A group of car enthusiasts that go by the name of “No Cash” blessed the elderly at Mapuifagalele this week with a donation worth more than $1,000 tala. The newly formed group has over 30 members and say the main goals of their car association is to maintain good relationships amongst motorists, provide guidance […]
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BSP Samoa Announces Relief Package for Customers Impacted by COVID-19
BSP Samoa | Bank South Pacific (BSP) is monitoring the evolving nature of COVID-19 and is arranging relief packages to assist customers during this period. BSP Group CEO Robin Fleming said BSP is working closely with the Central Bank and other authorities both within Papua New Guinea and in all the countries in which […]
A Mother’s Perspective on a Child’s Right to Health in the Samoan Context
Speech delivered by the first Mrs Vaiee for the Vaiee Maupaolo Pageant, and member of Vaiee’s Safety and Development Committee, Afioga Malili Fao Avau Te’o Pelema. UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD “DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHT TO HEALTH OF CHILDREN THE SAMOAN CONTEXT” “E mamae le Tava’e i ona fulu” Madam Moderators, Honourable […]
BSP Donates Water Tanks to Church Communities
Two church communities identified as having limited access to regular and clean water have been blessed by Bank South Pacific (BSP) through the Bank’s Community Project initiative. Aleisa West and Saleimoa Uta were identified through consultations with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) as some of Samoa’s villages that have limited access to […]
Mrs Vaiee ‘Tauafiafi o Maupaolo’ Addresses Violence Against Women and Girls
Malaolemā Mauava Vili has been crowned Mrs Vaiee in a pageant that honoured the maupaolo or women married into the village of their husband’s families. From the villages of Fusi Safata, Faleu Manono and Faiaai Savaii, Malaeolema was a crowd favourite and also the eldest contestant in a unique pageant, judged by inner beauty according […]
E lē Tatalina i Tua Alii Talavou Molia i le Faaoo o le Oti i le Saina
Ua teena e le faamasinoga le tatala ai i tua o ni alii talavou e to’afa lea na molia i le faaoo ai o le oti i le alii faipisinisi Saina i Vaitele ia Oketopa o le tausaga ua mavae. O le asõ lea sa toe valaauina ai le mataupu faasaga i lea aualii, e […]
Avanoa Galuega Faavaitaimi mo Amerika, Kanata ma Amerika Samoa
17 Setema, Apia, Samoa 2019 O Tivoli Maee o se alii talavou mai le afioaga o Vaipu’a i Savaii. O le faamoemoe sa oo mai ai Tivoli i Upolu i le vaiaso nei o le fia faatumu lea o le pepa talosaga, mo avanoa faigaluega i nisi o galuega faavaitaimi i le malo o Amerika, […]
Safotulafai Primary School to Replace Unsafe School Buildings with Japanese Grant
The Government of Japan has been continuing its assistance for local community projects in Samoa, signing a Grant Contract for yet another community project in Savaii. The Safotulafai Primary School in Savaii has a two-storey building that is more than twenty years old and unsafe for its students and teachers. The Safotulafai School Committee will […]
CTA Engages Agriculture Sector in Review of Samoa’s NDCs.
Welcoming Speech by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), Tilafono David Hunter Participants Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen! A warm Welcome to you all On behalf of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Women in Business Development Inc. (WIBDI), it is with great pleasure and […]
Office of Electoral Commissioner begins Constituency Outreach Program
29 April 2019, Apia Samoa. The Office of the Electoral Commissioner (OEC) commenced its Electoral Constituency Outreach programs today aimed at raising awareness on the implications of the new Electoral Act 2019. The initiative is supported by the Women In Leadership of Samoa (WILS) program. The outreach program started today with the Sagaga 1 district […]
