cases are

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Anchored last week ursday along the Service Wharf at the Port of Pago Pago, is the ASG Segaula vessel, which was pur- chased by the government a few years ago to use for transpor- tation between the Manu’a islands, instead of the alleged unsafe privately owned alias the residents were using, and if needed — to operate between Tutuila and Manu’a. Responding to Samoa News questions on the status of the boat, Port Administration director Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Poumele explained that, “We went out for a ride on the Segaula [last week] Tuesday. It’s still operable.” “e plan was for the Segaula to be stationed in Manu’a. Unfortunately, we don’t have adequate Captains to have the boat and crew remain in Manu’a,” she explained. “We have a training program for Captains and plan to have someone licensed within the next six months.” e Segaula, built by Armstrong Marine in Port Angeles, Washington, arrived in the territory in late August 2014 and was christened a few days later. e boat was one of Gov. Lolo Mata- lasi Moliga’s projects to improve Manu’a ocean transportation. Based on information from the boat’s builder, Samoa News reported at the time that the Segaula could carry up to 33 passen- gers with light cargo and three crewmembers. It features mercury outboards and can travel up to 35 knots. It is 39-feet by 15-feet C M and features indoor seating, a refrigerator, bathroom facilities, Y K and air conditioning. At the time, the Lolo Administration said the vessel was for carrying passengers only as cargo shipments would continue to be transported via the MV Sili. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

China factory activity slows demand softens HONG KONG (AP) — A monthly index shows that Chi- nese manufacturing started the year off at a slower pace as factory activity eased on softer demand, especially for exports. The official purchasing managers’ index for January, released on Wednesday, slipped to 51.3, down from December’s 51.6 and the weakest reading in eight months. The index is based on a 100-point scale where the 50 mark separates expansion from contraction. Output and new orders con- tinued to grow but at a slower pace than the previous month. The PMI is a widely watched gauge for manufacturing in the world’s second-largest economy. China posted 6.9 percent economic growth last year, C M beating the government’s offi- Y K cial target and analyst forecasts. Economists expect activity to slow this year as the govern- ment strives to cool the prop- erty market.

dniF dniF gnihtyna gnihtyna ?tey ?tey Place an ad now! 633-5599 Page 8 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Arizona man says he sold ammunition to Las Vegas shooter (Photos: Leua) dock bought 1,000 rounds of tracer ammunition from a pri- vate seller he met at a Phoenix gun show. The offi cial spoke anonymously because they weren’t authorized to disclose case information. It was not immediately clear if that person was Haig. Records show Haig owns Specialized Military Ammu- nition LLC. The company’s website says it sold tracer and incendiary ammunition but is now “closed indefi nitely.” Haig’s name emerged by mistake Tuesday when court documents were released nearly FILE -  is October, 2017 le photo released by the Las Vegas four months after the shooting. Metropolitan Police Department Force Investigation Team Report The documents did not dis- shows the kitchenette in the hotel room of Las Vegas gunman close why authorities consid- Stephen Paddock’s 32nd  oor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel ered Haig a person of interest. in Las Vegas, an image released as part of a preliminary report Police offi cials did not by Clark County Sheri Joe Lombardo on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, respond to telephone, text and in Las Vegas.  e name of a man identi ed in court documents email messages about Haig as a person of interest in the deadliest mass shooting in modern from AP. FBI and U.S. attor- U.S. history was publicly revealed because of a court error. Clark ney’s offi ce spokeswomen in County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish said Tuesday, Jan. 30, Las Vegas declined to comment. 2018, that her sta failed to black out the name in nearly 300 The documents show that pages of documents released to news organizations including  e early in the investigation, police Associated Press and Las Vegas Review-Journal. believed Paddock must have (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File) had help. LAS VEGAS (AP) — An home in Mesa, Haig said he “Given the magnitude of Arizona man named in court planned to hold a news confer- the incident, it is reasonable documents as a “person of ence later this week to answer to believe multiple suspects interest” during the investi- questions about his name sur- and months of planning were gation of the deadliest mass facing in the investigation. involved in this premeditated shooting in modern U.S. his- “I am the guy who sold massacre,” said one search war- tory said Tuesday he had met ammunition to Stephen Pad- rant request submitted to a judge the shooter one time and sold dock,” Haig said without dis- nine days after the shooting ammunition to him. closing any details. Police say stopped. Douglas Haig told The Asso- Paddock was the gunman and However, Clark County ciated Press that he had been killed himself as offi cers con- Sheriff Joe Lombardo released contacted earlier by investiga- verged on him. a preliminary report on Jan. tors in the case. A law enforcement offi cial 19 saying police and the FBI Speaking at his suburban told the AP in October that Pad- (Continued on page 11)

➧ Hawaii… Continued from page 2 should have,” retired Brig. Gen. Bruce Oliveira, “The reports from the FCC and the state of who wrote the report on Hawaii’s internal inves- Hawaii demonstrate systems and judgment fail- tigation, said at a news conference. ures on multiple levels, and they reinforce my A Federal Communications Commission belief that missile alerts should be handled by the report revealed Tuesday that the worker who federal government,” said U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, pushed out the alert thought an actual attack was a Democrat from Hawaii, who plans legislation imminent. It was the fi rst indication the alert was to give federal offi cials that sole responsibility. purposely sent, adding another level of confusion The FCC said the state emergency agency has to the misstep that created panic at a time of fear taken steps to try to avoid a repeat of the false over the threat of North Korean missiles. alert, requiring more supervision of drills and The worker believed there was a real attack alert and test-alert transmissions. It has created because of a mistake in how the drill was initi- a correction template for false alerts and has ated during a shift change, according to the stopped ballistic missile defense drills for now. FCC, which regulates the nation’s airwaves and Earlier this month, the worker who sent the sets standards for such emergency alerts. The alert heard a recorded message that began by employee said he didn’t hear the word “exercise” saying “exercise, exercise, exercise” — the script repeated six times, though others clearly heard it. for a drill, the FCC said. Then the recording used There was no requirement to double-check language that is typically used for a real threat, with a colleague or get a supervisor’s approval not a drill: “This is not a drill.” The recording before sending the warning statewide, the federal ended by saying “exercise, exercise, exercise.” agency said. Once the employee sent the false alert, he was “There were no procedures in place to prevent directed to send a cancel message but instead a single person from mistakenly sending a mis- “just sat there and didn’t respond,” the state sile alert” in Hawaii, said James Wiley, a cyber- report said. Later, another employee took over security and communications reliability staffer at the computer and sent the correction because the the FCC. worker “seemed confused.” Compounding the issue was that the state Gov. David Ige was asked why Hawaii didn’t Emergency Management Agency had no pre- reveal details about the employee earlier, and he pared message for a false alarm. The FCC criti- said it would have been irresponsible to release cized the state’s 38-minute delay in correcting it. statements before the investigation was complete. In addition, software at the Hawaii agency Ige has asked the Hawaii National Guard’s used the same prompts for both test and actual deputy commander to prepare another report on alerts, and it generally used prepared text that what needs to be changed in the emergency man- made it easy for a staffer to click through the agement system overall. The fi rst version of that alerting process without focusing enough on the report is due in two weeks, with a fi nal version text of the warning that would be sent. due in six weeks. samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 9 Texas executes Dallas man for ➧ Helicopter… Continued from page 3

killing ex-girlfriend in 1999 started to try to pull victims out of the helicopter. That’s when drainage pipe behind her home to hire an expert for his appeals Johnson urged them not to move them for fear of further injuring in South Dallas’ Oak Cliff area. to look into his claims that his them. Hall’s 11-year-old son also trial lawyers were deficient for Fire Chief Chip Duncan confirmed the three deaths and injuries was stabbed in the attack but not investigating whether Hall’s but could not say how many of the dead were aboard the aircraft. survived. He testified against slaying may not have qualified A neighbor who heard the crash told KCAL-TV that he saw Rayford. for a capital murder charge. the pilot lying injured but alive on the grass and three other people The punishment was delayed They also argued Rayford suf- inside the wreckage. until the U.S. Supreme Court fered from brain damage from “We tried to pry them out but we didn’t want to touch them,” rejected last-day appeals from lead poisoning because he grew said the neighbor, who was not identified by the television station. Rayford’s lawyers. They argued up near a toxic site and carried “We didn’t want to take a chance of hurting anybody.” his death sentence was tainted lead residue from old gunshot “The three people were all crunched in there together,” he said. because his trial attorney in wounds. “One I could see moving an arm.” 2000 improperly introduced Evidence “more than estab- The helicopter crashed into the house with such force that it the subject of race as a factor lished” Rayford kidnapped was barely recognizable. The crushed metal sat in a heap on the in prison violence while ques- Hall while trying to kill her, side of the house, its tail rotor sticking out of the roof of a nearby tioning a prison expert during supporting the capital murder home a 6-foot (1.8-meter) chunk lying down the street in front of is undated photo pro- the punishment phase. Nadia charge, and arguments about yet another house. vided by the Texas Department Wood, a Dallas-based federal lead poisoning were based on Audrey Ellis, who lives next door to the house where the crash of Criminal Justice shows Wil- public defender, told the high a “vague, general and nebu- happened, was not home at the time but said her neighbors told liam Rayford, who is scheduled court that in bringing it up, lous conclusion” by a defense her they were in the kitchen when the helicopter hit the bedroom for execution Tuesday, Jan. 30, the trial lawyer implied “that expert, Clendenin indicated in of their house. 2018, for the 1999 killing of people like Mr. Rayford — a his response. “It’s so scary,” Ellis said, adding that her neighbors weren’t his ex-girlfriend Carol Lynn black man — are the cause of Hall, who knew Rayford hurt. “I’m so thankful.” omas Hall in Dallas. (Texas The aircraft had taken off from John Wayne Airport, said Ian Department of Criminal Justice via AP) the violence.” since they both grew up in a An assistant Texas attorney Dallas housing project, had Gregor, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration. general, Jefferson Clendenin, broken up with him two months The airport is about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the crash site. HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) There was no fire. — A Dallas man was executed disputed the argument, telling earlier, according to evidence the justices the witness never in the case. Rayford entered Messages seeking comment from Revolution Aviation, which Tuesday for the 1999 slaying is based at the airport and operated the helicopter, were not imme- of his ex-girlfriend while he testified as an expert in rates her home on Nov. 16, 1999, of violence because he wasn’t using a key she didn’t know he diately returned. already was on parole for killing The company offers helicopter and airplane classes, the use his estranged wife. qualified to do so and that none had. They argued and it turned of the witness’ trial testimony violent. of aircraft for photography and video production as well as sight- William Rayford, 64, seeing flights. became the nation’s second “even implied that African- Hall’s son, Benjamin, testi- Americans are more likely fied at Rayford’s trial that he The crash happened two days after a small plane heading inmate put to death this year, toward the airport made a nighttime emergency landing on a both in Texas, when he received than others to be violent or that suffered a punctured lung from Rayford himself was a future the stab wound, was hit on the nearby freeway. The pilot and passenger weren’t hurt. lethal injection for beating, stab- The pilot, Israel Slod, said the engine of the Beech G33 sud- bing and strangling 44-year- danger.” head when he tried to protect Rayford’s lawyers argued his mother, and watched her denly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport. old Carol Lynn Thomas Hall. The aircraft landed on State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, a few Her body was found about in another appeal that a federal run from the home with Ray- judge improperly denied money miles north of Newport Beach. 