Samoa Voice Up

13/11/2023

The Torch of Peace from the Samoa Victim Support Group, which has been relayed throughout the country over the past two weeks, has united Samoans. The engagement of young and active student leaders is particularly notable, as it underscores their determination to send heartfelt and powerful messages...

13/11/2023

News: Double celebration for Isalei Tyleynez Leava Ofisa

It’s a moment that a young girl from the village of Pu’apu’a will never forget when her graduation and her birthday happened to take place on the same day.

Isalei Tyleynez Leava Ofisa turned five on Monday, 8th of November this year, and a smile on her face shows how proud she was of her achievement which was the best gift she could ever offer to herself for her birthday.

Every accomplishment must be considered and celebrated, according to her proud mother, Lielie.

The young girl attended Pu’apu’a Pre-school in the big island of Savaii, and she has dreams to chase, with the purpose of becoming successful in the future.

Photo: Supplied/ Isalei and her great grandfather.

🌐 https://samoanewshub.com/2023/11/13/double-celebration-for-isalei-tyleynez-leava-ofisa/

10/11/2023

23/10/2023

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23/10/2023

NEWS: Vodafone Samoa announces winner of Rugby World Cup Promotion

Jamalieh Pereniseaila of Tuanai has been chosen to travel to watch the World Cup Final in France after she was announced the winner of Vodafone’s WIN A TRIP TO PARIS promotion.

The prize presentation was held at Vodafone Samoa’s headquarter at Maluafou earlier today.

All flights, accommodation, tickets and her $2000 USD Spending Money are part of the package, all sponsored by telecommunications company.

In a media release issued this afternoon, it stated that the promotion ran from the 1st of August to the 10th of October, which culminated in an exciting grand draw with the announcement of one of Vodafone’s loyal customers to join thousands of rugby fans from around the world to assemble at the stadiums in Paris.

“Vodafone is proud to have created such a successful campaign, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Jamalieh Pereniseaila for her well-deserved win.

“We are excited to provide her with this incredible opportunity to experience the World Cup Final in the beautiful city of Paris."

Vodafone’s CEO, Rana Bose, management and staff thanked all customers who participated in the promotion, and they will continue to provide a satisfying service for our people.

Photo: Eyespy Radio.

21/10/2023

Still behind our boys regardless💙♥️

Cheers usos, malo le tauivi malo foi le tapuai ile atunu'u.

21/10/2023

20/10/2023

TALA FATU: Maimau e pe ana logonoa pe taua*o si a'u tama.

Oka! Ta'i sisiva soo laau ole nei fanua e le malolo. Ua o ane foi manulele e femitai ile latou aufaipese e laulogo uma ai le Nuu atoa. A'o se tautalaiti foi a anufe eleele ia ua tafitifiiti solo, ma le taavalevale a le ta'ifau i lumāfale e pei ua soona olioli lona loto.

Pagā lea, e ia te ai ea le auē? E ia te ai ea le mata mūmū? E ia te ai ea misa? E ia te ai ea le manu'anu'a?

Ua fiu si savili e kisikisi mai i o'u alafau e lē maluelue lava o'u foliga e atagia atu sina 'ata'ata. A'o ai ea a mafai ona ata'ata atu ma ni foliga ua pei ole lanu ole malala? Ma ni laugutu ua tafetoto? A'o si ota mata ua pei ole lalolagi pogisa pe a oo ina punitia le lā e ao.

Ai o faapea fafine o le Nuu ma le aufaipese a le ekalesia o a'u o se fafine e fia faatuiese. E lē taitai ona iloa lota tino i ni mea fai. Manatu nisi o sota fia tagata. Ae leo iloa mai le mea nei, e ala mai lava ile faalogo ile leo sauā o le to'alua e oo lava ina moe e lei malolo le patapatatū o lota fatafata ile tātāvale o lota fatu toetoe a nofo ai le mānava.

Ta te faasaga i u'amea ole afi ile a*o atoa, ae se'i fo'i mai loa la le tamaloa e leai se mealelei, pe ita mai foi i seisi mafuaaga, ua mautinoa lava le oomi o lota gutu, se tu'i inā mamafa i lota pāpātua, se kiki ua nofo i lota 'ö'ö, a'o upu ua lafo mai na'o Iopu lava e lavātia ona tatali. Ua ta fia valaau atu lava ile tuāoi mo se fesoa*oani. Pagā lea ta te musu ne'i faaigoa ita o le fafine tagivale ile saofaiga a tinā laiti. Ae o lota fefe foi ne'i atili sasau mai ai moko a le nei tamaloa.

Na pei o le tatafe o tafega le to'ulu ane o o'u loimata i lo'u fatafata ina ua ou faasaga ane ile isi itū o le umukuka, oloo faatū mai ai si a'u tama ma lona ofuvae masae, ma tagiauēuē. Pau le upu oloo matala mai ua nao le; "MOM, MOM, MOM".

