June 2013
Taulafo in as Samoa sticks with tried and tested team
Stade Francais prop Sakaria Taulafo is the only change to the Samoa starting lineup to face Italy in Saturday’s test in Nelspruit, Samoa Rugby Union said on Wednesday.Coach Stephen Betham has kept
Ofu village council bans Malae Tau Malae from council and county
In a unanimous decision by the Ofu Village Council last Sunday, Malae Tau Malae has been banned from his village council and county, given that the Chiefly Title “Malae” has been tarnished by Tau’s
Samoa: Will the island be ‘exploited’ by Chinese firms?
Samoa is no stranger to colonisation.
Cost containment measures highly successful AS-EPA says
The America Samoa Environmental Protection Agency 100 days report consists of a compilation of highly successful cost containment initiatives and measures taken in the first 100 days of the adminis
Power failure: Only one generator working at Samoa's Fiaga Station
A $91.2 million electricity project described by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi as “one” in “every thirty years” failed to prevent a total blackout on Upolu and Manono-tai islands on
26 Samoans sworn in as New Zealand citizens
Twenty-Six Samoans became citizens of New Zealand on 11 June in a ceremony at the New Zealand High Commission in Apia.New Zealand High Commissioner Jackie Frizelle handed each applicant a certifica
Samoan PM tells tourism industry to do more for itself
The Prime Minister of Samoa has written to tourism operators to tell them there is not much more the government can do for them.Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, writing an open letter in the Samoa Obs
Pew Trust: Obama Administration proposes a step backward in shark conservation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing a rule to implement the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 that, if approved as is, has the potential to overturn the shark prote