Page 37 - Samoa General News Today

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

A legal settlement for land compensation in Tiapapata to the tune of $2.8 million to be paid by the Government was withdrawn and is under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office. The matter arose from compensation for land in Lot 5 belonging to Madeline Fong in Tiapapata which is currently...

Almost a century after its inception, the Seventh Day Adventist (S.D.A.) church in Magiagi will finally be accepted as one of the village churches.In an interview with the Samoa Observer, village mayor, Luafau Leia Aimaasu said the S.D.A was never banned or not allowed. He said the church did not...

A mother of two who claimed that her home had been broken into six times will now take matters into her own hands to stop thieves.Matalena Kamasi from Malie told the Samoa Observer on Monday that her family of four have been devastated that their home has been the target of burglars and they can'...

Pene Timoteo , 39 , Toamua."I disagree that the church members should wear themselves out trying to meet such requirements. First off, people shouldn't pay in the first place, the cost of living is very expensive these days and it's hard to keep up. It would be nice if we just made offerings whol...

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Have some holy men in this country lost their way? It seems like it is because even if the members of the congregation want to offer expensive gifts to the priests, they are not saying no. They are not saying that they do need extra wealth to do the work of the Lord.It is not surprising that a se...

A district office is up for sale. A hilarious notion when you first hear of it but the situation that has forced the Marist Brothers to put up for sale a quarter acre of land with an existing building leased by Faleata No.1 is very grim.The asking price is almost half a million tala, which is a n...

It is worrying and infuriating to know that our young women are not safe on buses. The testimonies of the university students are few of many who have been victims of unwanted touches and sexual advances on buses.Most of these incidents occur in crowded buses when some men commit such acts. Most ...

Salome Leasuasu, 21, Vaiusu."I think that violence originates in families. Many men nowadays struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, which negatively affects their mental well-being putting them at risk and leading to anger management problems. The best approach to address this issue is for spo...