by Alan Ah Mu APIA: MONDAY 20 MAY 2013: An articulate man, Andy Warton was left speechless by what he saw on his historic kayak trip around Samoa earlier this month. Not from the daily exhaustion of 13 days of paddling in open water. Nor apparently from fright because he didn’t see the shark that came within [...]

by Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 17 MAY 2013: Assessors in the trial of a resort owner traveled to the scenic spot where an alleged attempted murder took place. The four Assessors or jury traveled yesterday to Lano, a village with beach front resorts at Savai’i Island where resort owner Salanoa Richard Ah Chong allegedly shot [...]

by Alan Ah Mu APIA: FRIDAY 17 MAY 2013: Strong growth in visitor numbers occurred last year. What’s more holiday travellers overtook Visiting Relatives and Friends as the biggest category of visitors, data issued by Samoa Tourism Authority say. “Holiday travellers increased by 20 percent and contributed 39 percent of the total visitor traffic,” STA [...]

Alan Ah Mu APIA: WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2013: Contrary to news reports, Polynesian Airlines has not released a tight grip on permission for Samoa Air to launch flights to American Samoa from Fagali’i International Airport. “Not yet,” said Taua Fatu Tielu, Chief Executive Officer of Polynesian Airlines, which owns Fagali’i Airport. Polynesian’s Board has decided [...]

Alan Ah Mu APIA: FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2013: It’s just three races old yet the Samoa Triathlon Series has attracted a top official of the sport. Terry Sheldrake, president of International Triathlon Union (ITU) Oceania, will keep a keen eye on Race 3 when the start sounds for the Tamatoa Triathlon (Kids) 7am at Aggie [...]