HONOLULU (AP) — A Native Hawaiian fisherman is asking a state board to declare that only people who are lawfully admitted to the United States can get commercial fishing licenses. The petition was filed Wednesday in response to an Associated Press investigation that found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in […]
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Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) The possibility of moving out of your neighborhood may have occurred to you before, Aries, but events today might have you finally making up your mind to do it. Perhaps too many good neighbors have moved away, or maybe some good fortune has made it possible for you to move to […]
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Mom Would Never Say
Things Mom Would Never Say “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?”“Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too”“Just leave all the lights on … it makes the house look more cheery” [restrict] “Let me smell that shirt — Yeah, it’s good for another week” “Go ahead and keep […]
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Truck Driver
A truck driver stopped at a roadside diner one day to grab some lunch. He ordered a cheeseburger, a coffee and a slice of apple pie. Just as he was about to eat them, three big hairy bikers walked in. The first biker grabbed the trucker’s cheeseburger and took a big bite from it. [restrict] […]
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Solomons MPs legalising corruption-Transparency SI
HONIARA, 10 APRIL 2017 (RNZI) — The chairperson of Transparency Solomon Islands says self-serving MPs are effectively legalising corruption in Solomon Islands. This comes after MPs were given a 3.5 percent pay rise on April 1st the same day that tax was reinstated on their previously tax free salaries. [restrict] Ruth Liloqula said the action […]
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Government is not broke – Samoa Finance Minister
APIA, 10 APRIL 2017 (SAMOA OBSERVER) —- Samoan Minister of Finance, Sili Epa Tuioti, has set the record straight in response to claims that the government is “broke.” The claim has surfaced after the government revealed its plans to review tax laws with the view of increasing the Value Added Goods and Services Tax (VAGST) […]