(PRESS RELEASE- 29th December 2021) The village of Letui, Savaii wrapped up this year with a vibrant celebration of the Talomua Festival on Wednesday 29th December, aimed at encouraging youth to take up agricultural production and development for their livelihoods. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Laauli Leuatea Polataivao Fosi along with his Associate […]
Today in History: 31 December 1904 Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball
Each year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. At 11:59 p.m., the Ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to countdown the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, […]
Believe That Walking in a Spirit-led Life is Possible
Happy Friday Saints. As we saw yesterday, the only one who can stop you from moving forward in 2022 is YOU. Did you know that even though God wants what’s best for you, He won’t override your free will and force His own will upon you? The Bible is filled with promises and things that […]
Fiji’s Covid-19 Third Wave Alert
Fiji has reported one death and 309 new cases of Covid-19 in the community – 194 of them confirmed in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday. This brings the total number of active cases to 780 as health authorities tackle a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak across the country. The Government also confirmed […]
Seasonal Worker Scammers Jailed 4 Years and 6 Months
The two faafafine who deceived unsuspecting members of the public into believing they were processing Seasonal Worker applications have been handed jail sentences by the Supreme Court of Samoa. Joseph Lafaele aka Jodeen, and Viliamu Tuigamala Faaleleiga aka Vivien had last month pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining by deception when they fooled unsuspecting members […]
Nick Kyrgios – “Australian Open Would be a Disaster Without the Big Three”
With Roger Federer already ruled out of the Australian Open it would be a “disaster” if Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal do not turn up for the first Grand Slam of the year, Nick Kyrgios said, adding that the sport needs the ‘Big Three’ to continue playing. Nadal, Federer and world number one Djokovic are […]
New Zealand’s First Omicron Community Case is Target of Online Hate and Abuse
New Zealand has reported its first community exposure to the Omicron variant from a person arriving from the United Kingdom earlier this month. A British DJ who tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, had briefly been active in the community in Auckland. Robert Etheridge who goes by the name DJ Dimension is New […]
Three Die After Memorial Candle Lit in Hospital Ward
Three intensive care patients in Ukraine have been killed in a hospital fire sparked by a candle lit to remember a recent Covid-19 death. Another four people are being treated for severe burns following the blaze in Kosiv, Western Ukraine, on Tuesday. According to officials, it began when a candle was lit by a member […]
Today in History: 30 December 2011 Samoa Loses a Day and Jumps Forward in Time
On this day in 2011 Samoa skipped a day and jumped westwards across the international dateline – to align with trade partners. As the clock struck midnight (10:00 GMT Friday) as 29 December ended, Samoa fast-forwarded to 31 December, missing out on 30 December entirely. Samoa announced the decision in May in a bid to […]
Change is Possible When You Make God Your Priority
Happy Thursday Saints. Jesus said in John 10:10 “I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, AND HAVE IT IN ALL ITS FULLNESS.” Yesterday, we said that “Progress is a choice. Moving forward is a choice.” One of the first steps to making permanent changes in the New Year is admitting that things can be […]
