An old one, but a good one… If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for Bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.If they start out with, “How are you today?” say, “Why do you want to know?” Or you can say, “I’m so glad you asked, because no one […]
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Chuukese man first to be tried for laser pointer attack on a plane in the FSM
CHUUK, 20 NOVEMBER 2017 (KASELEHIE PRESS) – The Federated States of Micronesia’s Department of Justice has charged Isak Rawit of Chuuk for pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft operating within FSM’s jurisdiction. [restrict] Kaselelhie Press reports the Department of Justice is asking for the maximum penalty of five years in prison and US$10,000 fine for […]
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CNMI visitor arrivals up 17 percent in October
SAIPAN, 20 NOVEMBER 2017 (MARIANAS VARIETY)–(MVA) — Visitors arrivals to the Marianas jumped 17 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016, continuing the destination’s double-digit monthly increase trend. [restrict] According to the Marianas Visitors Authority, arrivals to the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota numbered 48,950 visitors in October 2017, compared to 41,910 received […]
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Pohnpei Legislature passes Domestic Issues Act
POHNPEI, 20 NOVEMBER 2017 (KASELELHIE PRESS) — Nine years after it was first introduced, the Pohnpei State Legislature in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) unanimously passed the nation’s Domestic Violence legislation, known as the Domestic Issues Act. [restrict] Kaselelhie Press report the new legislation provides mechanisms and procedures to deal with incidents of Domestic […]
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‘Death penalty a fair decision’
PORT MORESBY, 20 NOVEMBER 2017 (THE NATIONAL) —- Papua New Guinea Public prosecutor Pondros Kaluwin says the decision to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on those convicted of sorcery-related killings is in the best interest of the people. [restrict] Kaluwin said members of Parliament who passed the amendment to the Criminal Code were […]
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Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after orchestrating the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, died Sunday after nearly a half-century in prison. He was 83. [restrict] Manson, whose name […]