300 feet (91 meters) inside a (Continued on page 16) Page 10 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Trump uses boy’s fl ag-planting Nevada gambling board inves- project to scold NFL players WASHINGTON (AP) — after holding White House tigates Wynn sex allegations Scenes from the Capitol on a and Capitol receptions for her details. Its chairwoman, Becky and 2017 special election win- night of pomp, pageantry and guests. A White House aide Harris, declined to answer ques- ners. Some Republicans in Con- politics for the State of the said the couple was expected tions from The Associated Press gress, including Nevada’s Dean Union address: to return together to the White seeking additional information. Heller, have already announced ___ House after the speech. “The Nevada Gaming Con- they are donating contributions They could all agree to sup- First ladies typically get trol Board will conduct its they received from Wynn to port 12-year-old Preston Sharp everyone’s attention when investigation in a thorough and charity.Wynn resigned Sat- and his project to plant fl ags they enter the chamber for judicious manner,” according urday as fi nance chairman of on the graves of veterans. But their husbands’ addresses. But to the statement from the three- the Republican National Com- it was a different story when Mrs. Trump had not been seen member panel.State gambling mittee.The union representing President Donald Trump used in public with her husband regulations provide grounds more than 50,000 casino that good deed to scold ath- since The Wall Street Journal for disciplinary action if any workers in Las Vegas, including letes, ahead of the Super Bowl, reported earlier this month activity from the licensed oper- 5,500 housekeepers, cooks, bar- who kneel during the national that in 2016, Trump’s lawyer ator, its agents or employees is tenders and food and cocktail anthem. paid porn star Stormy Daniels deemed “inimical to the public servers at Wynn’s two casino- Members of Congress, the $130,000 to keep quiet about Cabinet, the Supreme Court an affair she said she had with FILE -  is March 15, 2016 health, safety, morals, good hotels, plans to strengthen the order and general welfare” of language against sexual harass- and assorted guests applauded the future president. Daniels le photo shows casino mogul President Donald Trump’s on Tuesday issued a statement Steve Wynn during a news con- Nevada residents or discred- ment in contracts when it begins iting of the state and its gam- negotiations next month with shout-out to Preston, who grew denying the affair happened. ference in Medford, Mass. Mas- upset when he planted a fl ag at After the report, the couple’s sachusetts gambling regulators bling industry.Regulators could the majority of operators, but potentially levy fi nes against the not Wynn Resorts. The con- his grandfather’s grave and saw anniversary passed without are holding a special meeting that not every grave at the Cali- public comment. Mrs. Trump to discuss sexual misconduct company, place conditions on tracts of the company’s union- its license or even revoke it. ized workers are not up for fornia veterans’ cemetery had abruptly canceled plans to allegations against casino mag- one. He started collecting dona- accompany her husband to nate Wynn, whose company is At the same time, the board negotiations yet. of directors of Wynn Resorts “We are deeply disturbed tions and, two years later, had Davos, Switzerland. building a $2.4 billion casino decorated 23,000 graves. Last year, President and Mrs. outside Boston.  e Massachu- has said a committee of inde- by these accusations against pendent directors would inves- Steve Wynn and support a full “Preston’s reverence for Trump traveled to the speech setts Gaming Commission will those who have served our together. receive an update on an inves- tigate the allegations. It will be and fair investigation regarding headed by Patricia Mulroy, a these allegations,” Geoconda nation reminds us why we salute Mrs. Trump did not react as tigation on Wednesday, Jan. our fl ag, why we put our hands Trump began his speech with an 31, 2018. Wynn Resorts board member Argüello-Kline, the Culinary and a former member of the Union secretary-treasurer, said on our hearts for the pledge of acknowledgement of “the fi rst (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Nevada Gaming Commission. in a statement. The organization allegiance,” Trump said during lady.” LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian San- will also ask “panic buttons” for his speech, drawing applause. ___ Casino mogul Steve Wynn is doval, who appoints the mem- every housekeeper. But the mood changed when House Democratic Leader under investigation after sexual bers of the board, on Tuesday Gambling regulators in the president added: “... and Nancy Pelosi is advising Dem- misconduct allegations were told The Associated Press Massachusetts, where Wynn’s why we proudly stand for the ocrats to be on their better leveled against him, Nevada he was “disturbed, saddened company is building a roughly national anthem.” behavior during President gambling regulators announced and deeply troubled” by the $2 billion casino just outside GOP lawmakers erupted in Donald Trump’s speech — for Tuesday.The Wall Street Journal allegations.“There is no place Boston, are also looking into applause. Democrats were far strategy’s sake. reported Friday that a number of and there should be zero toler- the allegations.In addition, the more muted. “Let the attention be on women said they were harassed ance for sexual harassment in China arm of Wynn’s casino Trump was a leading critic his slobbering self,” Pelosi or assaulted by Wynn, and that the workplace,” he said. “As empire has said it will comply of NFL players, predominantly told members during a closed one case led to a $7.5 million governor, I will continue to with Macau regulators as they African-American, during last caucus meeting, according to settlement with a manicurist. work to ensure that all Nevadans seek more information. Macau, fall’s protests. Vice President a Democratic aide in the room Wynn has vehemently denied work in a safe and respectful a former Portuguese colony Mike Pence abruptly left an who was not authorized to dis- the allegations, which he attrib- environment. Anything less near Hong Kong, is the world’s Indianapolis Colts game after cuss internal discussions pub- uted to a campaign led by his is unacceptable.”Since 2013, most lucrative casino market almost two dozen members of licly and spoke on condition of ex-wife.The state Gaming Con- Wynn has contributed nearly and the main source of profi ts the San Francisco 49ers knelt anonymity. trol Board said in a statement $2.4 million to GOP candidates for Wynn and other foreign during “The Star-Spangled As for Democrats con- that it opened the investigation and party organizations around gambling companies. Banner.” sidering protesting Trump after completing a review, but the country, including Sandoval ___ by leaving mid-speech, she it did not provide any further It was no “You lie” moment. warned: “If you want to walk But Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., out, don’t come in.” grew exasperated as Trump Making a spectacle, she sug- mentioned open borders, letting gested, would only distract from in drugs, gangs and low-wage the Democrats’ rebuttal. workers. Because of low expecta- “Oh, c’mon,” Crowley said, tions, Trump was likely to get audibly enough to be heard in high marks no matter what, the gallery overhead. Pelosi added. The exclamation came as “If his nose isn’t running and Trump and Congress tangle he isn’t burping, he did a great over immigration reform, speech,” she said. which helped trigger a govern- Presidential counselor Kel- ment shutdown. Trump also lyanne Conway tweeted: “As has struggled with the issue. @POTUS in #SOTU aims to He kicked off his presidential go high, @NancyPelosi goes campaign with a declaration super-low.” that many Mexican immigrants ___ who come here illegally are Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., criminals. strolled through the Capitol Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., in before the speech with a guest 2009 shouted, “You lie!” during who was attracting more atten- President Barack Obama’s tion than he was. address to Congress on health Tall and sporting a ponytail care. was Jayson Werth, an outfi elder ___ who played the last several With all eyes on her, a poised years for the local Washington Melania Trump took her seat in Nationals. Werth said he has an the gallery above the packed organic farm in Davis’ district. House moments before her hus- Asked if he was a Trump band delivered his State of the supporter, Werth said he was a Union speech. moderate. Mrs. Trump, sheathed in an “I’m just spreading my all-white Dior pantsuit, had trav- wings a little bit,” he said. eled to the Capitol separately from President Donald Trump samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 11 Dem SOTU response: ‘Bullies may land a punch’ but don’t win WASHINGTON (AP) — future.”The 37-year-old Ken- Patrick Kennedy, the son of Joe Massachusetts Rep. Joe Ken- nedy, a three-term congressman Kennedy III’s great-uncle Ted. nedy III says it would be easy to and grandson of former The selection of Kennedy, dismiss the fi rst year of Donald Attorney General Robert F. known mostly for his famous Trump’s presidency as “chaos” Kennedy, has argued that Dem- last name, has been criticized marked by partisanship and pol- ocrats should focus on the eco- by some as tone-deaf at a time itics.But Kennedy says Trump nomic worries of working-class when the sexual harassment of has caused serious problems for voters who bolted the party in women and the Black Lives the American people, including the 2016 elections.Kennedy Matter movement are at the through proposals that target plans to deliver the speech from forefront of Democratic politics. Muslims, transgender people a vocational high school in Fall Still, Kennedy outlined a and others.Kennedy, who is River, Massachusetts, a onetime Democratic vision touting a delivering the Democratic manufacturing hub now strug- “better deal for all who call this response to Trump’s State of gling with high unemployment country home.”Democrats sup- the Union address Tuesday, and other problems.Fall River port a higher minimum wage, said in excerpts released early demonstrates the value of that paid leave for employees and that the Trump administration message, he said in the prepared affordable child care, among “isn’t just targeting the laws remarks. other priorities, he said.A that protect us — they are tar- “Fall River has faced its former Peace Corps volunteer, geting the very idea that we are share of storms. But people here Kennedy was an assistant dis- all worthy of protection.”In an are tough. They fi ght for each trict attorney in two Massa- apparent reference to Trump, other. They pull for their city,” chusetts districts before being Kennedy says “bullies may land he said.The red-haired Ken- elected to Congress. He has FILE - In this July 26, 2017, le photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy, a punch” and leave a mark but nedy was elected to the House focused on economic and social D-Mass., smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy, have “never managed to match in 2012, returning the family justice in Congress and has grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, will give the Democratic response the strength and spirit of a to Congress two years after the advocated on behalf of voca- to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. people united in defense of their retirement of Rhode Island Rep. tional schools and community. