STRANGE

It was a strange budget address that was delivered by the government in parliament. There were just words and no reals figures presented to show what is being allocated where. Why has the government opted not to present the numbers to the public? Will the address and the estimates be made public?

COMPENSATION

Independence Day will be here soon and the nation will celebrate another public holiday next week. All this time, the residents of Safata are still waiting for their compensation. The word around the district is that they could even be taxed on the compensation. That’s news.

CLICK

When the article about the two Samoans in Vietnam was first published, there was a barrage of ‘fake news’ being posted. Analysis has shown these are the people who do not click on the link to read the full article.

VIOLENCE

The boys in blue at a police station had a giggle when a man came to lodge a complaint about being assaulted by his wife. The woman has been charged and this proves that men are also being subjected to violence in their homes.

ANGRY

There seems to be love lost between an overseas broadcaster and the party he had supported to come into government. In another insignificant rant on social media broadcast he clearly shows his displeasure. Could it be because he has to come and give evidence in Samoa and he was hoping the government would help? Key lesson here is that the judiciary is independent of the executive arm.