Oka se tui ina oona. Ta'i leaga lenei ata faa*olo e matamata ai si nei alualutoto i minute uma o lona tamaititi. Oka talofa e, sa sili ai ona ou fanaua se pepe e lē pupula, pe logonoa foi. Se manū pe faafia ona sasa a'u e le tamaloa ile lau ole sapelu, e le afaina auā na te le'o lagona mai le auē a si ona tinā.

I le momomo o lo'u loto na ou toatuli and ai ile tainafi ma ou faapea atu i lo'u toalua,

"Se faamolemole tamā, ua vaivai lava lota tino. Ua lelava foi e si a'u tama amo le avega o le fefe i taimi e te fasi ai a'u. Ou te lavā oono tīgā o upu ma lou faasauā mai, pau o lea, e sili ona ou oti nai lö ole pulapula mai o lē na ifo mai i lo'u manava a'o tafe ifo le toto i lo'u tino".

O le a*o lava lena na faapalasi ane ai lo'u toalua i luga ole tamaititi ma ana upu,

"E leo a'u o se tamä lelei. Son, faamagalo a'u, e i luga o lo'u ulu le faamasinoga a le Atua".

Ua o se vavega le iai o si a'u tama na sefeina ai lo'u ola. Ole a*o mulimuli lava lena o le tagitu'i, ae ua fea*ogi i ma'ua o matua, ma sia ma tama, ua avea lo matou nofoaga o se aiga, ua le'o toe avea ma falepuipui.

Ata: Upegatafailagi.

20/10/2023

20/10/2023

NEWS: Returning Samoans from Israel, welcomed by loved ones

After a string of cancelled flights due to a warfare that has taken many lives in Israel, a group of 15 Samoans who travelled to Jerusalem for various purposes have arrived in the country this afternoon well and alive.

Families and friends of the returning group gathered at Faleolo International Airport with teary eyes and songs of thanksgiving when they finally meet their children and relatives who were stuck in Israel in the past weeks.

According to one of the passengers who wished not to be named,

“God is good, and He has never once left us. Our lives were at great risk, there was no hope as this was the first time I heard actual gun shots, bombs and many more.

“Fortunately, here we are, reuniting with our beloved people.”

The young man thanked the Government of Samoa as well as Australia for their immediate response in organizing the flights that safely evacuated them from the place of war.

He also made an effort to acknowledge the unending prayers of our people all over the world, not forgetting our very own soldier, Vincent Junior Schmidt for making sure every Samoan was safe.

Photo: Supplied.

19/10/2023

NEWS: M.N.R.E to host a ‘Mister Biodiversity Pageant’ in November

In celebration of the National Environment Week from Monday 6th to Friday 10th of November this year, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced on their Face-book page the upcoming Nature pageant as the main activity of the week.

During the Ministry’s weekly Talk-Show last week, the Principal of the Environment and Conservation Division, Cerina Iese Stowers mentioned that the competition will feature contestants from the six confirmed villages, and the winner will become an ambassador to promote a healthy and a clean environment in Samoa.

The main categories of the pageant include;

1. Traditional wear
2. Talent
3. Interview

Considering the involvement of men in the pageant puts an emphasis on the importance of their role as heads of families and communities to advocate for a pollution free environment.

The commemoration of the National Environment Week this year is based on the theme, ‘Louder Actions to Build Back Our Environment and Climate Resilience’ and it focuses on areas of Biodiversity, Renewable Energy, Land Management and Technical Services, Water and Sanitation, Waste Management, Forestry, Climate Change, and Natural Disasters.

The State of Environment report will be presented at the opening of the weeklong program at the Culture Centre at Malifa, which is also the venue for the pageant.

One of the M.N.R.E’s major projects that is also part of the celebration is the planting of the 3 million trees, and awards will be presented to Government Ministries, Organisations, Village Councils, Schools, and individuals that have made significant contributions to taking care of our natural surroundings.

For over twenty years, Samoan Government has continuously conducted environmental awareness and conservation measures with campaigns encouraging community participation and engagement.

Photo: Community News.

19/10/2023

TALA FOU: Faamanatu e Samoa le A*o Faapitoa o Taumafa ma Lafu Manu ile Lalolagi

‘Ole vai taumafa, ole ola. E amanaia tagata uma.’ Ole manatu lea na auau iai le A*o Faapitoa mo Taumafa ile lalolagi, lea na faamanatu faatasi ma le A*o mo Lafu Manu, e ala i le A*o Faalauiloa a le Ofisa o Faatoaga ile maketi i Fugalei ile a*o.

Na saunoa le Minisita o le Matagaluega o Faatoaga ma Faigafaiva ia Laaulalemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt i lana saunoaga autu, ua o gatasi le autu ole a*o faapitoa mo taumafa ile faatauaina ole suavai, ma sini a le tatou Malo, ole fuafua tatauina lea o ana alagaoa faalanatura, ma le unaia ole gagauina ole vao ma le faaa’eina ole tai, ina ia maua pea taumafa i a*o uma.

“Ua fia augatupulaga o Samoa o faalagolago lava ile sami ma le fanua e maua ai meaai. Ae peitai, o suiga ole tau ua maaleale ai foi nei a*o, ma ua alagatatau ai ona faaeteete ma mataala, toaaga e fai lafu manu, mea toto, ma faasao ile gataifale.”

