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Business Systems introduces rewards, pride and lots of savings
Business Systems Limited (B.S.L.), the pioneer in the stationery and office equipment business in Samoa, is offering the customers an exciting opportunity to earn reward points each time, every time...
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Eye team overcomes floods and pink eye
Even with bad weather and pink eye still a risk for Samoa, the Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand and a team of Pacific eye specialists who are in Savai’i at the moment say they are progressing well...
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Pitolau at talks on border protection
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Revenue, Pitolau Lusia Sefo- Leau, is in Fiji this week.She is among thirty-two participants from countries such as Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Palau, New...
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Brother from drug family spared
A man has avoided jail after asking not to be imprisoned because he was the only one left to look after his younger sisters.Petelo Toiloto, 20, of Savalalo and Fugalei, was facing drug charges with the...
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Prisoner charged with possession of marijuana
A 32-year-old prisoner, Steward Moala, of Faleas’iu has been charged for possession of marijuana.Acting Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, said that last Thursday evening, a duty officer at...
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Residents object to beach plan
Flooding and high seas are two of the threats facing a planned beach facility in Apia.And this worries residents in the area. They say the government should reconsider its plan to construct a manmade...
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Debt alarms I.M.F., cautions govt. again
“Public debt has risen rapidly in recent years, raising risks to sustainability and leaving little fi scal space to address future disasters. It is thus necessary to begin a process of gradual fiscal...
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Minister tells teachers to “go Google”
The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture (M.E.S.C), Magele Mauiliu Magele, has an easy answer to problems facing teachers: use Google.Speaking during an orientation seminar for new teachers, held...
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Food laws must be enforced - Chamber
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce, Ane L. Moananu, has welcomed new laws aimed at improving food standards.But she says they must be enforced if they are to be effective. “Samoa...
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Airport Authority’s $43 million loss
In assessing its expenditure, the Committee noted an increase of travel expenses from $55,832 in 2009 to $217,575 in 2010The Samoa Airport Authority (S.A.A.) ran at a $43,224,061 loss for the Financial...
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S.N.P.F.’s $2.3 million building in Brussels
The Samoa National Provident Fund (S.N.P.F.) has spent more than $2.3 million to buy a new embassy building located in the centre of Brussels in Belgium.The amount was confirmed by S.N.P.F. C.E.O.,...
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P.M. downplays bank warning
“We have brains too.”That is Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s response to the latest warning from the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) about Samoa’s “rising debt.”Speaking to the...
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High Commission denies conflict of interest
New Zealand High Commissioner, Jackie Frizelle, has rejected claims that there was a conflict of interest in the alleged appointment of the partner of a senior diplomat to a position that could have...
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No safety tests yet for stinky power
A high chief at Taelefaga, Fagaloa, who has been calling for action on a hydropower project is still waiting to find out if stinky water from the station is a threat to their health.Leuta Sialafau...
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British High Commissioner bids farewell to Samoa
The British High Commissioner to Samoa, Victoria Treadell, made her final visit to Samoa with her time in the region coming to an end in July.Finishing up her four-year term in Wellington in New...
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Chinese scholarships increase
The Second Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Samoa, Shaozhong Cui, has outlined development assistance to the Samoa education sector.These include the increasing numbers of scholarships offered to...
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Parents, patients wait… and wait
Parents and their sick children had to wait patiently at the Paediatric Ward of the Tupua Tamasese Meaole hospital yesterday for hours to staff.An unhappy member of the public contacted the Samoa...
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Improving reading skills
An expert from New Zealand has been brought in to share ways of boosting reading among young readers.Sunshine Books expert partner Judy Stevenson provided free training for teachers in collaboration...
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Delay hits Market again
Farmers braving the hot sun and torrential downpours at Fugalei will have to endure the conditions a little more.After years of waiting – followed by the promise that the Fugalei Market would open in...
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Taro and traffic, the life ‘in paradise’
Rain or shine, the farmers are willing to brave the elements just to earn money to put food on the table.That’s the reaction from most of the vendors who this week got news that the multi-million...
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