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Mother pleads guilty to theft

A 28-year-old mother has pleaded guilty to 12 charges of theft as a servant before the Supreme Court.Defendant Sausoli Loli Pili committed the crimes while working at the Samoa English Cricket...

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Sip and sign – make your cup count!

It is that time of the year again, when Samoa uses sign language to order morning tea, as one of the activities of International week of the Deaf 2014.Tomorrow, 24 September 2014, SENESE with lots of...

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Mediation encouraged for Samoa

The Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration (M.J.C.A) is conducting a seven-week Soalaupule Samoan Customary Mediation training at its Mulinu’u headquarters.The aim of the course is to equip...

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Tagaloa reinforces commitment

F.A.O Director General, Tagaloa José Graziano da Silva has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to address food and nutritional insecurity and sustainable livelihood programmes in the Small Islands...

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St Mary’s sport club take the shield

“This display of sportsmanship and comraderie has been evident during the women’s season and although the teams are at oppositions on court, once the final whistle blows it’s all smiles, handshakes and...

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Revealed: What the Inquiry told our Cabinet

“It is indictment of the Commissioner’s performance and of his leadership that he was not able to implement these vitally important and sorely needed measures to lift the quality and general...

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Tea company launched

“We were hearing the farmers say how about my cocoa, how about my chilli, and how about my lemongrass? So we have come up with a tea company that showcases these products, enables farmers on a small...

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Samoan youth most violent, most bullied – U.N.I.C.E.F.

Samoan teenagers aged 13-15 are among the most bullied and most violent youth in East Asia and the Pacific, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (U.N.I.C.E.F.).A report released this month by the...

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Trochus - a new coastal fisheries resource for Samoa

PR - Samoa is the latest country to successfully develop a new trochus (Tectus niloticus) fishery.On learning of the successful introduction of the species in Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall...

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S.I.F.A earns the big ticks

Pacific Periscope - Established in 1988, the Samoa International Finance Authority (S.I.F.A) (previously known as Samoa Offshore Centre) is a statutory corporation engaged in rendering a range of...

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Cases of head growth raise alarm

Yet another case of a baby with a swollen head has emerged, adding to the growing number of these cases in Samoa during the past few months.This time, mother, Toe Uati, of Vailima, is concerned about...

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Wellington Mission breached contract – Chief Auditor finds

Wellington Mission breached contract – Chief Auditor findsFuimaono makes the point in his 2011 report to the Legislative Assembly, where he assessed two overseas missions – the Wellington High...

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Rhapsody drops by Apia

“We want to travel the world while we still can and so this trip is very important to us. You have a wonderful country and we are delighted to be here.”A cruise ship from Honolulu brought rain and a...

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Show some respect

“The driver was speeding and then he ran the red lights. If drivers learn to have respect for the road rules, there shouldn't be any accidents”Families living near the Vaimea intersection, where a car...

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Students seeking qualifications, jobs

“I’d like to work behind a bar but I just want a job, any kind of job and I need a qualification” - TitaniaWith jobs as the heart and focus of their programmes, 17 students at the Martin Hautus...

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Literacy and numeracy materials launched

The Media and Communication Department under the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Samoa has launched a production of workbook and audio materials compiled to improve basic literacy and...

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Real people, real issues ‘in paradise’

“I think people want cheaper fish but they don’t know that fishing is very difficult. So when people stop and yell out that our fish is too expensive, we find that hard to take because it’s not easy...

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Samoa signs Convention for Rights of Disabilities

Samoa yesterday signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (C.R.P.D).Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, signed on behalf of Samoa at the United Nations Headquarters in...

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$2.3m centre opens today

Today begins a milestone for the Animal Production and Health Division (A.P.H.D) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.At Vaea, it is the opening of its headquarters recently relocated from...

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Director responds to cases of babies with growing heads

“This disease is a condition in which there is an abnormal build up of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) in the cavities (ventricles) of the brain.The medical condition for babies born with swollen heads is...

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