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Pandemic driving job decline: World Bank

The demand for trained professionals in seven Pacific states including Samoa increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was a sharp drop in the new hiring of salespeople, clerical support, technicians and associate professionals, according to a World Bank report.

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Growers abandon banana incentive: Minister

The high maintenance cost of the Government’s Israeli banana incentive, which was set up in 2018 to boost banana exports, has forced some local growers to abandon the crop.

By Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong 21/01/2021

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Property directive nothing new: P.M.

“It means someone has leaked the [Cabinet Directive], making it seem like it is something new. It is not new,” Prime Minister said on Wednesday.

By Soli Wilson 21/01/2021