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Fire demolishes family home
A fire destroyed the house of a family of three at Vaitele-Uta last Thursday night, taking with it the family taxi.No one is thought to have been hurt. Laumata Aso, a 28-year-old mother of one, said...
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Only four ambulances on call
National Health Service General Manager, Leota Laki Sio has confirmed that the country only has four ambulances but says that two more are on the way.There are two ambulances on Upolu, and two on...
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Leadership graduates celebrate
Sixteen participants of the Leadership Samoa Programme (L.S.P.) celebrated sweet success at the Faleata Golf Course last night.The graduates were members of the programme’s third intake, which started...
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Graduating makes separation worthwhile
Having her three-year-old son at her graduation will make the long separations Honiara had from him during her study all worthwhile.The University of Waikato student will be graduating on 16 April at...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing funds project to be extradited
A man accused of stealing funds from an overseas funded Marine Protected Area project in Samoa is to be extradited from New Zealand.{googleAds}<script async...
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Foliaki Michael Mulipola’s opportunity of a lifetime
A Samoan teenager has received the opportunity of a lifetime to study in Japan under it’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (M.E.X.T.) Scholarship.19-year-old Foliaki...
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Radio Australia live from Apia
ABC Radio Australia will broadcast its Pacific morning programme live from Samoa for the first time from next Wednesday to Friday 4 April at the cultural village at the Samoan Tourism Authority in...
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Heart disease warning
Cardiologist, Dr. Satupaitea Viali, has warned that Samoa is facing rising costs of rheumatic heart disease – one that is already using up a big part of the country’s $10 million overseas treatment...
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Video voyeur pleads guilty
The Vailu’utai man, who took a video of his girlfriend and him engaged in a sex act at a hotel, has pleaded guilty to voyeurism in the District Court.Tautua Pualilo, 27, had previously pleaded not...
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Fire engulfs family home at Malifa
A family at Malifa, whose house was gutted by fire in the early hours of yesterday morning, were too upset to talk yesterday.All the family could do was wander through what was left of the house,...
View ArticleTaxi driver caused smash, lied, jailed
A taxi driver who caused another motorist to smash through the glass front of the Apia office of Polynesian Airlines has been jailed for nine months.Lia Aiolupotea, of Lauli’i and Magiagi, appeared in...
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Mediate, don’t litigate - lawyer
The Accredited Mediators of Samoa Association (A.M.S.A) ended last week with an evening of joy and laughter as they shared about mediation with friends and guests who gathered for the...
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Ipolito opens $2.4m accommodation at Nu’u
The Ipolito family celebrated a milestone yesterday when they opened their new 27 room property at Nu’u.“The completion of this milestone took a while to finish,” said Toaga Lemi Mareko, speaking on...
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Family celebrates new tattoos
Four members of one family have celebrated a ceremony of blessing – the “Samaga” last Saturday at Vaitele-Uta.They were, Va’ai Matemini Taulafo, Joanne Vili-Taulafo, Nimo Taulafo and Tovia Vili.Va’ai...
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Police parade new motorcycles
Four new large 900cc road bikes and ten smaller 200cc trail bikes have been added to the police mobile force, with the new wheels added to the daily parade along Beach Road on Friday.“Not everyone...
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Money laundering group refuses comment
Do the country’s new trust laws adhere more closely to international standards against money laundering?That’s the question that was sent to a regional organisation set up to fight money...
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Nature's robbery threatens business
Regina’s Beach Fales is clinging on to what little land they’ve got with little hope, as with each day the ocean is literally taking the fales one by one.The owners say this is a case of nature's...
View ArticleRelatives plead guilty to 122 counts of incest
A man and woman, who appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday, pleaded guilty to 61 counts of incest each.{googleAds}<script async...
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After pink eye, students return to school
Students attending government schools returned to the classroom yesterday after having one week off in a bid to contain the recent pink eye outbreak.The decision to close all government schools was...
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Govt. issues update on S.I.D.S.
The Office of the Press Secretariat issued a statement on behalf of the Committee for the third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (S.I.D.S) to be held in Samoa later this year....
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