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Ministry gears up to promote consumer rights

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (M.C.I.L) is gearing up to celebrate World Consumer Rights day in Samoa. This year, the focus will be on spreading consumer rights awareness to students in Savai’i.

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‘Aid is not some strange belief,’ P.M. says

Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has set the record straight. He wants people to understand that millions in aid being pumped into the Samoan economy from donor countries and partners is not because they feel sorry for Samoa.

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Driving future success

The Samoa Qualifications Authority (S.Q.A.) yesterday received support from Bluesky Samoa to promote the availability of information on career choices for secondary school students throughout the country.

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Pastor completes mission

Four new lawyers were welcomed to the bar last Tuesday. Methodist Church Reverend, Tofiga Tusiane, was one of them. Reflecting after taking his oath, Reverend Tofiga said getting to where he is today has not been easy.

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Woman wants ‘justice, truth’

A woman convicted and fined $250 by the Family Court for uttering insulting words towards former Member of Parliament, Tuia Paepae, wants justice.

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Leota Theresa is new head of Law Reform Commission

Leota replaces the previous Executive Director, Leilani Tuala-Warren, who has been sworn in as Judge at the District Court of Samoa. The Samoa Law Reform Commission has welcomed a new Executive Director.

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Bus driver fined for injury

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A District Court Judge yesterday ordered a bus driver to pay a fine of $1,100 for failing to report an incident within 24 hours to police and for negligent driving causing injury.

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Tiapula thief changes plea

A man who pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing more than 100 tiapula changed his plea after police lowered numbers of the taro variety they said were taken. The matter was heard before District Court Judge Mata Tuatagaloa.

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Health sector welcomes new boss

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The Health Sector yesterday officially welcomed the Ministry of Health’s new Director General, Leausa Dr. Toleafoa Take Naseri. The Minister of Health, Tuitama Dr. Talalelei Tuitama, spoke to welcome Leausa following a brief prayer service conducted by employees of the Ministry of Health.

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Leapai offers life lessons

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Alex Leapai has promised to bring the world heavyweight title belt back to the place which helped him form his tenacity to overcome all obstacles.

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Samoa A records first win over Pacific Rugby Cup Campaign

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Samoa A recorded its first win of the Pacific Rugby Cup 2014 campaign with a hard fought win against a bigger Tonga A side on Tuesday. As always, the game lived up to the usual physical and tough but clean approach against the two teams. The game was played at TG Milner Oval.

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Local filmmaker harbours big dreams

E.T.V. Production has completed the filming of the latest episode of the popular film series, Silamanino. Filmed at the Little Sisters of the Poor at Mapuifagalele, Part 5 is scheduled to be released on the week of Easter in April. Owner of E.T.V. and Film Producer, Toepo Eliza Tiava’asu’e-Hunt, spoke with Editor, Mata’afa Keni Lesa, about the upcoming episode and how the series has grown over the years:

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Small islands, big challenges

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And so the countdown has well and truly begun. We’re talking about the countdown to that meeting of meetings that Samoa will host in about five months time.

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Equality for women is progress for all

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“The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all” – Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary General. This is the Pacific region’s theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (I.W.D.) celebrated annually on the 8 March.

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Our battlegrounds: Our minds

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  Many make the mistake to think that the Mind is thought. No, it isn’t. Yet the mind is the largest chunk of who we really are.

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Are you soaring or are you running?

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Have you ever heard the saying, “You can not soar with the eagles if you run around with the chickens”? This is a saying that my mom tells me that her mother would always quote to her when she was young. As I think about this quote, it makes me think about my own dreams/ goals and what I am doing currently to achieve them.

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Working together

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Usually my Saturdays are my time appointed to sleeping in and waking up near the afternoon. But the past Saturday, I participated in a school level effort to raise money. Normally I would have skipped it or have not bothered to get there at the right time; I hadn’t bothered to in the past.

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Letters

Hall of humour gets two new acts

Dear Editor, Asilencerattachedonagun’sbarrelreduces that blasting explosion from a shotgun but still maintains a devastating force to kill. When I read about the fairy tales from some M.P.s in the newspaper, I come to think of them as men with special qualities and am listing them in a Hall just like the Hollywood list of fames.

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The Attorney General’s office should investigate

Dear Editor, The allegations in the Chief Auditor’s report against the Minister of Finance and S.L.C. should be investigated by the Attorney General’s office and not put to a vote as in the case of the Finance minister.

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Flour exports offer option for future

Dear Editor, Despite the current display of stone-hard political mentality, we can be more contributing to the future of our children and the country if we focus on a more positive vision starting from this year.

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Aid like water down the drain

Dear Editor, Re: Govt. gets $40m for water Another huge fund for our country to assist with improving our water supply. For a population of less than 200,000 thousand people to be given $40 million tala is a huge amount.

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The underlying problem to crime

Dear Editor, Re: Taking the bite out of crime I see this as an excellent strategic way forward to reduce the crime rate in Samoa. Tapua’iga Samoa suggests that ‘we should revisit the traditions and the culture of the land’, which I agree with.

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