Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 4 guests online > March 7 2005 - Keeping You In Touch > Pay Investigation Promise > Niue's Premier Young Vivian has announced he'll instigate an > investigation into pay increases for the island's 430 public > servants. But it won't happen until after the election, he > told the Niue News. > > Help Is On Its Way > > UN officials in Apia have confirmed they have national > disaster assessors on board the MV Samoa Express that's > heading for Tokelau with urgently needed food, medicine, > temporary shelters and generators. High seas have prevented > supplies getting to the three atolls following a pounding by > Cyclone Percy 10 days ago. > > And in the Cook Islands, authorities hope to unload emergency > rations and building materials on Nassau (pop 40) today. High > seas have prevented unloading supplies earlier. Neighbouring > Pukapuka has received relief packages and repairs to damaged > buildings are already underway on the cyclone bashed atoll. > [date.gif] Tuesday, 08 March 2005 > Tax Records Seized In FBI Raid > Top administrators in the American Samoa government had their > tax records seized by FBI agents last week. The raid on the > Governors Office, the Treasury Computer Room and the Attorney > Generals Office was part of an investigation into alleged > corruption reports Radio New Zealand International News. > > Those tax records turned over to the agents included the > Acting Governor, Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia, the former Attorney > general, Fiti Sunia, and the Korean businessman, Heung Man > Lim. > > Also investigated were the former Director of Human and Social > Services Patolo Mageo, the Former Director of Education Dr > Sili Sataua, the former Manager of the School Lunch Programme > Toetu Solaita, the former commissioner of Public Safety, > Tuiteleleapaga Peseta Fue, and the Commander of the Marine > Patrol Division, Parauni Faauaa. > > The Acting Treasurer, Francis Leasiolagi, said the department > has cooperated with the FBI and everything that the agents > have asked for has been provided. > Last Updated ( Monday, 07 March 2005 ) > 32962 Visitors
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