Living in a rundown house with no water connection and electricity are the everyday struggles of a family at Moata’a-uta.
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Everyone has their own stories of daily struggles to tell. For John Totua Faifailoa, 51, he is an unemployed father of three from the village of Moata’a-Uta. He needs help with his house.
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As the hometown of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Fujian Province has a lot to be proud of.
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The Light Life Pentecostal Church, Vaitele Uta, was filled with the aroma of love last week.
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After a twenty years, Virginia Toalepai, returns to her homeland – Samoa.
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The S.S.A.B. Samoa Toa Dance Crew created history by winning the Hip Hop International South Pacific Islands competition in Auckland, New Zealand, during the weekend.
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As a long lasting true friend, China’s Fujian Province is willing to support Samoa in sustainable development.
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An international charity is behind the build of 286 new homes around Apia.
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Member of Parliament, Olo Fiti Vaai, has called on Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi, to act like a leader and keep the peace in Samoa.
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A market vendor at the Savalalo Flea Market has raised his concerns over the growing number of crime around the market area. The vendor, who only wants to be identified as Fau, told the Samoa Observer that there’s a growing fear among the vendors at the market from day to day.
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Give him another round and he will show you how it’s done. As humble as he is, Lupesoliai La’auli Joseph Parker, shared with Samoa Observer what he could have done differently if he had another chance to fight Anthony Joshua, only this time he would knock him out.
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A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in this world. But what if the mother’s life is in danger too? That’s precisely the predicament Diana Seveali’i, a Samoan based in Wellington, New Zealand, has found herself in.
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A brave warrior, hero, a princess and more. These were just some of the words used by many mourners to describe a modern Samoan warrior, Manamea Apelu Schwalger, who during the past few years has become the face of Samoa’s Pinktober and the fight against cancer.
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Samoan national Angelica Salele won for her venture producing reusable cotton feminine hygiene products. Disposable feminine sanitary pads contribute to household waste across the globe and put a strain on the Pacific island’s waste management systems.
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Time Management was the focus of a training held at the Public Service Commission(P.S.C.) for the public sector last week.
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The ocean may have led our ancestors to places – including the land we call home today - but for Sean Rasmussen, it is a connection of the human heart to heaven.
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All is well that ends well. And so it was when anglers gathered for a fisherman’s farewell at the Samoa International Game Fishing Association base at Mulinu’u to close the 2018 Samoa International Game Fishing tournament.
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Anything can happen in a fishing tournament. Which is exactly what unfolded for the crew of Free Spirit, whose Angler, Ian Buck, secured the catch of the day with his 53.8kg Yellow fish tuna on Friday.
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The Samoa Workers Congress (S.W.C.) is on the move to make a difference. It has just completed a successful Leadership in Union and Social Dialogue workshop.
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Challenges faced by the media in Samoa – with the onset of internet technology – will be the focus of a National Forum on Freedom of Expression Online.
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Think a minute…Crabs are very interesting creatures. If you put several of them in a bucket, the moment one of them starts crawling out of the bucket, the other crabs will pull him back down. So not one of the crabs ever succeeds in getting out.
I have elsewhere contrasted two metaphors for the work of constitution-making.
THE BEST A big fa’amalo to the skilled and courageous E.P.C. staff who braved the winds and rain to restore power from broken and dangerous power lines on Cross Island Road on Wednesday night in pitch darkness.
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