World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3rd May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. The Global Conference provides an opportunity to journalists, civil society representatives, national authorities, academics and […]
MFAT CEO Peseta Noumea Simi Remarks For the Launch of the BMS Project With the IOM
Excellencies, Ambassador of Japan to Samoa, UNDP Resident Representative, 10M Chief of Mission Australia and the Pacific, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. We acknowledge the coming to fruition of this multicountry program across 7 countries in the Pacific, the funding support by the Government of Japan, the partners such as PIDC and the 10M, THE Governments of Japan and Samoa […]
Freedom of Expression is a Human Right that Should Not Be Taken for Granted, JAWS President
Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on 3rd May, unfortunately for Samoa, we had not had a chance to celebrate such a prestigious event in the past two years due to a political crisis in 2021 and COVID-19 2022. This year JAWS has left its celebration to culminate together with Samoa’s 60th Independent anniversary finale […]
Mother and Three Children Among 7 Found Dead in Oklahoma US, Relative Says
By Edgar Sandoval May 2, 2023. Janette Mayo drove two hours to attend a choir recital last Thursday at a middle school in rural Oklahoma in the South Central region of the United States. Her granddaughter Tiffany Dore Guess wore a black and gold robe and sang beautifully, Ms. Mayo recalled. The next day, she […]
Happy Birthday Patrick “Pato” Faapale
Patrick Fa’apale, born 3 May 1991 has served Samoa grassroots rugby for over 12 years. An international fly-half who plays for the Vaiala Ulalei Club, Fa’apale made his debut for Samoa in 2014 and was part of the Manu Samoa 15’s squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Affectionately known as “Pato” in local rugby […]
Samoan Teachers Asked to Step Up During School Lockdown
2 May 2023 Apia Samoa. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Aeau Chris Hazelman, has called on teachers to step up during the one-week school lockdown in Samoa. “Please teachers, step up. This is not a week-off for teachers and school principals. Let us not repeat what arose during Covid where schools […]
Tuualalo le Ofisa Sili o le Matagaluega i Faiaoga e Tulai Mai
Ua faalauiloa se finagalo o le Ofisa Sili a le Matāgaluega o Aoga le afioga Aeau Chris Hazelman, e matuā faamalosia le a’e mai pea o faiaoga ma pule aoga e tapena mea’aoga a le fanau. O le finagalo o Aeau, e tapena meaaoga a le fanau e omai matua e piki atu. Lea ua […]