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Review-Journal.Danley was in Responsible to provide vision, leadership and expertise for the success and sustainability of ASPA’s health and safety Haig’s name was blacked the Philippines at the time of the programs and services that proactively protect employees and the public. is position provides overall leadership out in the more than 270 pages attack and is cooperating with and direction to plan, integrate and evaluate ASPA’s occupational health, safety, workers’ compensation, disability of search warrant records investigators.She was initially management, injury and accident prevention and wellness programs. e purpose of this role is to provide strategic released by a Nevada judge considered a person of interest and managerial oversight, direction, and accountability for ASPA-wide safety services that include, providing corpo- to The Associated Press, but but authorities later said she rate guidance and recommendations for development of best in class safety program improvements, metrics, public remained on one page of doc- is not likely to face criminal and contractor safety communication programs, and incident investigation programs/results. uments provided to the Las charges. Minimum Requirements BS/BA degree or equivalent experience from an accredited college or university majoring in safety, Vegas Review-Journal. Separately, Clark County Education occupational health, environmental science, industrial hygiene, risk management engineering, The newspaper published the District Court Judge Timothy physical/biological sciences, psychology, behavioral sciences, or related eld. name online. Clark County Dis- Williams ruled Tuesday that the • At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible relevant experience in the strategic trict Court Judge Elissa Cadish coroner in Las Vegas should Experience development and implementation of a comprehensive workforce health and safety program and culture; with at least 5 years in managerial role leading a team of health and safety professionals. later ordered the full document release autopsy records of Pad- • Proven knowledge & experience required of: not be published without redac- dock and the people killed by • U.S. Coast Guard & EPA requirements, regulations, utility safety policies & procedures, and tions, but she acknowledged she gunfi re, with victims’ names management functions • Occupational Safety and Health Rules (29 CFR 1910) couldn’t order the newspaper to blacked out. Those documents • Electric Power Generation retract the name. were not immediately made • Transmission/Distribution 1910.269 Authorities previously said public.County Coroner John • Proven, effective overseer in the execution of safety training, reporting policies, procedures, an unnamed person could face Fudenberg later released a state- regulations and discipline. unspecifi ed federal charges in ment later promising victims’ Knowledge, • Knowledge of theory, leadership principles and best practices in the design and development of occupational health, safety, injury and accident prevention programs, shooting that also injured more autopsy reports “as soon as pos- Skills & Abilities strategy development and implementation than 800 other people. sible.” But Paddock’s autopsy • Knowledge of principles and practices applicable to systemic organizational change The warrants show that report was not fi nal and would interventions and improvement; OSHA and CalOSHA compliance, audits and record keeping, federal, state and local laws, regulations and court decisions applicable to the investigators found 23 rifl es not be released until it is, the assigned areas of responsibility; research methods and analysis techniques; safety and a handgun in Paddock’s coroner said.Fudenberg main- systems and programs (e.g., VPP, ISO18001, ANSI Z10) team management principles 32nd-fl oor hotel suite and an tains the records are confi den- and techniques exercising leadership in a diverse, changing, and collaborative environment; project management adjoining room. Police also tial, and restricts release to fam- • Skills to design, plan and coordinate the implementation of comprehensive, effective found fi ve suitcases, fi ve rifl e ilies and to police investigating systemic, strategic occupational health, safety , workers’ compensation, prevention cases, binoculars, a spotter deaths. The coroner and county management, disability management and wellness programs; • Ability to lead through influence; demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect for scope, portable solar generator attorneys didn’t immediately others; analyze and make sound recommendations on difficult and sensitive and 1,050 empty bullet casings. say whether they would appeal organizational issues; facilitate solutions to situations that involve conflicting and Police reported fi nding just Williams’ ruling to the Nevada competing needs. • Ability to understand, interpret, explain and apply , state and federal policy, law, $273 in cash in the room of the Supreme Court. regulations and court decisions applicable to health and safety programs 64-year-old retired accountant Margaret McLetchie, an • Ability to present proposals and recommendations clearly, logically and persuasively; who amassed a millionaire’s attorney representing AP and the • Ability to prepare clear, concise and comprehensive correspondence, reports, studies, and other written materials fortune, owned homes in Reno Review-Journal in the autopsies • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of and Mesquite, Nevada, and case, noted in court that Nevada management, employees, representatives of other governmental agencies, consultants, earned casino perks wagering state public records law does community and special interest groups, the public, and others encountered in the course of the work thousands of dollars on high- not directly address autopsies • Ability to utilize computer systems and software relevant to the job; communicate stakes video poker. and that a deceased person has effectively with enthusiasm and clarity verbally and in writing; a willingness to be Authorities previously char- no legal right to privacy. flexible and open to change; and exhibit personal responsibility for safety. • Confront, advise, & diplomatically handle violators within ASPA and public. acterized Paddock as a gam- In Nevada, records are public Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA (address listed bler on a losing streak who unless the law says otherwise, above) by the deadline. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to was obsessed with cleanliness, she said. waive education and experience requirements as necessary. An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Page 12 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 WH reviewing classifi ed GOP memo alleging surveillance abuse WASHINGTON (AP) Justice Department. — The White House said Republicans have said the Tuesday it will conduct a legal memo reveals improper use of and national security review surveillance by the FBI and the before President Donald Trump Justice Department in the Russia decides whether to release a investigation. Democrats have classifi ed memo on the Russia called it a selectively edited investigation that has sparked group of GOP talking points a political fi ght pitting Repub- that attempt to distract from the licans against the FBI and the committee’s own investigation Department of Justice.Trump into Russian meddling. has fi ve days to object to the On Tuesday, House Speaker release of the memo, though he Paul Ryan said he supports the has signaled he wants it made memo’s release but doesn’t public. The memo arrived at want Republicans to use it to the White House on Monday attack special counsel Robert C M evening after Republicans on Mueller, who is investigating the House intelligence com- Russian meddling in the 2016 Y K mittee brushed aside opposi- election and whether Trump’s tion from the Justice Depart- campaign was involved. ment and voted to release it.The “This is a completely sepa- four-page memo was written by rate matter from Bob Mueller’s Republicans on the committee, investigation and his investiga- Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confers with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., led by chairman Rep. Devin tion should be allowed to take right, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Nunes of California, a close its course,” Ryan said, noting (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Trump ally who has become a that he also supports Deputy fi erce critic of the FBI and the Attorney General Rod Rosen- stein who oversees Mueller. Ryan said the memo shows “there may have been malfea- sance at the FBI by certain indi- viduals.” He did not provide additional details, only saying that “there are legitimate ques- tions about whether an Ameri- can’s civil liberties were vio- lated by the FISA process,” a reference to the Foreign Intel- ligence Surveillance Act. It’s unclear how FBI malfea- sance could have solely resulted in a judge signing off on a FISA warrant. Applications for such warrants are submitted by Jus- tice Department lawyers before a judge of the Foreign Intel- ligence Surveillance Court. Those lawyers would have to authorize and ultimately pre- pare any fi ling that is made. The vote to release the memo is an unprecedented move by the committee, which typically goes out of its way to protect classifi ed information in the interest of protecting intel- ligence sources and methods. It also came after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosen- stein and FBI Director Chris- topher Wray warned White House chief of staff John Kelly that releasing the memo pub- licly could set a dangerous prec- C M edent, according to a person familiar with the conversation. Y K Rosenstein and Wray voiced their concerns personally to Kelly during a meeting at the White House on Monday ahead of the vote by the House intel- ligence committee, said the person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of ano- nymity. Rosenstein also told Kelly the memo didn’t accu- rately characterize the FBI’s investigative practices, the person said.The Washington Post fi rst reported the details of the White House meeting. The FBI and the Justice Department declined comment.The Jus- tice Department had said in a letter last week that it would be (Continued on page 16) samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 13 LeL eLaliLali Teena talosaga faaiti- itia ai tupe tatala ai tua tagata faigaluega DHSS tusia Ausage Fausia Sa ia taua fo’i le tatau lea i le Ua teena e le afioga i le ali’i fa’amasinoga ona silasila toto’a Fa’amasino ia Fiti Sunia le talo- i le taua tele o le amanaia o aia saga na tu’uina atu e loia o lo tatau o le tagata molia, mo se C M o fautuania Vincent Toeava avanoa e faia ai sana iloiloga Y K ma Jane Vasa, mo se avanoa e faapitoa mo le faatulagaina o le fa’aitiitia ai tupe o lo o taofia ai tupe e tatala ai o ia i tua. i laua i le Falepuipui i Tafuna. E 19 moliaga mamafa o lo E $450,000 le tupe ua faatu- o tuuaia ai e le malo ia Toeava, laga e tatala ai i tua Toeava ae o ia moliaga e pei ona saunoa $10,000 mo Vasa. O le ali’i Sunia, e mafai ona faasala ai le faipisinisi Asia ia Liren Zhang ua molia i le toese mo le umi poo Kevin e pei ona iloa ai e le e oo atu i le 195 tausaga, poo to’atele, e $450,000 fo’i le tupe le faasala i le salatupe e mafai ua fa’atulaga e tatala ai o ia i ona oo atu i le $380,000. I le tua. silasila a le fa’amasinoga, o lo O se vaaiga i le fale o le tina ia Dottie McMoore ua pa’u i ai le la’au ma ua afaina tele le taualuga JANE VASA o talafeagai le tupe lea ua faatu- fa’atasi ai ma le itu atoa i tua. Va’aia le fa’aleagaina o fa’amalama ma o se fa’alavelave na tupu i le Na teena e le Faamasingoa laga e tatala ai Toeava i tua, ma taeao anana . Ina ua feso’ota’i atu i le Koluse Mumu pe na fa’ailoa atu lea fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i ia le talosaga na faaulu e le loia a le siosiomaga o tuuaiga ua faila i latou, ae fa’ailoa mai, na fa’ato’a o’o atu le vala’au i le itula e 9:30 i le taeao anana lava. Na o mai Vasa ia Ryan Anderson, mo se faasaga ia te ia. fo’i le vasega fesoasoani a le Koluse Mumu mo le aiga pagatia. