Rural Areas / Villages

 

Open Forum talk green economies

By Renate Rivers In preparation for next year's RIO+20 Conference, Pacific Finance and Environment Ministers gathered in Apia on Friday to discuss opportunities and challenges for building green economies...

Remittances: exciting prospects for rural and low-income community

Leasi Tommy Scanlan, Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa, remarking on Financial Inclusion By Renate Rivers An evening of information exchange on 'Financial Inclusion' was jointly hosted last...

Return to Paradise Resort at Lefaga

By Renate Rivers Part of Return to Paradise beach at Lefaga will soon boast a four-star luxury resort, targeting holidaymakers who desire a little pampering and island indulgence. Developer and shareholder...

Election petitions underway at Mulinuu

Pre-petition jitters: a crowd gathers outside the Supreme Court in preparation for hearings By Renate Rivers As the judiciary settles in for prolonged petition hearings, the first of the high profile...

260 villages receive aerobics-gardening grants

Village representatives gathered at the Tooa Salamasina Hall to receive their grants By Tupuola Terry Tavita In line with government’s Stay Healthy programme, representatives of some 260 villages...

Le Mamea scopes out agriculture plan

Le Mamea Ropati Mualia (right) meeting with his MAF team - CEO Fonoiava Sealiitu Sesega (centre) and Agrostore ACEO Toomata Aki (left) By Tupuola Terry Tavita New Agriculture and Fisheries minister...
JPRISM meeting held in Samoa
 By Renate Rivers The agreement to implement works for the J-PRISM project (Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island countries) was last year co-signed by Japan's resident representative for JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Aiba Manabu and Chief Executive of the Ministry...
Open Forum talk green economies
By Renate Rivers In preparation for next year's RIO+20 Conference, Pacific Finance and Environment Ministers gathered...



Parliament opens with a to-do list from new MPs
 By Renate Rivers The XVth Parliament session opened this week with little fanfare and the usual requests from new Members in their maiden speeches delivered to the floor and to the nation via 2AP. Two of the first-term MPs, Toeolesulusulu Cedric Pose and Tuisa Tusi Patea asked for second Parliamentary seats for their constituencies and spoke of the changes...
Remittances: exciting prospects for rural and low-income community
Leasi Tommy Scanlan, Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa, remarking on Financial Inclusion By Renate Rivers An evening...



Dry horrors are in season again
 By Renate Rivers Critical is the word Samoa Water Authority CEO Moefaauo Titimaea has used to describe the water supply situation in Lepa and Saleapaga. The seasonal dry spell has hit the two districts with such severity that SWA has deployed a 14,000 Litre water truck to deliver water to families in the affected areas. According to the Water...
Return to Paradise Resort at Lefaga
By Renate Rivers Part of Return to Paradise beach at Lefaga will soon boast a four-star luxury resort, targeting holidaymakers...



PRESS RELEASE: Lions Club of Samoa
 Disaster Relief Shelters Fully funded by the Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lions Clubs of NZ and Apia Lions Club. 2009 Tsunami Assistance After the 2009 Tsunami  that devastated  most of the villages along the south east coast of Upolu, the Lions clubs worldwide, through its humanitarian division received monetary, and material donations...
Election petitions underway at Mulinuu
Pre-petition jitters: a crowd gathers outside the Supreme Court in preparation for hearings By Renate Rivers As the judiciary...



260 villages receive aerobics-gardening grants
Village representatives gathered at the Tooa Salamasina Hall to receive their grants By Tupuola Terry Tavita In line...
Le Mamea scopes out agriculture plan
Le Mamea Ropati Mualia (right) meeting with his MAF team - CEO Fonoiava Sealiitu Sesega (centre) and Agrostore ACEO Toomata...