POPULAR

The blue party looks to be popular two months before the election, but then again, that is the perception created by good marketing campaigns. The results of the election remain the only true measure.

FACT CHECK

A note to candidates to remain truthful when speaking in public. They will be fact-checked not only by the media but by the public. For the red party to claim they compensated families during the measles outbreak is far from the truth, as it can be. The party did not exist during the outbreak, and most were wearing blue then.

US DOLLARS

The trip by the red party to American Samoa during the height of campaigning raises a few questions. Their manifesto is delayed and their campaign is lacklustre. Could it be financial woes? This would make sense if there is a trip to Pago.

SCHOOL FEES

A primary school charges $3100 as fees annually. Parents have to pay an additional $300 for sports and $150 for team jerseys. Parents also have to fundraise when required. Despite paying so much, some senior students cannot string a sentence in English or write without mistakes in Gagana Samoa.

EDUCATION

The number of younger faces selling things on the streets when they should be in school is increasing. Now would be a good time to enforce the compulsory education law. Then again, how can education be compulsory and not affordable?