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.…
MY SAY : Burden Of Duty And Moral Conscience
By Mataeliga Pio Sioa The US Secret Service Director has resigned after Donald Trump was shot in the ear during…
POLITICAL OPINION : People Centered Development – What it means!
A few activities launched thus far have been described as people-centered development. This label fits well with the donor narrative…
POLITICAL OPINION : The annual million tala per district promise: a lesson in governance principles and discrimination
The Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi party election promise of $1 million tālā per district per annum for…
POLITICAL OPINION : Multi-party and issues-based politics and democracy in Samoa
When our Appeal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese, decided to install the Faatuatua i le Atua…
OPINION : Selective memory, outright lies, and lost integrity!
In the last Parliamentary debate, it was claimed that the three Constitutional amendments passed on 15 December 2020 were rushed…
DEAR OH DEAR : Hey We Won….Thank You U20
Deny all we want but surely our Under20s loss to Ireland in a cricket-score margin did help to give our…
OPINION : Our Citizenship Rights and Rule of Law!
This week, I had the honour to lead a Human Rights Protection Party delegation to make a submission to the…
Dear Oh Dear : Why Vodafone Lord?
At first, they pulled their Lapaki Samoa rugby sponsorship. Manu Samoa fans were not too Vodafone-happy about it. Suddenly, the…
OPINION : HRPP endorses the 2024/25 budgetary provisions for Samoa’s hosting of the CHOGM, but with severe caution.
The Human Rights Protection Party Members of Parliament took note that the total 2024/25 national budget is just over SAT$1…