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...
View ArticleLatafale 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...
View ArticleDriver 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...
View ArticleS.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...
View ArticlePunaoa 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...
View ArticleLaughing 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...
View ArticleYouth 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,...
View ArticleWestpac 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...
View ArticleS.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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleBail 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...
View ArticleCops 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...
View ArticleV.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...
View ArticlePago 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleSamoa 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...
View ArticleWeather 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...
View ArticleSamoa 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...
View ArticleWorried 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...
View ArticleThere’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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