Samoa

Inspector Sala'a Salale, Elaine Ulia, Siliniu Lina Chang and Tumua Tofete face five charges of attempting to defeat the course of justice.

The witness testified on Monday that she had sought help from the Samoa Victim Support Group in 2012 because of an alleged indecent assault on her by the wife of a church minister in her village.

Hosted in Barbados, the 2nd Caribbean Agribusiness Forum was held earlier this month and featured Women in Business Development’s associate director Alberta Vitale, Milani and Paddles chef Dora Rossi and chef and author Robert Oliver.

Vitale said in designing Organic Farm to Table, there were three key audiences – the farmers, the chef/restaurant/hotel owners, and the consumer.

The meeting will focus discussions on ways for France to assist countries of the Oceania region, especially in achieving their sustainable development goals relating to the environment and climate change.

The President of France, Francois Hollande invited Prime Minister Tuilaepa to attend the meeting.

In a hall in western Sydney - more than 200 people have gathered to tell a story through both words and movement.

This gathering tells the tale of a thriving community raising money for a church back home.

SBS Samoan broadcaster and Pacific historian Ioane Lafoai said the church continued to have a strong influence on Samoan culture both here and in Samoa. 

“Samoans are very religious people. Christians. And where ever they go the Church goes.”

The prizegiving for Upolu and Savaii at Tooa Salamasina Hall marks the work achieved by villages under the Samoa National Beautification Programme for 2015.

The programme – by the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development – aims to further strengthen the beautifying of villages and also maintaining of general hygienic standards in the country.

The financing facility includes a USD-5.06-million and USD-2.49-million equivalent grants from the European Union (EU) and the Government of New Zealand, respectively. While the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will administer both grants, the Government of Samoa will also provide USD 1.21 million in counterpart support, the former said in a statement on Friday.

In partnership with the Government of Samoa and funded under the Australian Government's Cyclone Recovery Project, the new school was built at a cost of 1.4 million tala.

Powerful centre Ulugia had a brief spell on loan at Batley the English professional league club last season, scoring two tries in three appearances, before injury forced him to return to parent club Bradford Bulls.

Ulugia was full-time at Bradford and the fundraising efforts of supporters group BISSA have played a major part in allowing John Kear to add him to the Bulldogs squad.

Latafale Auva’a decided to travel to China for the competition, despite Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi telling her to go to the regional pageant.

She said it’s a chance to showcase Samoa internationally.

I left Samoa when I was eight years old.