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] avanoa e fa’aitiitia ai le tupe e Na finau malosi le loia a le tatala ai i tua le ua molia mai malo ia Robert Morris ina ia le $10,000 i le $2,000. Na taua teena le talosaga a Toeava, ona e Anderson e faapea, e na o le e fai lava si matuia o tuuaiga ua tasi lava le moliaga o lo o tuuaia faia faasaga ia te ia. Na lagola- ai e le malo ia Vasa, ma o lea goina e le alii Faamasino le talo- moliaga, e talafeagai ai le faatu- saga a le malo, ma ia faamanino laga o le $2,000 e tatala ai o ia ai e faapea, o le tupe lea ua i tua. faatulaga e tatala ai Toeava i tua O lo o tuuaia e le malo ia mai le toese, e le o se faaiuga na Vasa i lona tuuina atu o le pusa faia e le malo, ae o le faaiuga na o lo o i ai pepa ‘ai a le Food faia e le Fa’amasinoga. Stamp ia Toeava, ma mafua ai I le faaiuga o le iloiloga, na loa ona alia’e mai le mataupu teena ai e Sunia le talosaga ina e pei ona faaaoga faagaoi ai le ia faaitiitia le tupe e tatala ai silia i le $700,000 o tupe mai le Toeava i tua, ma ia poloaina ai polokalame a le Food Stamp. E le faatumau pea o le tupe i le $4,000 le tupe na ave e Toeava aofaiga e $450,000 o lo o i ai ia Vasa e tusa ai o lana gaioiga nei. O lo o taofia pea Toeava i le sa faia. toese i Tafuna e faatali ai le aso Na taua e Sunia e fa’apea, e 7 Fepuari lea ua faatulaga e toe talitonu le fa’amasinoga, o lo o valaau ai lana mataupu. talafeagai le tupe lea ua maea LIREN ZHANG O nisi nei o sui totoa o lo’o ua toe amatalia a latou sailiga tupe ina ia mafai ona auina atu le ona faatulaga e tatala ai Vasa Na talia e le Fa’amasinoga vasega o tama ma teine ta’a’alo a le Special Olympics i Dubai lea o le a tauao a i ai a latou ta’aloga i tua, pe a fuafua i le moliaga le talosaga na fa’aleo e le ali’i Special Olympics. Ua fa’ailoa mai, o le toe asiasi mai fo’i o le Laghing Samoans, Ete ma To ga lea e mamafa e tasi lea ua molia ai loia ia William R. Olson o lo o avea ma latou fa’a a aga tele e saili tupe ai mo lea malaga. Malo le galulue mo le fa’amoemoe o le fanau, aua o pine auro lava lea e o mai ma le fanau i taimi uma e o ese atu ai i a latou fa’agatama o ia e le malo, lea e mafai ona tula’i mo Kevin, mo se avanoa e fa’avaomalo fa’apenei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] faasala ai o ia i le toese mo le tolopo ai le mataupu Kevin mo umi e le silia i le 7 tausaga, pe le isi 2 vaiaso, ina ia maua ai se faasala foi i le salatupe e le silia C M taimi e fa’agasolo ai su’esu’ega i le $5,000. i fa’amatalaga e uiga i lenei Y K O lo o taofia pea Vasa i le mataupu. toese i Tafuna e faatali ai le aso E le i finau William mo se 2 o Fepuari lea ua faatulaga e avanoa e fa’aitiitia ai le tupe e toe valaau ai lana mataupu. tatala ai i tua Kevin, se’i vagana VINCENT TOEAVA ai lona naunau e tu’u atu se isi Na finau le loia a Toeava ia taimi faaopoopo e fa’aauau David Vargas i le fa’amasinoga ai lana suesuega e tusa ai o mo se avanoa e faaitiitia ai le tu’uaiga fa’asaga ia Kevin. tupe e tatala ai i tua Toeava, E 17 moliaga mamafa o lo mai le $450,000 o lo o i ai i le o tu’uaia ai e le malo ia Kevin, $50,000. Na taua e Vargas e e mafua mai i le mataupu e pei fa’apea, e le o molia Toeava i ona tu’uaia ai o ia ma tagata fai- se fasioti tagata poo se isi lava galuega e to’alua a le DHSS, i le ituaiga moliaga e ono oo atu ai fa’aaoga fa’agaoi o pepa ‘ai mai se faasalaga i le solo atoa i le le polokalame o le Food Stamp. falepuipui. O lo o taofia pea Kevin i le Sa ia faatepa e fa’apea, o toese i Tafuna e faatali ai le aso tuuaiga uma ua mae’a ona faila 9 Fepuari lea ua faatulaga e toe e le malo fa’asaga ia Toeava, valaau ai lana mataupu i luma o ua na o ni tu’uaiga lava, e le o le Fa’amasinoga Faaitumalo. O nisi o tina matutua auai i le vasega suisui a le TAOA fa’apaaga ma le ASCC Land Grant. fa’amaoniaina i le taimi nei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Page 14 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018

O le va’aiga i le to’atele o tina ua taumafai ina ia avea le su’isu’i ma se isi auala e saili ai se tomai fa’apitoa mo le taumafaiga e fa’asao le seleni e tausia ai aiga. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

tusia: Leua Aiono Frost fuaga fa’ataoto mo tautua i le atunu’u. AMATA AOAO SUISUI A LE TAOA SCSEP Ua fuafua fo’i o le ulua’i fonotaga lenei o le Ua amatalia le Aoga Su’isu’i a le TAOA 2018 e faia ai fo’i ma filifiliga tofi e tutula’i mo SCSEP i Pago Pago ma e to’a 33 i latou ua lenei tausaga atoa, fa’atasi ai ma le fa’auluina atu fa’atulaga e auai. O i latou nei o le a vaeluaina i totonu o nisi sui totino fou. i vasega e lua, e ta’itasi fo’i le vasega i le vaiaso Ua fa’amanatu mai, e na’o sui lava o lo’o ua mo nei vasega uma e lua. mae’a totogia le avea ai ma totino, e taulia a latou O le aso Lua ma le aso Tofi ua fa’atulagaina palota. e faia ai nei vasega e lua, e le tamaita’i faia’oga Ua fa’ailoa mai e mafai ona tusia lau palota su’isu’i a le FCS/CNR ASCC Land Grant o Diana mo sui o le Komiti Fa’afoe ma fa’ao’o ia John Tarrant. E pei ona fa’ailoa mai e le tama’ita’i Wasko o le CoC. Ua mafai fo’i ona talia talosaga pule i lea polokalama a le TAOA SCSEP Merieni mo so’o se sui e te sapaia i le komiti fa’afoe. E Gutu, “O lea ua mae’a sainia le maliliega po’o le fa’aulu atu ai fo’i ma sui e te fia sapaia i le lau- feagaiga a le FCS/CNR ASCC Land Grant ma le lauatofi i lea lava faiga e tasi. matou Matagaluega ina ia fa’atautaia nei vasega 10 ALIA SAUNI FA’AFOU E LE NOFOAGA i le 4 tausaga. A mae’a lea taimi atoa, ua tatau TOSO VA’A I SATALA ona mafaia e le tina poo le tama fo’i e fia iloa lea Ua fa’ailoa mai e le pulega a le Mea Toso taleni, ona fua lona tino, tipi lana sikaili o mana’o Va’a i Satala, ua mae’a sainia se ma le Matag- e su’i ma toe su’ia mo ia lava!” aluega o le Puipuiga o le Gataifale ma le Vao- O lea faiga, ua fa’ailoa mai e fa’asaoina ai matua (DMWR) e fa’ao’o atu ai le isi 10 Alia le tamaoaiga tausi o le aiga, e mafai fo’i ona fagota ituaiga o Catamaran lea e lua aga, ina ia fa’atauina latou ofu ma ie lavalava po’o puletasi toe fa’afou mai e le latou vaega. fo’i e suia i le latou faleoloa o galuega taulima o O le toe soso’oga lea o le maliliega muamua loo gaosia e le vasega o matua uma o aofia i le na fa’ao’o atu ai fo’i isi Alia Fagota muamua mo polokalama a tagata matutua i le atunu’u. le toe fa’aleleia. I le taimi nei, e faia fo’i e tagata matutua ie “O le 10 va’a lea na fa’aleleia muamua ua elei vali, ma ua fa’atautau ai mo le fa’atauina atu mae’a taua’aoina atu i e ona nei alia fagota, ma i le nofoaga tumau i Pago Pago. ua fa’ailoa mai fo’i le agaga fiafia o nei tautai i Afai fo’i o le a matua lelei lava tomai suisui o le galuega lelei ona fa’atino e le matou aufaiga- tama ma tina matutua, e le toe fa’aitiitia fo’i oloa luega,” o se tala lea a Moefa’auo Bill Emmsley, fa’atau atu i le latou faleoloa lea. fa’atonu o lea itu o le tatou malo. E tolu masina lea o le a faia ai le ulua’i vasega O lea fo’i galuega na fa’apa’aga atu ai le amata o le suisui, ma sa va’aia le pisi o le vasega o DMWR mo le Mea Toso Va’a, o se taumafaiga le aso Lua i le fuaina o latou tino ma fa’amaumau lea na fautuaina e le afioga Kovana Lolo Moliga O le tina o lo’o avea ma faia’oga suisui i le polokalama a le ina ia oti aga’i i ai latou lavalava e su’ia. ina ia galulue fa’atasi fa’auluuluga o tautua FCS/CNR ASCC Land Grant Diana Tarrant, ua ia taumafai e fua Fa’aalia le agaga fiafia o Tarrant ona o lea eseese a le Malo e fesoasoani i isi matagaluega e lelei tino o tina o auai i lana polokalama, ina ia toe siakia a latou avanoa mo le fa’asoa atu i ai o lana taleni o le mafai ona feso’ota’i latou tautua lautele o i ai, ina fua na fa’ata’ita’i, ma ia lelei fo’i ona tapena latou la’ei e amata suisui. “O se mea lelei le ola fa’asoa atu o se mea ia le sisi le tasi matagaluega ae ua matua manuia su’ia pe a o’o i ai le latou lesona. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] lelei o ia te oe. O le taleni na foa’i mai e le Atua, lava le isi itu. e tatau lava ona tufa atu, ia fa’aauupegaina ai Ona sa mana’omia ni galuega e fa’atino e nisi tina e to’atele ina ia aoga i latou aiga, po’o le Mea Toso Va’a ina ia fa’aauau fo’i le latou i latou lava fo’i. E le gata i lea, afai e te fa’asoa tautua, o lea sa fa’auia loa i ai lea mana’oga o le atu, e le mapu fo’i le foa’i mai e le Atua ia te oe DMWR, mo alia e tatau ona lipea. o lea tomai, na te fa’alauteleina fo’i mo oe ina ia E ao fo’i ona silafia e le atunuu lautele, o le fa’aauau ona e faia na galuega lelei.” Mea Toso Va’a e le totogia e le Malo ana aufai- SAUNOA FA’APITOA FAIPULE MELEISEA galuega, e totogia lava e i latou a latou tagata fai- FONOTAGA CHAMBER galuega mai tupe e maua i galuega o lo’o latou O le ali’i Faipule o Sam Meleisea, le taitaifono faia. o le Komiti o Fefa’atauaiga o le Maota o Sui, o O le maliliega i le va o le DMWR ma le Mea le a saunoa fa’apitoa i le fonotaga a le Chamber Toso Va’a e fa’aauau pea, aua o lo’o tele fo’i va’a of Commerce (CoC) po’o le fa’apotopotoga a le a lea matagaluega e ao ina lipea pe a i ai ni mea e Aufaipisinisi, i le afiafi nei i le Sadies y the Sea. fa’aletonu ai. Ua taumafa fo’i ona fa’alauiloa atu I le fonotaga lea ua manatu le CoC e vala’aulia le tautua a le Mea Toso Va’a i nisi o malo o le fa’atasi le ASTCA, ASPA ma le Bluesky Com- Pasefika. O le isi malo e mafai ona fa’aleleia va’a munications ina ia mafai ona folasia a latou fua- (Faaauau itulau 15) samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 15 E LE O OE O SE SULI MONI by Sam - Vaega 104 ma ia sogi atu i le alafau o lana ina ne’i tau lau vaai i le ie ona e Na fiu Laneselota e fa’atali manamea ma fa’apea atu i ai, manatu lea o oe o lo o fa’atatau se tali mai le tama’ita’i Failau- “Ia manuia lau lauga i lenei i ai, ae atonu o se isi tagata o tusi, ae ua na o le tu o le taeao”. lo o fa’atatau i ai lenei ie”. Na tama’ita’i na punou i lalo. O E savali ese atu Laneselota ae vaaia e le Fafine meauli lenei le tusia Ausage Fausia Vailoata E. Amituana’i sa le manumanu o le ali’i o Lane- faliu atu Ianeta ua toe fa’aauau le maligi o loimata o Ianeta, ona ia FESILIGIA PISINISI FOU taitaia le iloiloga. O molimau selota i le ta’uleleia o lona igoa la talanoaga ma le Fafine meauli fesili lea i le tama’ita’i pe i ai se UA FAATUTU E LE MALO e aofia ai le Pulesili o le Litaea aemaise ai o le alofa i le to’atele o loo la tutu to’alua. O le Fafine mea o tupu ua mafua ai ona ia O le iloiloga a le Komiti o le ia Iaulualo Talia Faafetai ma se o matua ma fanau o lo o fa’atali meauli lenei, o le isi lea aiga o mafatia, ae pe na te iloaina fo’i Tamaoaiga a le Senate sa faia sui sinia o le Ofisa ia Doreen mai i totonu o le Faletele lea ua lo o aofia i le lisi o aiga mati- se tagata meauli o lo o fa’atatau i le vaiaso na te’a nei, na fesil- Amituana’i. faamoemoe e faia ai le Faatasiga tiva ua faamanuiaina i le polo- i ai tusitusiga o loo i luga o le igia e le afioga i le ali’i Senatoa E pei ona manino i le i le aso lea, na ia manatu ai loa kalame o lo o fa’atautaia e le ie lenei. ia Tuaolo M. Fruean le Faato- iloiloga, e $17 miliona le vaega e taofi ana fesili i le tama’ita’i Asosi e fesoasoani ai mo tagata “Vaai oe Tina, o a’u tonu nusili o le Fefaatauaiga ma Ala- tupe o lo o inivesi atu e le Failautusi. “Laneselota, susu matitiva i totonu o le aai, lea e lava lea o lo o fa’atatau i ai manuia, pe ua i ai ni pisinisi fou malo mo le Hawaiki Cable. Na mai loa ma lau manamea tatou fa’atupeina uma e aiga milionea tusitusiga o loo i luga o le ie, o ua mafai ona fa’atutu e le malo manino i le iloiloga e fa’apea, o aga’i atu i totonu, e le o toe umi o le malo, ae ta’ita’i ai matua o le mafua’aga lena o le mafatia talu ona avea o ia ma Faato- le vaega tupe e pei ona inivesi se taimi ae amataina loa le tatou le ali’i o Laneselota. Na faama- o lo’u loto i lenei aso, ona e nusili o le Ofisa o Atina’e a le atu e le malo i le Hawaiki Cable polokalame i lenei taeao”. O le tala e le Fafine meauli lenei ia le o mafai lava ona tineia le malo. e $17 miliona, ua mafai ai ona talanoa atu lea a le Peresetene Ianeta e fa’apea, na matua faa- fa’afitauli o le fa’ailoga lanu i Na faailoa e Tuaolo ia fa’amatu’u mai le avanoa e avea o le Mafutaga o loo fa’atautaia teia lava o ia ina ua tau atu lana totonu o lenei atunu’u aemaise Fuiavailiili Keniseli Lafaele e ai le Litaea a le malo ma totino le polokalame ia Laneselota, vaai i le ie o loo tusia i luma o le ai fo’i lenei aai”. Sa na o le faapea, e matua taua tele lana o le kamupani mai Hawaii o lo o ae o le ali’i milionea i le taimi faitoto’a o le Faletele, fai mai e faalologo o le Fafine meauli ao galuega o lo o faia i le atina’eina faatautaia le uaea o fesootaiga, lea, o loo tau autilo Ianeta sa tu le fa’atagaina i totonu ni tagata fa’amatala e Ianeta o ia, atoa ai o le tamaoaiga o le malo i le lea o lo o faafoeina e le Ofisa o mai i luma o le ta’avale, ua le meauli. “Ina ua tau atu la’u vaai ma le le mafutaga ma le ali’i taimi nei. Fesootaiga a Amerika Samoa i iloa poo fea ua toe savali atu i i faaupuga o loo tusia i le ie, sa milionea o Laneselota, atoa ai I le mae’a ai ona fa’afofoga le taimi nei (ASTCA). ai. E lua loa la’a a Laneselota o ou tu mo ni nai sekone, ona ou ma le mafua’aga na ala ai ona o afioga i Senatoa i le faaletonu Ina ua fesiligia e afioga i le a savali i totonu o le Faletele faliu loa lea o le a ou toe fo’i i le tusia e le tagata faaupuga o e pei ona tula’i mai i le faatuina Faipule tulaga e fa’atatau i lenei o loo faia ai le mafutaga, ae tau faitoto’a o le pa, ae fa’afuase’i lo o i luga o le ie. Na oo lava o se pisinisi e pulea e se kamu- uaea o fesootaiga, na mafai ai atu loa lana vaai ia Ianeta o loo loa ona valaau mai se tama’ita’i fo’i le fa’amatalaga a Ianeta i le pani Filipaina, ma le faamo- ona faamanino e molimau e tutu to’alua mai ma le isi Fafine ia te a’u ma fai mai, ou te ulufale Fafine meauli lenei i le amataga emoe e gaosia ai apa taumafa i fa’apea, o le masina o Iuni o le meauli i le isi tulimanu o le pea a’u i totonu, e le o a’u lea e o lona olaga, atoa ai ma le taimi le atunu’u, ao lea ua le taunu’u, tausaga nei o lo o fa’amoemoe Fale. Ona savali telea’i atu loa fa’atatau i ai le