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Prime Minister gets 2014 Game Fishing Tournament under way
Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, pulled the pin to kick-start the 2014 Samoa International Game Fishing Tournament.Tuilaepa, who is also the Minister of Tourism, was among a sizable crowd...
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Samoa at the Hague
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Le Mamea Ropati Mualia, attended the Global Ocean Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth recently held in The Hague, Netherlands.With a focus on the...
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Tuala family celebrates son’s success
First it was a lawyer, now it’s a doctor. The family of Tuala Piki and Karamellie Tuala celebrated one of their sons’ success in Fiji recently.{googleAds}<script async...
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Lady from Sataua rocks it in Hawaii
Samoan artist, Aaradhna - whose Samoan roots are in Papa Sataua, Savai’i - had a very successful tour of Hawaii last week.Aaradhna who is known as “New Zealand’s queen of soul,” and rising island...
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Money move alarms
“Never ever in a modern democratic system is a Prime Minister a Minister of Finance. We are talking about two top portfolios. It’s all new for us” – Aeau Dr. Peniamina LeavaiThe Acting leader of the...
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From crossing to pedestrian smashing
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“Inefficiencies result of poor management”
The future of staff at the Samoa Port’s Authority (S.P.A.) is in question with a Select Parliamentary Committee reporting that S.P.A. has resolved to “dismiss unproductive staff.”In its Report on the...
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Double murderer jailed for life
A 44-year-old man has been jailed for life by the Supreme Court for killing two men in their sleep at the beginning of the year.In the Supreme Court on Monday, Sua Mapu Pepa, pleaded guilty to two...
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Driver in Lano bus tragedy appeals
The driver of the bus washed off a ford at Lano last year, killing two young children, was back in Court yesterday.This time, Moe Iosua, is appealing the decision handed down by Supreme Court Justice,...
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“Doctors found bruises on his stomach, at the back of his neck and his ears.”A 58-year-old man from the village of Lotofaga Safata died from head injuries last Thursday after a drinking session turned...
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U.N. Executive visits Pacific for the first time
To better engage and support Pacific Island Nations, a high level United Nations (U.N.) Executive Board is in the region for the first time.Eleven members of the 36 member joint Executive Board of the...
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Samoa for sale in ‘extreme’ law
Samoa citizenship could soon be up “for sale” for as much as $1,000,000 tala.What’s more, it appears that even this price tag is negotiable.That’s what Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s...
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Letter from the P.M. and Speaker fail to save rapist
Letters from Samoa's Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House and Police chief described Seti as a "great asset to Samoa", and said his absence had already been heavily feltPrime Minister Tuilaepa...
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Court welcomes two new judges
The Land and Titles Court welcomed two new Judges yesterday.Former Assistant Police Commissioner, Leaupepe Fatu Pula and Tiatia Faleupolu Tevita took their oaths to serve Samoa with honesty and...
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Martin Hautus honours Buckley
“As the American Historian Henry Brookes Adams said in the late 1800s – 'a teacher effects eternity – he can never tell where his infl uence stops'. Mr. Pat Buckley this encapsulates you and the tautua...
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Faleolo Airport raises the standard
The Faleolo International Airport is raising its standards as preparations for the upcoming S.I.D.S conference moves to another level.Yesterday, the Airport unveiled a new VIP building and its stateof-...
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Bill strikes the heart of Samoa
The Draft Citizen Investment Bill 2014 goes to the heart of what it means to be a Samoan.That’s the opinion of local lawyer, Lei’ataualesa Daryl Clarke. He made the point during a public consultation...
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Petrol spill emergency
Disaster Management is warning people not to throw cigarette butts into Apia harbour because of a “strong fuel presence” at Apia harbour late Thursday night.An official inquiry has been called after...
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Courts have “no say” in Parliament - Tuilaepa
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is not concerned about members of the Officers of Parliament Committee (O.P.C.) taking allegations of corruption to court.In an interview with the media this...
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Speaker threatens M.P.’s
The Speaker of Parliament, La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polata’ivao, has struck again.This time, he has ordered members of the Officers of Parliament Committee (O.P.C) to stop expressing opinions in the...
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