Toa Samoa stars questioned over fight at Hot Gossip club
The Courier Mail - The Toa Samoa has been rocked by an unwelcomed distraction ahead of their Four Nations tournament this weekend.Several NRL players – including key Toa Samoa players - have been...
View ArticleLawsuit raises complex legal questions
“The Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges Act is relevant to this case but if it is applied, where would an individual go for justice? They could not obtain justice in this country”- Chief Justice Patu...
View Article$5million lawsuit against S.L.C adjourned
The hearing of a five-million-tala lawsuit, brought by the former General Manager of the Samoa National Provident Fund, Papali’i Panoa Moala, against the Samoa Land Corporation (S.L.C) has been...
View ArticleBuzzards and bees
Think a minute…Buzzards and bees are very different in their eating habits. Buzzards fly circling above looking for animals that are either hurt or dead. Then they swoop down to tear and feast on it...
View ArticleParliament prepares for tomorrow
“That is how important you are to this nation and why we want to make sure when our time passes, we can be comfortable in the knowledge we have done all we could, to leave this nation in good hands” –...
View ArticlePolice to get anger management training
“The training is done at the commissioned officer level, and for non-commissioned officers who make decisions in different situations,” said Nafo’itoa.Police officers will soon get anger management...
View ArticleSpeak simple language, Palusalue tells lawyer
Bill seeks to ensure that the fees and costs charged by lawyers are fair and reasonableThe leader of the Opposition, Palusalue Fa’apo II, had a message for the Chairman of the Justice, Police, Prisons,...
View ArticlePassing of legendary Aussie felt in Samoa
Australians – including many of them in Samoa – are mourning the death of former Prime Minister, Edward Gough Whitlam.Reacting to the news of his passing away yesterday, the leader of the Opposition,...
View ArticleTeen off to U.S. to start new life
A 16-year-old girl, whose dream of a normal life was shattered at 13 after her stepfather sexually assaulted her, has been given a second chance to live life.Tofa* has been adopted by an American...
View ArticleSamoa offers clues to early Earth
Samoan volcanoes have yielded evidence of the planet’s early formation still trapped inside the Earth.Known as hotspots, volcanic island chains such as Samoa can have ancient primordial signatures from...
View ArticleFirst steps in relationship between Shenzhen, Apia
Late last year, Prime Minster Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi visited Shenzhen, a coastal city in southern China north of Hong Kong home to 15 million people.During that visit, the Prime Minister...
View ArticleVision emerges of nightclub brawl that led to Tautau Moga’s arrest
Nine News - CCTV vision of the Brisbane nightclub brawl that reportedly led to Samoan rugby league star Tautau Moga being arrested has emerged.North Queensland three quarter Moga was partying with his...
View ArticleLive and learn
Think a minute…A little boy said: “I’ve learned that if I’m in trouble at school, I’m going to be in more trouble at home.”{googleAds}<script type="text/javascript"><!--google_ad_client =...
View ArticleCop car in intersection smash
VAITELE COLLISSION: A police vehicle with the plate number POL53 is being towed away after it crashed into a taxi at Vaitele yesterday. The crash at the Tava and Aoa Street intersection happened just...
View ArticleControversy mars historical moment
“I respect you Mr. Speaker. If you had ordered me to ask the question, I would have but since you have accepted (my request for Palusalue to ask), it shows that you are a person of God with a deep...
View ArticleSamoa underdogs against England
The weather’s getting warmer, old blokes are cutting about the beach in Speedos like it’s socially acceptable and the NRL season is already fading fast into the rear view mirror.Thankfully for any...
View ArticleMedia freedom “naked”, M.P. tells Parliament
The “freedom of the media in Samoa is naked.” The Media Council Bill 2014, when it becomes law, will provide the much-needed clothes for such a freedom.The point was made by the Member of Parliament...
View ArticleMediation – the way of Samoans
Seven weeks of learning paid off yesterday.This was when twenty-five staff members of the Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration and the Office of the Ombudsman received certificates in Samoan...
View ArticleM.P silent on jail for manslaughter
The Associate Minister for the Ministry of Police and Prisons, Lafaitele Patrick Lei’ataualesa, took a swipe at the media in Parliament on Thursday accusing reporters of being unfair, saying they “need...
View ArticleParker vs Leapai unlikely
'Brotherhood' preventing boutJoseph Parker’s handlers would jump at the chance to put him in the ring with Alex Leapai but don’t expect the Australian heavyweight to replicate the interest.Australian...
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