Charlina Tone, US Embassy, Apia APIA: FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2013: Four deaf students from Fa’atuatua Christian College have been selected to participate in the Deaf Track and Field Games in Washington D.C., USA from 1 – 12 May 2013. Invited by the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Government’s Sports United program, the athletes are part [...]

By Lagi Keresoma APIA: TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2013: Be clear about the issue involved and have a soft voice when there is a cry for help over the telephone. Such advice was for counselors trained to operate a Help Line that Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) launches next week. Their target, the distressed that often [...]

Alan Ah Mu APIA: FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013: Government services available 24 hours leapt closer to reality with the launch of its broadband highway yesterday morning. “All government agencies in Apia and around the country will be connected to the network for easier and quicker exchange of information,” said Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi at [...]

By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 5 APRIL 2013: An attack on Samoa’s water and sanitation problems was launched yesterday. The European Union (EU) signed over $54 million (EUR 18.1 million) to strengthen Samoa’s resilience in these areas against natural disasters. EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi signed the transfer [...]

APIA: SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2013: Aliki Faipule Salesio Lui, the Ulu o Tokelau met with the President of Fiji His Excellency Ratu Epeli Nailatikau while in Fiji for a 3 day visit. Aliki Faipule Salesio Lui is currently in Fiji as the Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific. During the visit to Government [...]