Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has given villages and churches a verbal pat on the back for the countless hours they have put in to beautify Samoa ahead of the S.I.D.S conference.
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He has also acknowledged the hard work of government officials and everyone working behind the scenes to ensure Samoa is ready.
Tuilaepa issued the acknowledgement during his weekly media programme where he declared that Samoa is ready to welcome the world.
“The government wishes to thank the village leaderships for their support and preparations,” he said. “The government depends on their assistance” and they have delivered.
Tuilaepa said Samoa has high hopes for a successful conference.
On Saturday this week, a ceremony to officially hand over the venue at Faleata Sports complex to the United Nations for the conference will be held.
“That means the facilities will be under the United Nation during that time and will be handed over again after the meeting.”
Tuilaepa also warned that locals that they need to abide by the rules from U.N and not expect to have free access and free food from the conference.
On the accommodation side of things, Tuilaepa said the cruise ship “will arrive on the day that it will arrive.”
In announcing that all the hotels are fully booked, Tuilaepa dismissed criticisms that the cruise ship has taken up much needed revenue for local accommodation providers.
“If the person booked to stay at the cruise ship then that is their choice,” he said.
“Just so you remember, the cruise ship is five star and we don’t have a five star (hotel)
“So if people prefer the cruise ship because it is five star, then we can’t force them. What I have been told is that the accommodations have been booked out so I am not aware of the hotels that aren’t occupied.” More than 3,000 people are expected to arrive in Samoa over the next two weeks.
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