“The money prizes awarded to the winners were the actual approved prizes by the committee,”
The prize list read out during the night of the competition was the wrong list.
That’s the Samoa Tourism Authority’s (S.T.A) response to complaints from a fire knife dancer who claimed that he was short changed by $200 of his prize money.
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The complainant is the third prize winner of the Teuila Fireknife dancing competition, Vaela’a Ilaoa.
He said it was announced that the prize money was $800. He only got $600.
Asked for a comment, Public Relations and Communications Officer, Su’a Hesed Ieremia said up to this point, Mr. Ilaoa has not made an official complaint with S.T.A.
But Su’a explained that the problem was the result of an incorrect list of prizes being read out by a member of the Fire Knife Competition organising committee during the night.
“The money prizes awarded to the winners were the actual approved prizes by the committee,” said Su’a.
The prize money announced at the prize giving presentation for first place - $1,500, for second place $1,000 for third place $ 800.
What the winners actually received according to Mr. Ilaoa; for first place - $1,000, for second place -$ 800 and for third place $600.
Su’a confirmed that these prizes were approved by the committee.
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