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Letter to the Editor: Is there any effort to revive our Samoa Airways?

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 […]

We need to educate the masses with no understanding of the realities behind migration, refugees and extremism.

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 […]

Tuilaepa says Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit an “Unnecessary Interference and Provocation”

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 […]

Tuilaepa says Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit an “Unnecessary Interference and Provocation”

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 […]

We need to educate the masses with no understanding of the realities behind migration, refugees and extremism.

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 […]

Schools Should Teach Sex Education

Letter to the Editor: Former Prime Minister’s Take on “Harmony Agreements”

HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION PARTY PETESA – BEACH ROAD MULINU’U – 18th February 2023 . LETTER TO THE EDITOR A “HARMONY AGREEMENT” IS A CORE TRADITION FOR MAINTAINING PEACE IN OUR PEACEFUL SAMOA 1] We hear often of the “Harmony Agreement” as a cultural tradition to end disputes in Samoa and for peace to be maintained. […]

Schools Should Teach Sex Education

Letter to the Editor: The Fundamental Right of Freedom of Speech and Expression

HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION PARTY PETESA – BEACH ROAD MULINU’U – 5th February 2023 LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Fundamental Right of Freedom of Speech and Expression Removed Illegally Last week, the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi party dominated Parliament removed the Constitutionally established fundamental right of Freedom of Speech and Expression of two […]

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