OPINION : And so, things are looking up!
Academics who studied voodoo economics and trickle-down economics may have another interesting economic theory to investigate that is unique to…
Samoa Donor Partners Unaware Of Risks To Development Aid – Tuilaepa Warns
By Staff Writer The Human Rights Protection Party opposition leader , Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, believes donor partners are unaware of…
MY SAY : Do Not Use God’s Name In Vain. Really! Why?
By Mataeliga Pio Sioa Maybe it is time our faifeau preach more about the use of God’s name in vain.…
OPINION : Accountability, Transparency and Genuine Partnerships
A recent Samoa Observer Op-Ed on the use of Australian aid made for entertaining reading for all Samoans who value…
Australian Aid and a Five Million Tālā per District Campaign
LETTER TO THE EDITOR : Last week, the Minister of Women, Community and Social Development, responsible for the FAST $WST5…
OPINION : CRIMES, IMPUNITY AND THE RULE OF LAW
The Pacific Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (PTCCC), established in Samoa in 2008 under the HRPP administration, has been very active…
OPINION : Infamous dawn raids and the denial of citizenship rights
In 1999, the then NZ PM Helen Clark asked me for my thoughts about coming to Samoa to apologize for…
OPINION : “We do not cover spendings on cigarettes in our assistance programme,” PM Muldoon.
In 1982, we had four changes of Governments in one year! For three consecutive years after 1979, Samoa faced its…
OPINION : Easter Eggs in Apia and in Pago
LETTER TO THE EDITOR : Easter egg hunts in Samoa are no longer a treat enjoyed by a privileged few.…
OPINION : A beastly deal gone bad?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR : Last week, the American Samoa Senate was informed by the Director of the Department of…