faaupuga o loo na fa’atamafai ai e ona matua o na fesiligia ai loa e Tuaolo gal- e tatau ai ona taunu’u aloaia lea o le ali’i ma popo le tauao o tusia i luga o le ie”. Sa na o le Meki ma lona to’alua faiaoga uega o lo o fa’atinoina e Fuia- mai lenei uaea i laufanua o le si ana manamea ma musumusu punou o Ianeta ao fa’amatala e ia Lucy o ia e avea ma la tama. vailiili mo le atina’eina o le atunu’u. atu i ai, “Ianeta, o a’u lea la’a le Fafine meauli le mea sa tupu. Ina ua mae’a ona fa’alogo ma malo. LUMANA’I O LE FAIGA- matou o i luma ma le Peresetene “Ao o’u nofonofo i luga o lo’u le toto’a le Fafine meauli, sa ia Na taua e Fuiavailiili i lana MALO A AMERIKA i le ta’ita’iina o le polokalame, nofoa ma ou vaavaai atu i fafo, tago atu ua uu mai lima o Ianeta molimau, e leai ni pisinisi fou a SAMOA ae a mae’a le lua talanoaga ona ae tau atu loa la’u vaai ia te oe o ma fai atu i ai, “Vaai oe Ianeta, le malo na mafai ona faatutu i O le itula e 11:00 i le taeao e aga’i atu lea i luma e saili ai loo e tu mai i luma o le ta’avale, tusa lava poo a tala a tagata, ia e le taimi na avea ai o ia ma Faa- nei lea ua faatulaga e faataunuu sou nofoa i le pito o loo sosoo o le mafua’aga lena na ou savali manatua le mea lenei, o oe lava tonu. Sa ia taua atili e faapea, o ai se iloiloga a le Komiti o Faa- ma le vaega o le a matou nonofo atu ai loa i fafo ma ou valaau o le suli moni i totonu o le aiga le tamaoaiga o le atunuu o loo masinoga a le maota o sui, mo ai”. Na lue atu le ulu o Ianeta, atu ia te oe e te sau ta te talanoa, o Meki ma Lucy”. faalagolago malosi lea i tulaga le fesiligiaina lea o le tulaga o faiga faiva. i le lumana’i o le Faigamalo a Na fautuaina e Tuaolo ia Amerika Samoa. O le afioga a Fuiavailiili ina ia silasila i auala Tapaau Dr. Dan Aga, o le Faa- Ferry that sank in Pacific was eseese e mafai ai ona tatala ni tonusili o le Ofisa o lo o gafa isi o pisinisi fou i le atunu’u, e ma le taulimaina o mataupu e fesoasoani ai i le atina’e ma le faatatau i le Tulaga Faavaomalo ordered not to carry people tamaoaiga. a Amerika Samoa, ua faamo- FESILIGIA E FAIPULE emoe e molimau i lenei iloiloga. Other questions remain, MATAUPU FAATATAU O le agaga autu e pei ona including why it took Kiribati TUPE MO LE HAWAIKI naunau afioga i Faipule e fesi- authorities so long to tell New CABLE ligia ai Tapaau i lenei mataupu, Zealand officials the ferry was O se tasi o mataupu na fesil- ona o lo o tele pea lava mataupu missing.The ferry left Non- igia i le iloiloga a le Komiti o le e fa’atatau i le suiga o le Fa’avae outi Island bound for South Litaea a le maota o sui, ma sui o e ao ona manino i ai le atunu’u Tarawa on Jan. 18, according le Litaea a le malo i le vaiaso na aemaise le Fono Faitulafono. to authorities, a journey which te’a nei, o le talanoaina lea o le O ni isi o mataupu e aofia ai was supposed to take two days. tupe o lo o inivesi atu e le malo i sui o itumalo i le Fono Faitula- New Zealand rescuers said they le uaea mo fesootaiga i lalo o le fono, aemaise ai tulaga i le va weren’t told about the missing sami (Hawaiki Cable). feagai o Amerika Samoa ma le boat until Friday, eight days O le afioga i le Faipule ia malo tele o Amerika. FILE - is Jan 28, 2018, le photo released by the New Zea- after the ferry had left.Enoo- land Defense Force shows a wooden dinghy, le, carrying seven Teabo said they believe at least survivors from a missing ferry and a shing boat in the Paci c 80 passengers and five crew ➧ Ocean. A ferry that sank earlier this month while sailing between members were aboard.New Tala… two islands in the remote Paci c nation of Kiribati had been Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Mai itulau 14 ordered not to carry passengers because of earlier damage, the Centre said they’re continuing government said Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (New Zealand Defense Force to search for a more substan- ma lipea o Fiti, ae a misi loa ona lea lava e le’i fausia a le tatou tial life raft that may have been WELLINGTON, New Zea- for more survivors continued. launched from the sinking ferry fa’ao’o loa lea i Niu Sila. Malo. O lea galuega o lo’o tao- land (AP) — A ferry that sank The U.S. and Australia have and which was designed to “E fa’afetaia fo’i le Malo o fiofia pea e le DOC i le taimi earlier this month while sailing joined New Zealand in the carry 25 people. Samoa, aua o lea e fa’aaogaina nei, mo se fa’atupega e fausia between two islands in the search, as have several fishing The seven survivors told lava i tatou iinei mo a latou gal- ai, ae o ata o lea va’a, ua mae’a remote Pacific nation of Kiribati boats in the area.Government rescuers they had drifted for had been ordered not to carry spokesman Tearinibeia Enoo- uega lipea i o latou va’a, Fotu o umia pepa uma, na tapena e four days in the blazing sun and passengers because of earlier Teabo said maritime authorities Samoa ma Lady Naomi, e sau se tasi o Kamupani Fau Va’a i had no water. They were found damage, the government said had ordered the MV Butiraoi, lava le va’a e fai lona galuega Seattle, Washington. more than 180 kilometers (112 Wednesday.About 80 people a 17.5-metre (57-foot) wooden miles) from the nearest major lipea ma aumai le siaki peimeni, “O lo’o i ai le fa’amoemoe are missing, although the gov- catamaran, not to carry any pas- island.The crew of the Orion o se mea matagofie lena mea i e tauofo fo’i le matou mataga- ernment hasn’t confirmed the sengers before it left because it plane dropped supplies to the taimi uma e fa’ae’e ai le Sa folau luega pe a o’o ina tauofo le exact number. A New Zealand had sustained serious damage to survivors and then a fishing boat i luga o le tatou Mea Toso Va’a fausaga o le “Va’atele” o lo’o military plane using radar found its navigational system, rudders picked them up. They have since a small wooden dinghy on and hull. It was unclear whether nei.” o se isi lea fa’amatalaga a ia i matou masini, mea faigal- transferred to a Kiribati marine Sunday that was carrying seven any repairs had been made. Moefa’auo. uega ma le tomai e mafai ai ona patrol with a doctor aboard. survivors who told rescuers the He said investigators are Ua i ai pea le fa’amoemoe, fa’atino lena poloketi,” o se toe New Zealand authorities identi- ferry sank. going to the island to find out e tatau lava ona fa’atino pe fa’aopoopo lea a Moefa’auo fied the survivors as three men, Kiribati, which has about more about the passenger count three women, and a 14-year-old fausia sa’o e le aufaigaluega a Emmsley i lena mataupu. 108,000 people, declared a and why the ferry left despite girl. All are described as being le Mea Toso Va’a le “Va’atele” week of prayer as the search the orders. in reasonable health. Page 16 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Mom of Missouri man found in ➧ WH… Continued from page 12 concrete sues over his death “extraordinarily reckless” saying the White House has Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, disabled Missouri man whose to release the memo without no “current plans” to do so. who’s leading the House’s body was found encased in con- fi rst giving the FBI and the “The President has not seen or Russia investigation. crete is suing a group home, department the chance to review been briefed on the memo or But Schiff said the memo’s state and county agencies, and it. reviewed its contents,” she said. release could compromise intel- several individuals.KRCG-TV After those complaints, A senior White House offi - ligence sources and methods. reports that Carolyn Summers, Wray reviewed the memo cial said the National Security Some Republican sena- the biological mother of Carl over the weekend. Rep. Trey Council is leading an inter- tors have also said they don’t DeBrodie, fi led the wrongful- Gowdy, R-S.C., who was with agency review of the memo. want to release the memo, and death lawsuit Jan. 23 alleging Wray when he reviewed the If Trump decides to release Democrats have pushed back that negligence occurred and memo, said the FBI director did the memo, it could be made on Republican criticism of the her son’s civil rights were not raise any national security public as early as Wednesday FBI, saying it is an attempt to violated. concerns with him. Gowdy said afternoon, said the offi cial who discredit Mueller’s investiga- The 31-year-old DeBrodie the memo doesn’t reveal any spoke on condition of ano- tion. The probe has already was reported missing April intelligence methods but it does nymity to discuss confi dential resulted in charges against four 17 from the Second Chance reveal “one source.” internal deliberations. of Trump’s former campaign Homes for the developmentally But Rep. Adam Schiff of So far, the offi cial said, the advisers and has recently moved In this undated photo by California, the ranking Demo- Justice Department is the only closer to Trump’s inner circle. the Adams County, Colo., disabled in Fulton. His body Sheri O ce and released on was found April 24 encased in crat on the committee, said agency opposing its release. In response, Democrats on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, concrete in a container inside Wray told him Monday that the Asked Tuesday about the the panel have put together their Dayna Jennings is shown. a storage area. Investigators review didn’t satisfy his con- department’s position on the own memo. On Monday, the Prosecutors have charged Jen- determined he had been missing cerns about the memo’s release. memo’s release, Justice Depart- committee voted to make the nings with her father’s murder for months.Second Chance Wray wanted to brief the com- ment spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Democratic memo available to this week a er police investi- Homes is named as a defendant mittee about FBI and Justice Flores declined comment. all House members — but not gating his disappearance found in the lawsuit.Police have said Department concerns ahead Republicans said they are the public. Conaway said he the 69-year-old’s body encased a medical examiner’s offi ce of any release, a request com- confi dent the release won’t was open to making it public in concrete in the crawl space backlog delayed the autopsy. mittee Republicans blocked, harm national security. They after House members have a under his home in suburban Prosecutors have said the report Schiff said. also said they would not release chance to review it. Denver. (Adams County Sheri O ce will be kept confi dential while On Tuesday, White House the underlying intelligence that Separately Tuesday, the FULTON, Mo. (AP) — The the investigation continues. No press secretary Sarah Huckabee informed the memo. House committee’s interview mother of a developmentally arrests have been made. Sanders pushed back on reports “You’ll see for yourself that with former White House that the release was imminent, it’s not necessary,” said Texas chief strategist Steve Bannon was delayed, according to two people familiar with the deci- sion. The people spoke on con- dition of anonymity to discuss private committee deliberations. Bannon was set to be inter- viewed behind closed doors Wednesday. But one of the people familiar with the deci- sion to delay it said it was pre- mature to schedule it this week because discussions have only just started with the White House over what Bannon can tell the committee. ➧ Texas… Continued from page 9 ford pursuing her. He said he saw Rayford carry his mother toward the drainage pipe where her body eventually was found. Police responding to a call about the attack arrested Ray- ford at the scene. Hall’s blood was on his face and clothing. He told an offi cer Hall could be found “in the hole ... up in the sewer, in the water.” Rayford had been previously convicted of murder in 1986 for fatally stabbing his estranged wife, Gail Rayford, in front of their four children. She had obtained a court order four days earlier to keep him away. