OPINION : Responding to the request for accuracy and leadership
I write in response to the request made in the Justice Minister’s Letter to the Editor of the Samoa Observer…
OPINION : Stay Strong, Samoa: Bend the Iron, Not the Knee
There is a famous story about a young World Bank Economist who had just arrived in the Pacific. Before starting…
OPINION : Reconciliation and harmony without truth and integrity is the curse of a nation
A recent public apology from a New Zealand-based online company in connection with a high-profile murder case in Apia and…
OPINION : The road to nowhere!
Recent media stories of collusion between suppliers and contractors to inflate project costs and or divert supplies for unauthorized purposes…
DOD : Inner Beauty Twists Of ‘Anofale’
‘E le ole fale ae ole anofale e taua’! Guess what! This rallying call by our reigning Miss Samoa to…
DEAR OH DEAR : What ACP Please?
So ACP is an acronym for a pest insect. Oh dear! Troubling. Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) – is ‘dubbed the…
OPINION : The State of Preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
We are now just two short months away from the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Apia. According to…
OPINION :The Marist Legacy and Core Values: Actions that Speak Louder than Words
Last week our global community of old pupils, families and friends celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Marist Brothers Old…
POLITICAL OPINION : Respect for the established principle of law that justice delayed is justice denied.
This week, the Samoan public read with great interest of a very odd twist in the case related to the…
OPINION : Gun violence and the breakdown of respect for the rule of law
This week Samoa mourns the death of Detective Sergeant Peniamina Perite, who was gunned down in the line of duty.…