American Samoa News

By ANITA B. HOFSCHNEIDER Contributing Writer The CNMI Senate junked yesterday a resolution that asks the federal government to clean up toxic substances left behind by the bombing exercises on Farallon de Medinilla before the U.S. Congress passes the bill that would grant the CNMI control over its submerged lands.

The NMI Council for the Humanities is inviting the public to a lecture titled "Article 12, Claims to Culture and Political Rights: the Race vs.

Sun Coverage Archive of Sun politics stories State of Nevada Web site Nevada and American Samoa both launched Web sites in the same week of early March to keep track of the massive amounts of money that Congress had just approved under the so-called stimulus act.

A soldier from Illinois attached to a Hawaii Army National Guard unit died in Iraq this week when his vehicle rolled over.

American Samoan Congressman Eni Faleomavaega says he drove moves to drop provisions on Indonesia's West Papua from a foreign relations bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.

As of Friday, June 26, 2009, at least 4,318 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

For Jesus C. Borja of Susupe, water is a precious commodity. He values it even more than electricity, and that is why several years ago he decided that he could not continue to rely on the CNMI water system.

Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela recently joined the 77th U.S. Mayors' Conference held in Rhode Islands.

Three Coast Guardsmen set sail from Hawaii on board a Navy ship yesterday to enforce federal fishing rules in waters west of the islands.

Local musician Nate Parsell will be headlining the BlueSky 10-year live concert in Pago Pago, American Samoa on July 10 with the rock band Amely.

The average amount the CNMI government spends on each child in public schools will soon increase, following the go-signal for the release of $44.4 million in stimulus funds for the Public School System.

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was elected the new chairman of the Western Governors' Association, while Gov.

The Fitial administration is interested in securing valuable population, labor force, and economic data by working with the Interior Department's Office of Insular Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

There are a few topics governors running states in the West just can't escape: water scarcity, a warming climate and energy development.

Tribune Graphics The census happens every 10 years, as stipulated by the U.S. Constitution.

On 11 December 1787, part of a French naval fleet led by Commodore Comte de la Perouse became stranded in shallow waters off the northern coast of Tutuila, in the South Pacific.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -Brian S. Glass, vice president and district manager in American Samoa, and James "Hobbs" M. Lowson, vice president and country manager for the Republic of Palau, will be exchanging roles, effective June 2, 2009.

Have you noticed that you can never seem to find a place to put a hot soldering iron while working around a studio? The answer might be right under your nose.

By BENIGNO R. FITIAL Special to the Saipan Tribune Editor's Note: The following is the text of Gov.

A man died yesterday aboard a trans-Pacific flight from American Samoa. The victim, a 69-year-old man, suffered an asthma attack aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 1466 while the plane was en route from Pago Pago to Honolulu.