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her slaying but was paroled after eight years under a former Texas law that allowed some prisoners to be released as the state struggled with prison crowding. Rayford had been on parole for fi ve years when Hall was killed. Relatives said she was aware of his previous murder conviction when they became a couple and believed it was her Christian duty to give people second chances. Another Texas prisoner is set to die this week. John David Battaglia, 62, of Dallas, is to be executed for the May 2001 shooting deaths of his daugh- ters, ages 6 and 9. samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 17 Philippines to back US fi ght US teacher in trouble vs terror ‘if efforts coincide’ in Vietnam over Defense Secretary Delfi n offensive comments Lorenzana told The Associated Press it did not really matter HANOI, Vietnam (AP) and is married to a Vietnamese that Trump failed to mention — An American teacher in woman with a child. U.S. policy on the South China Vietnam is in trouble for State media quoted his wife, Sea disputes involving China, making offensive comments Le Thi Hau, as saying she was the Philippines and four other about one of the country’s most living in fear following the governments, saying “that’s his revered fi gures. incident with people texting call.” Daniel Hauer, an English and calling with threats. She “If our efforts against ter- teacher in Hanoi, commented also said that English learning rorists coincide, well and good, on Facebook that he was get- centers cut contracts with her we cooperate,” he said. “But ting a genital piercing with a husband. in reality, each country will part in the shape of late Gen. In a video clip posted on his be addressing its own security Vo Nguyen Giap, a national Facebook page following the problems by any legal means at hero who fought the French and comments last week, Hauer said FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2017, le photo, U.S. President Donald its disposal.” American invaders. Giap died he only made sarcastic jokes Trump, center, reacts as he does the “ASEAN-way handshake” The U.S. deployed surveil- at age 102 in 2013. after a fellow English teacher with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, le , and lance aircraft to help Philippine The comments drew a vowed to have the Vietnamese Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on stage during the opening forces quell an Islamic State furious public response, with fl ag tattooed on his chest if the ceremony at the ASEAN Summit at the Cultural Center of the group-linked siege in southern many calling for his deportation. Vietnamese soccer team won Philippines in Manila, Philippines. Trump has proven himself Marawi city last year. In a meeting with the Min- the Asian Football U23 compe- an unconventional leader time and time again in his rst year in Lorenzana did not comment istry of Information and Com- tition. He said he did not think o ce. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) on Trump’s order to the Pen- munication Tuesday, Hauer that the Vietnamese would take MANILA, Philippines (AP) in his fi rst State of the Union tagon to keep the Guantanamo apologized to Giap’s family and his jokes seriously. — The Philippine defense chief address, saying Manila would Bay detention center open in the people of Vietnam. He said “Dan just wants everybody reacted guardedly Wednesday lend its support whenever contrast to the failed efforts of he hoped the public to give him to understand that Dan has no to President Donald Trump’s the efforts of the two nations former President Barack Obama a chance to correct his mistake. intention whatsoever to vilify remarks on fi ghting terrorism coincide. to shut down the prison for State media quoted ministry Vietnam or vilify Vo Nguyen high-profi le terrorism suspects. offi cial Le Quang Tu Do as Giap,” he said in the video clip, saying that Hauer could be fi ned speaking in Vietnamese. “Dan up to $2,200 but a fi nal decision learnt a lesson to be careful will be made soon depending on in using names and images of his behavior. others in a joke, particularly Israelis sue New Zealanders Hauer declined to com- famous Vietnamese historical ment Wednesday. He has been fi gures.” over Lorde boycott living in Vietnam for fi ve years would stifl e free expression. up her reservations on the Tel The two New Zealanders, Aviv performance was after Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu- the pair’s letter and that the Shanab, penned an open letter two women “took credit” for to Lorde last year in which Lorde’s decision to cancel on they urged her to “take a stand” social media and elsewhere. and “join the artistic boycott There was no immediate VACANCY of Israel.” The New Zealand comment from Sachs or American Samoa’s leading resort is seeking an honest, singer-songwriter replied to Abu-Shanab. trustworthy and suitably qualified individual for the position a tweet of the letter saying Darshan-Leitner said anyone “Noted! Been speaking (with) can be sued under the law, of STAFF ACCOUNTANT. many people about this and regardless of their nationality, Requirements: considering all options. Thank u and that she hopes legal agree- • College/University graduate with a strong background in for educating me i am learning ments between Israel and New Accounting, all the time too.” She canceled Zealand will help enforce any • 5 or more years equivalent experience. FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2014, her show days later. court ruling in favor of the • Have a sound knowledge of Accounting functions and principles. le photo, singer Lorde poses The group, Shurat HaDin, plaintiffs.The 2011 law is one • Computer literate and familiar with Financial Management for photographers during an claims the New Zealanders, of a number of measures Israel Systems. promotional event in Hong one Jewish and one Palestinian, has taken in recent years to • Have experience in Accounts Payables/Receivables and Payroll. Kong. An Israeli legal rights knew that their letter could combat an international grass- • Able to work under minimal supervision. group said Wednesday, Jan. trigger a boycott, making them roots movement advocating for • Must display a willingness to learn and work within a team 31, 2018, it is suing two New open to a suit under the law. The boycotts, divestment and sanc- environment. Zealanders it credits with con- group, which fi led the lawsuit in tions against the Jewish state. • Must have excellent communication skills. a Jerusalem court on Tuesday, The movement’s supporters vincing the pop singer Lorde Application forms are to be picked up from the Front Desk at is suing on behalf of three say it is a nonviolent way to to cancel her performance in Tradewinds Hotel and to be submitted no later than January 31, 2018 Israeli would-be concertgoers promote the Palestinian cause. Israel. 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Page 18 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Behind South Korea’s chip boom, worries over future SEOUL, South Korea (AP) exporters would trickle down to — The craze for smartphones, the rest of society, creating jobs social media and universal con- as demand rippled throughout nectivity is generating immense the economy. wealth but also deep unease in That formula worked, for the South Korea, source of a large most part, in an era when auto- share of the computer chips that makers, shipbuilders, steel mills make them work. and other big industrial groups Soaring demand for micro- prospered, creating millions of chips used in smartphones, com- stable jobs with solid ages and puter servers and data centers benefits. is driving profits for chip and Now, many of those older smartphone maker Samsung industries are in decline. Tens Electronics and its smaller rival of thousands of jobs have been SK Hynix sky high, helping wiped out in painful restruc- sustain growth in Asia’s fourth turing, with still more likely to largest economy. be eliminated. Samsung reported “At night, the lights are off C M Wednesday that its annual in this area,” said Kang Gi- Y K net profit rose 84 percent to a seong, a union leader at Sung- record 41.3 trillion won ($38.6 dong Shipbuilding & Marine billion) in 2017 on annual sales Engineering Co., the last ship- Samsung Electronics’ microchips are displayed at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. of 239.6 trillion won ($223.7 yard remaining after five others 31, 2018. e craze for smartphones, social media and universal connectivity is generating immense billion), up 19 percent from the in Tongyeong shut down since wealth but also deep unease in South Korea, source of a large share of the computer chips that make previous year. the 2008 financial crisis. them work. Soaring demand for microchips used in smartphones, computer servers and data cen- But pressures are building Sungdong once employed up ters is driving pro ts for chip and smartphone maker Samsung Electronics and its smaller rival SK as youth unemployment to 10,000 people in the scenic Hynix sky high, helping sustain growth in Asia’s fourth largest economy. approaches 10 percent and coastal city of 130,000. Now it (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) many elderly Koreans scrimp hires fewer than 1,300. Most are and scavenge to get by. on paid leave. Combined, Samsung and SK “There is no more work Hynix control about three quar- left,” Kang said by phone. ters of the global market for For now, there seems to be DRAM semiconductors, used no end in sight for the chip- to devices that help gadgets and makers’ record-breaking run. data centers run more programs Both Samsung and SK and data faster. They hold about Hynix reported record high half the market for NANDs, sales and profits in 2017 and which store pictures and other are forecasting similar perfor- digital data. mances in 2018. In 2017, Samsung and SK Young South Koreans like Hynix had combined revenues 24-year-old college student totaling 270 trillion won ($251.5 Min Shinee views the semicon- billion), equivalent to about 17 ductor sector as a winning bet. percent of South Korea’s GDP. “As a person majoring in The chip boom reflects South semiconductors, I feel lucky to Korea’s success in adapting have a future for my career,” to changing times, but such a said Min, who plans to get a heavy reliance on one sector of master’s degree before seeking the economy, which one econo- a job at a chip maker. “I feel bad mist likened to Saudi Arabia’s to say this, but it must feel ter- oil-driven wealth, is a mixed rible to be majoring in architec- blessing. ture or shipbuilding.” “I see a huge risk. It’s not a But even in the semicon- time to be rejoicing over South ductor sector, there’s no such Korea’s 3 percent growth,” Yoo thing as a sure thing. Tech- Seung-min, an opposition law- nologies change, chip prices maker and economist said in rise and fall and the industry an interview. “Except for the itself has become increasingly semiconductor illusion, there is automated, with investments nothing to be relieved about.” increasingly going to equip- Led by robust exports of com- ment and technology rather puter chips, the South Korean than production-line workers. economy in 2017 expanded The net increase of jobs at its fastest rate in three years among all semiconductor com- and is forecast to grow 3 per- panies — Samsung Electronics, C M cent this year. But while the SK Hynix and 53 others listed Y K computer chips industry is in South Korean stock mar- thriving, the reality is less rosy kets — was about 4,000 people for the rest of the country: youth during the first half of 2017, the unemployment was 9.9 percent Bank of Korea estimates. That in 2017, the highest rate since includes hires by Samsung’s the country began compiling display business. data under revised standards in “Compared with the huge 2000. Overall, the jobless rate is growth of revenues, the number 3.7 percent, but almost half of of employees did not increase South Koreans 65 and older live as much,” said Kang Taesu, an in poverty. economist at Bank of Korea. During the decades of “It is not a kind of industry fast growth after the 1950-53 that increases output by adding Korean war, South Korea’s people.” economy revolved around In 2018, semiconductor big, family-controlled indus- exports will be the single pillar trial groups called chaebol. driving South Korea’s growth. Industrial groups like Daewoo Goldman Sachs estimated that and Samsung enjoyed strong semiconductor products will government and public sup- contribute three quarters of port, backed by a belief that South Korea’s export gains the wealth created by those big (Continued on page 20) samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 19

