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Director a man on mission
The new Director General of the Ministry of Health, Leausa Tole’afoa Dr. Take Naseri, is a man on a mission.Becoming the first doctor to head the Ministry after nine years, the Public Health specialist...
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Government gets $40m for water
Japan has granted the government of Samoa US$18 million (T$40million) for a “safe and stable water supply for residents of urban villages.”The money was granted during a signing ceremony between the...
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Youth Network launched
The young people of Samoa will have their voices heard at this year’s Small Island’s Developing States (S.I.DS) conference through a Youth Network launched yesterday.The event was held at Robert Louis...
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Possible cyclone to be named Kofi
The Samoa Meteorological Service is monitoring a low-pressure system off the coast of Fiji.Yesterday, Assistant Chief Executive Officer (A.C.E.O), Mulipola Ausetalia Titimaea, said there is a chance...
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Aspiring young artists display their talent
The crowded cafeteria of the National University of Samoa (N.U.S) was transformed into an art gallery last Friday, displaying the talents of three students.As the N.U.S students struggled to get a...
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Marist Sevens entertains, unites and proves value of local tournaments
Organisers and fans who flocked to the Apia Park last weekend for the 26th Vailima Marist Sevens have hailed the tournament as one of the best yet.Won by a star-studded Vailele outfit, after a tough...
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2014 Samoa Business Directory launched
Samoa’s economy is predicted to grow by three per cent this year mainly through the construction industry.The combined Samoa and American Samoa Business Directory for 2014 was launched in Apia...
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Tuu’u dares P.M.
The man touted to be the leader of a new political party being formed, Tuu’u Anasi’i Leota, has a simple message for Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi.“If he wants to fight, come and fight...
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Minister Faumuina remains tightlipped
Minister of Finance, Faumuina Liuga Tiatia, is remaining tightlipped.He is staying away from the media despite numerous attempts by this newspaper over the past two weeks to get a comment from him...
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P.S.C. rejects teacher claims
The Chairman of the Public Service Commission (P.S.C.), Tuu'u Dr. Ieti Taulealo, has rejected claims that the Ministry of Education is short-staffed, and that teachers of retirement age need to be kept...
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Youngest judge sworn in
The newest District Court Judge is also the country’s youngest judge. Fepulea’i Ameperosa Roma, 37, took his oath yesterday during a ceremony attended by friends, colleagues and relatives at...
View ArticleTropical disturbance intensifying
The tropical disturbance between Fiji and Vanuatu that is being monitored by the Samoa Meteorological Service (S.M.S.) is intensifying.Principal Scientific Weather Officer, Luteru Tauvale, says there...
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Marijuana found on policeman
A 33-year-old policeman from Falelauniu and Foaluga Savai’i has been charged with possession of marijuana.According to Acting Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, the policeman who cannot yet be...
View ArticleMan jailed seven years for record marijuana haul
Justice Vui Clarence Nelson has jailed Farao Vanilau, of Mutiatele, for seven years over two charges of narcotics and one charge of assaulting a police officer.The sentence was delivered last week....
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Attorney General explains process
Attorney General, AAumua Ming Leung Wai, has dismissed concerns over a new private company owned by government ministers, set up as part of the process to privatise the Agriculture Store...
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Supreme Court joins mediation movement
Samoa has seen its fair share of court disputes over the decades.But a new era in settling legal disagreements was sealed yesterday with the swearing in of a final group of mediators under new...
View ArticleOnly two options for the rebel M.P.’s
Deputy Speaker Agafili Patisela Eteuati Tolovaa is keeping his distance from public debate about rebel M.P.’s who are threatening to form a new party.He did not want to comment on statements that some...
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M.P. Lealailepule urges the H.R.P.P. to mend differences
Faleata West’s Member of Parliament, Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi, has urged members of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (H.R.P.P) to patch up their differences and work together for the good of...
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Cop fined $50, gets “severe warning”
A Constable, who leaked a police report to the media outlining the police claims against the Deputy Prime Minister, Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo, and Associate Minister, Muagututagata Peter Ah Him, has been...
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Cell phone ban enforced for all government schools
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (M.E.S.C.), Matafeo Falanaipupu Aiafi, has confirmed that there is a policy banning all cell phones from schools.But he...
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