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The American Samoa government has come up with local matching funds so that local residents employed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the disaster recovery finally get paid. Comment?
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Samoa rebounds after tsunami
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... the devastating tsunami that took 170 lives, Samoan tourism is slowly recovering. The marketing representative for the Samoa Tourism Authority in Australia, Lorenzo McFarland, says 30 per cent of bookings were cancelled after the September 29 ... Comment?
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'I turned around and saw complete destruction!'
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Jack and Carol Batchelor grew up in Springfield and lived to Cottage Grove before moving to Samoa to run an island resort. Comment?
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APIA: capitol. main city. port. business district - Apia, Upolu, Samoa
... more developed of the two islands. The "main island" of Upolu also holds the main city of Apia. Apia is the capitol of Samoa. Apia is the only major city of the entire country and is also the only port, harbor and business district of all of Samoa. ... Comment?
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Builder delivers aid in person
... helped by Samoan children. Photo supplied. Queenstown builder Alaistair Saville has returned from the relief effort in Samoa where he helped build homes for families devastated by the tsunami. Mr Saville travelled to Samoa through Habitat for ... Comment?
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70 km (40 miles) NNE of Hihifo, Tonga 255 km (160 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa 660 km (410 miles) NNE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2640 km (1640 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles); depth fixed by location ... Comment?
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Wellington Samoans give aid and cash for tsunami relief
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Members of Wellington-based Samoa Advisory Council gather donations. [courtesy photo] A contingent from the Wellington-based Samoa Advisory Council this week presented five containers of tsunami aid assistance as well as NZ$ 66,850 to the government. 2 comments
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Private sector weighs in with recommendations to increase tourism
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Officials of RCA Consultants, the off-island group contracted to produce the American Samoa Tourism Master Plan at Wednesdaya s meeting with the private sector hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Governora s Economic Advisory Council. Comment?
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Recovery begins in post-tsunami Samoa.
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... took 170 lives, including five Australians, Samoan tourism is slowly recovering. The marketing representative for the Samoa Tourism Authority in Australia, Lorenzo McFarland, says 30 per cent of bookings were cancelled after the September 29 ... Comment?
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Norfolk Island crash pilot an instant celebrity
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... beautifully done and, dare I say it, with luck and God on his side." Captain James was flying the plane from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne and was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refuelling, Careflight said. But after several unsuccessful ... Comment?
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Captain Dominic's on automatic pilot to stardom
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... beautifully done and, dare I say it, with luck and God on his side." Captain James was flying the plane from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne and was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refuelling, Careflight said. But after several unsuccessful ... Comment?
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Australian Pilot and Co-Pilot Ditch Careflight Plane in the Ocean Off Norfolk Island
... were flying a critically ill woman on a Careflight medical evacuation (operated by Pel-Air Aviation) from Apia, in Samoa to Melbourne, Australia. Careflight staff have indicated the plane was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refueling before ... Comment?
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... a seriously ill Australian woman, her husband and two medical crew on a Careflight service from Apia in Western Samoa to Melbourne. It had been scheduled to land at Norfolk Island, almost 1700km of northeast of Sydney, for a fuel stop. The weather ... Comment?
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Hero on automatic pilot to stardom
... beautifully done and, dare I say it, with luck and God on his side." Captain James was flying the plane from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne and was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refuelling, Careflight said. But after several unsuccessful ... Comment?
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... the water before they were rescued by a boat. The ill woman was on a Careflight medical evacuation flight from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne, operated by Pel-Air Aviation. The plane was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refuelling, Careflight ... Comment?
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Tsunami Aid for Seasonal Workers
Friday, 20 November 2009, 9:58 am Press Release: The Community Foundation HB Tsunami Aid for Seasonal Workers 45 tsunami victims who arrived from Samoa late last night started their day today with a traditional barbecue to thank those who helped them. Comment?
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Australian pilot saves six in emergency sea landing
... Dominic James was praised for his "amazing" skill in landing the jet after running out of fuel on a flight from Apia, Samoa to Melbourne. Once on the water the aircraft sank rapidly, leaving the six clinging together in the Pacific. The ill female ... Comment?
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Pilots heroes as six survive Pacific Ocean crash
... before making a calculated decision to land on the water. The ill woman and her husband were on a flight from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne, operated by Pel-Air Aviation, when it ran into trouble. In the dark, Captain James brought the Westwind jet ... Comment?
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Pilot saves day as plane ditches at sea
... the water before they were rescued by a boat. The ill woman was on a Careflight medical evacuation flight from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne, operated by Pel-Air Aviation. The plane was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refuelling, Careflight ... Comment?
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Western Samoans thankful for gift
... of the Sept. 29 8.3-magnitude earthquake that triggered the tsunami that washed out the southeast coast of Western Samoa and caused damage to Tonga and American Samoa, he wanted to go home to help. Fiaui took two weeks in October to visit his family ... Comment?
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