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C M Y K Page 20 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Australia probes sale Amid publicity tour, porn star of secret papers in denies affair with Trump filing cabinets and if the magazine’s full tran- script of her comments was CANBERRA, Australia said it had chosen not to report accurate. (AP) — The Australian govern- some documents on national When Kimmel started to ment on Wednesday launched security grounds. read details of her alleged an urgent investigation into the The documents cover Aus- encounters with Trump, Clif- loss of thousands of classified tralia’s intelligence priorities ford interrupted: “I thought this documents that were sold with and counterterrorism planning. was a talk show, not a horror two second-hand filing cabinets. They detail missile upgrades, movie. Because this is a whole The cabinets were sold by a profiles of suspected militants different pay scale.” Canberra furniture shop at a dis- and Australia’s desire in 2010 Clifford’s allegation, first count price because they were for more Indonesian coop- made in 2011 and then again a locked and no one could find eration to stop asylum seekers month before the election, went keys, Australian Broadcasting reaching Australian shores in mostly unnoticed until the Wall Corp. reported. fishing boats, the ABC said. Street Journal reported earlier The ABC has not identi- One document refers to this month that Cohen brokered fied the buyer who removed an audit that revealed that the a $130,000 payment to Clifford the locks with a drill and found Australian Federal Police had to keep her from publicly dis- thousands of Cabinet docu- lost almost 400 national secu- cussing it. ments spanning more than a rity files over five years ending A week after that report, decade and four prime minis- 2013. In Touch magazine printed a ters, the most recent being Tony The documents also reveal 5,000-word interview it con- Abbott. Abbott was replaced in that a former finance minister ducted with Clifford in 2011 2015 by the current Prime Min- left 195 top-secret papers in her but never published after Cohen ister Malcolm Turnbull. old office when her government threatened the tabloid with a Several businesses trade in was voted out in 2013. lawsuit, the Associated Press what is described as ex-govern- The papers left in the office has previously reported. ment furniture in Canberra, the — but not included with the In that interview, Clif- national capital. sold filing cabinets — included FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2007, le photo, Stormy Daniels arrives ford described a single sexual The Department of Prime Middle East defense plans, for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Daniels who encounter with Trump in 2006 Minister and Cabinet said the national security briefs, Afghan had previously alleged an extramarital aair with Donald Trump when he was recently married department boss initiated an war updates, intelligence on now says in a statement the aair never happened. A lawyer for to his third wife, Melania, as urgent investigation into the Australia’s neighbors and porn actress Stormy Daniels con rmed his client‚Äôs statement well as a subsequent years-long disposal of the filing cabinets. details of counterterrorism on Jan. 30, 2018. Daniels‚Äô real name is Stephanie Cliord relationship with the reality The ABC reported nearly operations. .(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) TV star. The magazine said it all the documents are classi- Australian Cabinet docu- NEW YORK (AP) — Adult On Kimmel’s show, Clif- corroborated her account with fied. The classifications include ments are usually kept secret for film star Stormy Daniels, in the ford ducked most of his ques- friends and that she passed a lie “top secret,” “sensitive,” 20 years, before they are made midst of a publicity tour fueled tions about the alleged affair detector test. ‘’Australian eyes only,” and public in a heavily redacted by past allegations of a 2006 by either remaining silent or In her statement Tuesday, “cabinet-in-confidence.” form.Rory Medcalf, head of sexual relationship with a then- cracking jokes. She addressed, Clifford said she wasn’t denying The ABC has not said when the Australian National Uni- married Donald Trump, said vaguely, the legitimacy of the the affair because she was the documents were found. But versity’s National Security Col- in a statement on Tuesday the new statement. paid “hush money,” but rather it has used them in recent weeks lege, described the discarded alleged affair never occurred. Kimmel began by displaying “because it never happened.” to report stories that have been documents as “very weird and Keith Davidson, a lawyer a copy and comparing her sig- Neither Cohen nor Clifford embarrassing to the former embarrassing” from a national for Daniels, whose real name is nature on it to other examples. have addressed whether she was administrations of Prime Min- security and political perspec- Stephanie Clifford, confirmed They didn’t match, he said, paid $130,000, and if so why. ister Kevin Rudd and Abbott tive.Australia’s allies, including the statement was authentic but asking if she had signed it. A publicist didn’t respond to as well as a number of serving the United States, “would be didn’t offer any further details. “I don’t know, did I?” she questions about the statement lawmakers. concerned, but I wouldn’t over- The statement came at a said. “That doesn’t look like my Tuesday. The state-owned broadcaster state it,” Metcalf said. curious time for Clifford, who signature, does it?” Kimmel’s show opened with appeared after the president’s The ABC host asked if that him and Clifford seated in arm- State of the Union address on was an admission that the state- chairs and watching Trump’s ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ment was written and released State of the Union address. In recent weeks she has changed without her approval, which “Enough of this. Stormy, production companies, given drew a smile, coy look and a show me on the puppet what he a television interview and pro- giggle from Clifford. did to you,” Kimmel said to her, moted strip club appearances The rest of the interview holding up a doll dressed in a with a risque play on Trump’s went on in the same vein, as shirt and briefs and with a mop “Make America Great Again,” Clifford skirted whether she had of Trump-like hair. Ph. 252-2964 campaign slogan. signed a non-disclosure agree- Clifford produced a blond female doll with duct tape Location:Room 209, Tedi of Samoa - Fagatogo Michael Cohen, Trump’s ment; if an In Touch magazine personal lawyer, has denied interview was accurate — “Not across its mouth, and gave a there was any affair. as it is written,” she replied — small nod as she looked at the O ce Hrs. 9am to 2pm camera. (684) 633-0179 Family Owned & Operated since 1998. We are American ➧ Behind… Samoa’s only full time Pest Control Company. We provide Continued from page 18 a very aordable and friendly service. this year. Growth of exports of makers raced to catch up with South Koreans to start their own autos, steel, cell phones, ships, the Japanese and Taiwanese companies. The government Do you have ROACH, ANT, FLEAS, TICKS, TERMITE, cosmetics and other products in the 1980s and 90s, Chinese raised the minimum wage by 16 combined will amount to one- foundries are maneuvering to percent in 2017, to about $7 per RATS, AND OTHER PEST PROBLEMS? third of those semiconductor win market share. hour with plans to increase it to export growth. “The more lucrative the $10 per hour by 2020. • Call for a FREE PEST EVALUATION OR NO Looking ahead, South industry becomes, the higher Now is the time to plot out OBLIGATION INSPECTION Korean needs to consider future the risks. Every player wants to how South Korea will cope, strategies.Already, growth of join,” said Chung Chang Won, says shipyard worker Kang. • We do GROUND TERMITE TREATMENT & the global DRAM market is a tech analyst at Nomura. “The “Some people, including CONSTRUCTION PRE_TREATMENTS slowing. After hitting $72.2 biggest risk is China.” those in the labor union, said 10 billion in 2017, up from $41.5 President Moon Jae-in took years ago that when the ship- • We provide services for Houses, Boats, Cars, billion the year before, it is fore- office in May 2017 promising to building industry was doing O ces, Warehouses, Storage, Restaurants, Furniture cast to grow to $84.4 billion this make jobs and higher wages his well, that’s when it should pre- year, according to research firm main economic focus. Job cre- pare for a possible downturn,” pieces, stores and cafeteria and health clinics. IHS Markit. ation strategies include financial he said. “The government didn’t Just as South Korean chip- incentives to encourage young listen to us then.” samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 21 Weinstein attorney: McGowan’s rape allegations ‘ a bold lie’ impossible to remain quiet,” the statement said. Brafman says Weinstein denies McGowan’s claims. 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If you want to comment about our fairness, call Samoa News at 633-5599 Page 22 samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Trump signs order Trump calls for optimism in to keep Guantanamo spite of warnings of danger Bay prison open WASHINGTON (AP) — survey, 67 percent of Ameri- the grandson of Robert F. Ken- Addressing a deeply divided cans said the country was more nedy, was seeking to undercut nation, President Donald Trump divided because of Trump. Trump’s optimistic tone and summoned the country to a “new At times, Trump’s address remind voters of the personal American moment” of unity in appeared to be aimed more at insults and attacks often leveled his first State of the Union, chal- validating his first year in office by the president. lenging Congress to make good than setting the course for his “Bullies may land a punch,” on long-standing promises to fix second. He devoted significant Kennedy said. “They might a fractured immigration system time to touting the tax overhaul leave a mark. But they have and warning darkly of evil he signed at the end of last year, never, not once, in the history forces seeking to undermine promising the plan will “pro- of our United States, managed America’s way of life. vide tremendous relief for the to match the strength and spirit Trump’s address Tuesday middle class and small busi- of a people united in defense of night blended self-congratu- nesses.” He also highlighted the their future.” lation and calls for optimism decision made early in his first The arc of Trump’s amid a growing economy with year to withdraw the U.S. from 80-minute speech featured the ominous warnings about deadly a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade personal stories of men and gangs, the scourge of drugs and pact, declaring: “The era of eco- women who joined first lady violent immigrants living in the nomic surrender is totally over.” Melania Trump in the audi- United States illegally. He cast He spoke about potential ence. The guests included a the debate over immigration — agenda items for 2018 in broad New Mexico policeman and an issue that has long animated terms, including a call for $1.5 his wife who adopted a baby his most ardent supporters — trillion in new infrastructure from parents who suffered from as a battle between heroes and spending and partnerships with opioid addiction, and Ji Seong- President Donald Trump holds up copies of his speech before villains, leaning heavily on the states and the private sector. He ho, a defector from North Korea the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on personal stories of White House touched only briefly on issues and outspoken critic of the Kim Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. guests in the crowd. He praised like health care that have been Jong-un government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) a law enforcement agent who at the center of the Republican On international affairs, WASHINGTON (AP) — protect U.S. national security. arrested more than 100 gang Party’s policy agenda for years. Trump warned of the dan- President Donald Trump has It requires the defense secretary members, and he recognized Tackling the sensitive immi- gers from “rogue regimes,” signed an executive order to to recommend criteria for deter- the families of two alleged gang gration debate that has roiled like Iran and North Korea, ter- keep open the U.S. military mining the fate of individuals victims. Washington, Trump redoubled rorist groups, like the Islamic prison at Guantanamo Bay, captured by the United States He also spoke forebodingly his recent pledge to offer a path State, and “rivals” like China marking a formal reversal of his in armed conflict, including of catastrophic dangers from to citizenship for 1.8 million and Russia “that challenge our predecessor’s eight-year effort sending them to Guantanamo. abroad, warning that North young immigrants — but only interests, our economy and to shut it down. “Terrorists who do things Korea would “very soon” as part of a package that would our values.” Calling on Con- Trump made it clear during like place bombs in civilian threaten the United States with also require increased funding gress to lift budgetary caps and his campaign that he wanted hospitals are evil,” Trump said. nuclear-tipped missiles. for border security, including boost spending on the military, Guantanamo to remain open “When possible, we have no “The United States is a com- a wall along the U.S.