The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) commemorated the National Land and Survey Services Day on 28 February 2023 at the Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (TATTE) Samoa Convention Center. The prayer service was conducted by Pastor Dr. Paul Matamua of the New Wine Worship Center church followed by the Keynote Address delivered by […]
Cyclone Gabrielle: Pacific Seasonal Workers Picking Up the Pieces in New Zealand
By: Charlotte Bedford When Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle descended on the north and eastern coasts of New Zealand’s North Island between 12 and 14 February, the timing could not have been worse. In Hawke’s Bay – the country’s largest pipfruit-growing region, producing 62% of New Zealand’s apples and pears at an export value of approximately NZ$830 […]
Petrol Up by .22 sene per litre for March 2023
01 March 2023, Apia Samoa. We should have all filled up on the last day of February because petrol went up today by 22 sene per litre. It’s the first day of the month when revised fuel prices for Samoa are issued and applied; and this month sees a marked increase in petrol and a […]
It is With Your Heart that You Believe and Are Justified
Happy Wednesday Saints. Yesterday, we saw that if we don’t rely on Christ alone for our salvation, we are neither saved nor free. Galatians 5:6 says, “FOR IN CHRIST JESUS, NEITHER CIRCUMCISION NOR UNCIRCUMCISION HAS ANY VALUE. THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS IS FAITH EXPRESSING ITSELF THROUGH LOVE.” Once again, the Apostle Paul is pointing […]
Samoa Elected Vice Chair of Inaugural CTO Ministerial Alliance for Digital Nations
Samoa’s Information Technology Minister recently attended an inaugural Ministerial Alliance for Digital Nations 2023 hosted by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) where Hon Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo was elected as one of two Vice Chairs of the CTO Alliance. The Tanzanian Minister who had been a Vice Chair was elected to Chair while Mozambique was elected […]
Faatulaga le Aso mo le Faamasinoga a King Faipopo ma Lema’i Sione
Ua tuuina mai e le Faamasinoga Maualuga le aso e iloiloina faatasi ai moliaga a Lema’i Sione ma Malele Paulo, o loo tuuaia i lo la fuafuaina e faaoo le maliu (conspiracy to murder) i lē sa fai ma Palemia o Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. O Lema’i Sione ma Malele Paulo aka King Faipopo, sa […]
