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27% drop in surplus for N.K.F.

The financial performance of the National Kidney Foundation suffered a sharp decline of 27 per cent, the Controller and Chief Auditor has reported.In his Report to Parliament for the Financial Year...

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Latafale is Miss Samoa N.Z. 2014 – 2015

Latafale Auva’a has won Miss Samoa New Zealand 2014 – 2015.For the first time in the events 23-year history the competition was delivered online, with six contestants vying for the crown. Miss Auva’a...

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Driver escapes accident unharmed

“My opinion is that the footpath near the main road where the accident occurred is not safe for anyone to walk along at anytime.”A driver is lucky to be alive after she drove into a ditch, overturning...

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S.W.A. asks for patience

“Suffice to say, the works have proceeded at Ueligitone where the water meters were installed until the meeting is done and issues have been sorted out.”The Samoa Water Authority (S.W.A.) is asking...

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Punaoa Technical College celebrates

Punaoa Technical College dedicated a commemorative plaque built by the students with funding from parents and teachers last Friday.Principal of Punaoa, Reverend Uale Misifosa thanked the parents of the...

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Laughing Samoans sell out in Fiji

The Laughing Samoans Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i drew a record crowd at Nadi's Prince Charles Park on the first night of their Fresh off the Blane show in Fiji. The stars kept the crowd...

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Youth will have a voice in by-election

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is confident that with four contenders the seat will remain a “strong hold” for the H.R.P.P.Gagaifomauga youth will have a voice in the upcoming by-election,...

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Westpac Samoa takes banking ‘everywhere’ with new Lotopa A.T.M.

PR - In a testament to Westpac’s commitment to providing convenient banking ‘everywhere’, the bank is excited to announce the addition of a new ATM to its growing number of electronic banking channels...

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S.N.P.F posts $9million net increase

The Samoa National Provident Fund (S.N.P.F.) has shined in the Controller and Chief Auditor’s 2011 report, posting a $9 million net increase to its cash flow.  {googleAds}<script...

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Man sent back over sex charges asks for legal aid

A man sent back to Samoa from the United States of America to face charges over the alleged rape of four students with special needs has been given time to find a lawyer.That was the outcome of...

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Bail granted for alleged stabber

Floyd Nauer, the man accused over the stabbing of a 27-year-old woman at Togafu’afu’a last month, has been granted bail.The decision came from the Supreme Court yesterday where Nauer appeared before...

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Cops for S.I.D.S. take their oath

Close to three hundred casual police officers have been recruited and were sworn in yesterday as part of Samoa’s preparations for the upcoming Small Island Developing States (S.I.D.S) Conference.Held...

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V.I.P drivers for S.I.D.S tested

The drivers and the vehicles to be used to transport V.I.P’s during the S.I.D.S Conference were put through their paces yesterday.The drill was part of many practise runs the specially trained drivers...

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Pago trips from Satitoa start Thursday

Travelling to American Samoa by sea from Satitoa is back on the cards with the Samoa Shipping Corporation (S.S.C.) announcing their inter-island ferry trips will start up again this Thursday.According...

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New Australian volunteers arrive

Four new Australian Volunteers arrived in Samoa this week to begin their work.The Australian High Commissioner Sue Langford welcomed the new intake during a brief orientation.In congratulating the new...

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Samoa and its story

“Every kind of fruit grows here, - coconut, bananas, breadfruit, granadillas, “ mummy apples”, oranges, mangoes, custard apples, limes, pineapples, the sweet potato, the taro and the yam are raised in...

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Weather fails to spoil the fun of 2014 Swim Series

The Samoa Swim Series is attracting a lot of attention among open water swimmers for the exciting programme of swims, official and unofficial, and all the extra activities around the...

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Samoa gets first red card

Manusina player Soteria Pulumu picked up the first red card of the Women’s World Cup in France after a spectacular and dangerous spear tackle during her side’s clash with England in Pool...

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Worried workers speak

“To have invested so much of my life in this job without knowing that one day we would be shoved away without being appreciated is really disappointing”{googleAds}<script async...

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There’s no dengue, media criticised

The Director General of Health, Leausa Dr. Take Naseri, has criticised members of the media over what he described as irresponsible reporting of the potential chikungunya outbreak.{googleAds}<script...

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