-Mexico Trump said that “unmatched and to “load it up with some bad choice but to annihilate them. passionate nation. We are proud border, ending the nation’s visa power is the surest means of our dudes,” but he has not yet sent a When necessary, we must be that we do more than any other lottery method and revamping defense.” new detainee to the facility. able to detain and question country to help the needy, the the current legal immigration Trump’s biggest foreign The order, which Trump them. But we must be clear: struggling and the underprivi- system. Some Republicans are policy announcement of the signed Tuesday night just before Terrorists are not merely crimi- leged all over the world,” Trump wary of the hardline elements night concerned the Guanta- delivering his first State of the nals. They are unlawful enemy said. “But as president of the of Trump’s plan and it’s unclear namo Bay detention center, Union address, says the U.S. combatants.” United States, my highest loy- whether his blueprint could pass which former President Barack maintains the option to detain “In the past, we have fool- alty, my greatest compassion, Congress. Obama tried but failed to close. additional enemy combatants ishly released hundreds and and my constant concern is for “Americans are dreamers Reversing Obama’s policy, at the detention center in Cuba hundreds of dangerous terror- America’s children, America’s too,” Trump said, in an apparent Trump said he’d signed an exec- when lawful and necessary to struggling workers and Ameri- effort to reclaim the term used utive order Tuesday directing (Continued on page 23) ca’s forgotten communities.” to describe the young immi- the Pentagon to keep the prison Trump addressed the nation grants in the U.S. illegally. open while re-examining the with tensions running high on A former New York Demo- military’s policy on detention. Capitol Hill. An impasse over crat, the president also played to Trump said he was also immigration prompted a three- the culture wars that have long asking Congress to ensure day government shutdown ear- illuminated American politics, the U.S. had needed powers lier this year, and lawmakers alluding to his public spat with to detain Islamic State group appear no closer to resolving professional athletes who led members and other “terrorists the status of the “Dreamers” — protests against racial injustice wherever we chase them down,” FOR SALE young people living in the U.S. by kneeling during the national though it was unclear whether EXECUTIVE HOUSE AND illegally ahead of a new Feb. anthem, declaring that paying he was referring to a new war 8 deadline for funding opera- tribute to the flag is a “civic powers authorization or some 0.229 ACRES OF LAND tions. The parties have also duty.” other mechanism. Trump also This house and land are located in Pava’ia’i. The house clashed this week over the plans Republicans led multiple said he wanted Congress to pass has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a modern kitchen, large of Republicans on the House rounds of enthusiastic applause a law ensuring U.S. foreign living and dining area, family room and a two-car garage. intelligence committee to during the speech, but for the aid goes only “to America’s The property is fenced. The house is offered for sale with release a classified memo on the opposition party it was a more friends” — a reference to his the following items included: Russia investigation involving somber affair. Democrats pro- frustration at U.S. aid recipients Trump’s presidential campaign vided a short spurt of polite that voted at the U.N. to rebuke · 6 split unit air-conditioners — a decision the White House applause for Trump as he his decision to recognize Jeru- · Refrigerator/ freezer backs but the Justice Depart- entered the chamber, but offered salem as Israel’s capital. · Washing machine ment is fighting. muted reactions throughout the Mrs. Trump arrived at the · Dryer The controversies that have speech. A cluster of about two Capitol ahead of her husband to · Stove / Oven dogged Trump — and the ones dozen Democrats, including attend a reception with guests he has created— have over- members of the Congres- of the White House, but she · dishwasher shadowed strong economic sional Black Caucus, remained rode back to the White House · 3-piece lounge suite gains during his first year in planted firmly in their seats, with him. It was the first time · 1 dining room table and chairs office. His approval ratings staring sternly at the president she was seen publicly with the · Master bedroom dresser have hovered in the 30s for and withholding applause. president following a report that · Display cabinet / living room much of his presidency, and After devastating defeats in his lawyer arranged a payment · Microwave just 3 in 10 Americans said the 2016, Democrats are hopeful to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, United States was heading in that Trump’s sagging popularity to prevent her from talking This house is offered for sale “as is”. the right direction, according can help the party rebound in about an alleged affair. Daniels For an appointment to view the house and property to a poll by The Associated November’s midterm elections. denied the affair in a new state- email: [email protected] or call 699- 2100. Press-NORC Center for Public In a post-speech rebuttal, Mas- ment released hours before the Affairs Research. In the same sachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy, speech. samoa news, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Page 23 Cambodian forest ➧ Trump… Continued from page 22 ists only to meet them again on the battlefi eld, European allies, Muslim leaders and other including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we critics have been vehemently opposed to how protectors slain after captured, who we had, who we released,” he said, detainees have been held at Guantanamo for referring to Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr decades without charge. al-Baghdadi. “I have no doubt terrorist groups like ISIS will confronting loggers The offi ce of the Director of National Intelli- applaud Trump’s announcement that it is now gence said in its most recent report on the subject the formal policy of the United States to detain that about 17 percent of the 728 detainees who Muslims forever without charge in an offshore have been released from Guantanamo are “con- prison,” said attorney J. Wells Dixon of the New fi rmed” and 12 percent are “suspected” of re- York-based Center for Constitutional Rights. engaging in militant activities. He said militants will continue to use it to But the vast majority of those re-engagements recruit new members. “Keeping Guantanamo occurred with former prisoners who did not go open is politically expedient but exceedingly through the security review that was set up under stupid no matter how you look at it.” President Barack Obama. Trump’s order says The detention center, which President George this review process would continue to be used to W. Bush opened after Sept. 11, 2001, reached a determine whether detainees should be held. maximum population of about 680 in the summer Practically, not much is expected to change of 2003. Bush transferred about 500 out before with Trump’s new order, said Lee Wolosky, who he left offi ce. Obama transferred 197 detainees was Obama’s special envoy at the State Depart- out, leaving 41, including fi ve cleared for release. ment for closing Guantanamo. Trump also asked Congress to make sure that “But as a symbolic matter, it changes a great in the fi ght against the Islamic State group and al- deal because the two presidents before him were Qaida, the United States has necessary power to trying to close Guantanamo because they rec- detain terror suspects “wherever we chase them ognized that it was a detriment to our national down, wherever we fi nd them.” That was an security,” he said. “Symbolically, it reaffi rms his apparent reference to current war powers, written interest in perpetrating a symbol that has greatly years ago, that some argue do not cover the fi ght damaged the United States.” against the Islamic State.

China’s Premier Li Keqiang, le , heads to the meeting room with his counterpart Hun Sen of Cambodia before the opening of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation forum Leaders Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Leaders of nations along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River gather Wednesday in the Cambodian capital amid a push by China to build more dams that are altering the water  ow and have raised environ- mental concerns. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Society. (AP) — A forest protection Keo Sopheak said the con- ranger, a military police offi cer servation team had confi scated and a conservation worker have chainsaws and motorcycles been killed in an ambush in from some Vietnamese logging northeastern Cambodia where illegally. illegal logging and smuggling But the offi cial said the team are rife. was returning from their patrol Keo Sopheak, a senior envi- when they were attacked and ronmental offi cial in Mon- killed by Cambodian secu- dulkiri province, said the three- rity forces, who are known to person team was attacked late collaborate with illegal log- Tuesday afternoon after patrol- gers who smuggle the wood to ling in the Keo Siema wildlife neighboring Vietnam. conservation sanctuary. The Further circumstances of dead civilian was a Cambodian their deaths were not immedi- employee of the New York- ately clear. based Wildlife Conservation House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center seated, with other House members wearing black in support the #metoo and #timesup movement, pose for a group photo ahead of tonight’s Veteran, former State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) deputy sues sheriff for discrimination HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. Turner became a reserve (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in 2012, the same year deputy is suing a North Carolina he was diagnosed with post- $120 $80 Daily Rate 2013 Toyota Sienna Daily Rate sheriff who he says discrimi- traumatic stress disorder. 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(AP) — risk on appeal, especially since Larry Nassar, the sports doctor Nassar pleaded guilty, agreed accused of sexually assaulting to allow the statements and is more than 150 women and expected to get another long girls, will be confronted again prison sentence as part of his by scores of victims as he faces deal with prosecutors. another prison sentence for “If you get what you bar- molesting gymnasts, this time gained for, then you really can’t at an elite Michigan club run by argue that you were prejudiced an Olympic coach. in any way,” said Margaret Judge Janice Cunningham Raben, former leader of a Mich- has set aside several days for igan association of criminal roughly 60 people who want defense attorneys. to confront Nassar or have It’s not uncommon for pros- their statement read in court. ecutors to introduce “aggra- The event starting Wednesday vating” evidence at sentencing could unfold much the same as to support their request for a a hearing last week in another severe punishment. But the county that ended with Nassar parade of victims offering emo- C M getting sentenced to 40 to tional accounts of their abuse to 175 years in prison — what the face of an abuser went well Y K a different judge described as beyond the typical hearing. signing the doctor’s “death Raben said there was a “hor- warrant.” rible dynamic” last week in The practice of allowing Judge Rosemarie Aquilina’s accusers to speak even if they courtroom, even if the judge In this Sept, 12, 2015 photo, U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas trains at the Karolyi Ranch near New are not tied directly to a case has had the option to allow so many Waverly, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, has ordered a criminal investiga- raised questions about fairness. people to speak in a case that tion into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused some of his victims at the Texas ranch that But attorneys say the victim involved just seven victims. was the training ground for U.S. women’s gymnastics . (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) statements probably pose little “Her obvious delight was just off the wall,” Raben said, referring to Aquilina’s “death warrant” remark and others. “I am not defending Larry Nassar at all, but what I saw with her was a real abandonment of judi- cial demeanor. ... The process doesn’t change because every- body hates the defendant. That is the absolute glory, or should be, of the American justice system.” A fellow Ingham County judge, William Collette, said Aquilina’s handling of the hearing was “outrageous.” Others, however, have praised her treatment of victims and their parents. The case on Cunningham’s docket Wednesday in Eaton County centers on Nassar’s assaults at Twistars, a Lansing- area gymnastics club that was run by 2012 Olympic coach John Geddert. Nassar admits penetrating three girls with his hands when he was supposed to be treating them for injuries. So far, 57 victims want to speak in court or submit state- ments. Attorney Mick Grewal said 11 of his clients have signed up, including some who were inspired by the 150-plus young women and girls who appeared in Aquilina’s court. He called it C M a “cathartic experience.” “Now they’re at a point in Y K their healing process where they want to confront Larry, and they want to show the world that they are survivors and they are strong and they are part of this movement,” Grewal said. “It helps them through the healing process.” He said the Nassar cases are extraordinary in the number of victims who have come forward. “The only case that’s out there that’s even similar in stature is Penn State, and this is now six times as big as Penn State, maybe seven times,” Grewal said, referring to boys who said they were sexually abused by assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.