Letter to the Editor by Opposition Leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. Three major religious conferences were held in Samoa over the last week bringing many attendants from overseas which should generate some incomes for our hotels and related service like restaurants, transportation and shops. What is more important to the religious leaders of Samoa is that […]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse
Letter to the Editor by Human Rights Protection Party Leader. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE This is a famous law in Commerce, that one cannot pledge ignorance as an excuse to claim relief from an inexcusable oversight. A recent bizarre incident of two boats (not one) berthing at our wharfs (one in Savaii […]
Opinion: Time to Prioritize Social Justice
May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope. After three years of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by inflation, conflict, and food and fuel supply shocks, we badly need this. But the promises of renewal made during […]
Letter to the Editor: The Siumu Cross Island Road Upgrading Project
Opinion – Letter to the Editor by Leader of HRPP Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. I refer to the Siumu Cross Island Road Project and the recent interview by the Minister of Works published in the Samoa Observer newspaper on 24 April 2023. The Siumu Cross Island Road was first upgraded from our very first World […]
Letter to the Editor: Every Samoan is a Borned Politician
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. “EVERY SAMOAN IS A BORNED POLITICIAN” – NZ Labour leader David Lange during the Privy Council ruling and the Protocol. Samoa had its own form of democracy millenniums before the Europeans came, and it is still alive and well. For instance, every heir has a right and […]
Letter to the Editor by HRPP Leader: The Easter Message
It is Easter this weekend and the message of love, dignity and honesty is quite appropriate. St Paul in his letter to the Corinthians, succinctly stated it in this way; “Love endures everything.” Our people have heard many times during the heat of a Parliamentary debate these words often spoken by MPs, “E lē milia […]
Quote of the Day: Justice Vui Clarence Nelson
Justice Vui Clarence Nelson is a known advocate of human rights and judicial reform throughout his career. “Compassion is something that all judges should have because it tempers judgment. Especially so when you are working with young people, you need to empathise with their situations in order to understand their dilemmas and their problems and […]
Letter to the Editor: The war in Ukraine has given us all food for thought
Letter to the Editor by Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Leader of HRPP. The status of the war in Ukraine has given us all food for thought. We watch the daily news and undoubtedly we all want to help but, all we can do is to pray for Divine intervention. Yesterday, I asked a fisherman for the […]
Letters to the Editor: HRPP Write Grievance Letters to Commonwealth Secretariat
The Human Rights Protection Party have written two letters to the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. The letters are printed below in verbatim. LETTER TO THE EDITOR 18 March 2023 This week, I have chosen to publish in full our written communications to the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, copied to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and […]
Letter to the Editor: Tuilaepa on Grid Market Role and Renewable Energy
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION PARTY PETESA – BEACH ROAD MULINU’U – 4th March, 2023 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Public Interest over Personal Interest Decisions by those with vested interest do not often produce the best results for those intended to benefit from the expected outcomes. Consider for instance the current controversy on Grid Market’s recommended producer […]