E le gata i tagata taitoatasi na auai ile polokalame ile taeao analeila, ae na iai foi ma sui o nisi o pisinisi laiti ile atunuu, e faatau ai a latou oloa, o nisi na tufatufa fua vaega na o latou tauaaoina ile a*o e pei o tiapula ma isi.

Na faafetaia e le Minisita e na opogi le faamoemoe ole nei a*o.

“E momoli atu foi le fa’afetai ma le fa’amalo i a tatou pa’aga tau atina’e, i le tele o fesoa*oani ua ala mai i polokalame ma poloketi eseese mo le atina’e o fa’atoaga ma faigafaiva i Samoa. E faapitoa lava se fa’afetai tele i le Ofisa autū o le FAO i le Pasefika i Samoa nei, Faletupe a le Lalolagi fa’apea isi pa’aga a le Matagaluega. O la outou fesoa*oani ua mafai ai ona fa’atinoina lenei fa’amoemoe ma le manuia.”

Ata: Community News.

19/10/2023

TALA FOU: ‘E suamalie lo’u lava afu i la’u tofo,’ Sala Tuiafiso Sagato

E 50 moa ole fagaga a le Tamaliii mai ile afioga o Fagalii, Vailele ma Leauvaa ia Sala Tuiafiso Sagato, na faaalia ile A*o Faalauiloa a le Matagaluega o Faatoaga ma Faigafaiva ile taeao analeila i Fugalei, ma o fua ia o ana galuega.

I le faatalaoaga ma le Community News, na saunoa Sala e ui ile totogi tele na ia maua a’o avea ai ma tagata faigaluega ale Malo, e le’i sufi ai lona loto ua naunauta’i ile galuea’ina ole ‘ele’ele.

“Ole avea ai o a’u ma faifaatoaga ma failafumanu, ua leva ona ou moemiti ai, ma na faigaluega lava ile malo ae oloo fai pea le faatoaga ma nai mea fafaga.

“Na iu lava ina faamavae ma le galuega ona ou talitonu ile oa oloo tanu ile manava ole eleele.”

Na ia ta’ua, o ana moa, e fafagaina i mea lava e maua i lona siosiomaga, e pei o esi, popo, ma isi, e aunoa ma se vailaau. E ta’i 500 tama’i moa na te aumaia mai ile Ofisa o Faatoaga, atoa ai ma taga meaai e fesoa*oani ai ile fafagaina. A oo loa ina lapopo’a ma taulia, ona faa*olo atu lea ole isi 500.

E ui ile faigata ole tausiga o tama’i moa, ae na saunoa Tuiafiso e faigofie mea uma pe a tali mai le atinae.

“E 20 tala le tau ole moa e tasi lea ou te faatauina ai ile A*o Faalauiloa lenei, afai e 10,000 moa e faafailele ile 2 masina, ole tupe tele lena.

“E le gata ua aoga mo le sailiga ole tupe e tausi ai le aiga, ae mo taumafa, e aveesea ai lo matou faatau mai o moa a papalagi oloo iai vailaau. Ou te ta’utino atu, ua ou tofo ile suamalie o lo’u lava afu,” Sala Tuiafiso Sagato.

E laititi se taimi e tausia ai moa ae aoga, ma e iai lana aufaigaluega oloo tofu sao ile atinae. Na ia saunoa foi ole tele o taimi e faimeaalofa ai i uo ma aiga i ana moa. Ua silia nei ma le tasi le tausaga o lana atinae lafumoa, ma ua ia selele ai.

E toafa ona alo, ma na ia maua faailoga faapitoa ina ua manumalo i nisi o tauvaga ma faaaliga a le aufaifaatoaga i tausaga ua alu.

Ata: Community News.

18/10/2023

TALA FOU: Tapena le Sulu o le Filemu ale Toomaga mo le nei tausaga

A’o fa’aauau ai pea ona si’itia le numera o mataupu tau sauaga ua fa’amauina e le Fa’alapotopotoga a le To’omaga Mo E Puapuagatia, ua iloga ai le matua mana’omia e lo tatou lalolagi o le filemu ole Alii.

E amata mai ile a*o 30 o Oketopa seia oo ile a*o 10 o le masina fou, ona savalia e le Toomaga ma ana paaga le atunuu atoa, e momoli atu le sulu ole filemu, ole ata ole augani mo se filemu i totonu o faiganuu, aiga, ekalesia, aoga, ma faalapotopotoga uma i Samoa.

Na ta’ua e le P**e a le Toomaga ia Siliniu Lina Chang i se pepa o faamatalaga, ole faamoemoe lenei e avea o se avanoa e faafetaia ai Samoa atoa mai lava ile Faigamalo, ona ole amanaia pea ole auaunaga oloo faia mo fanau ma tina sauaina, ma soo se tasi oloo manaomia le fesoa*oani.

Ua maea faatutuina e afioaga ma saofa’iga esesese oloo iai vaega mo e taliaina ai le oo atu o le sulu. Ua 18 tausaga o avea pea le Toomaga ma Leo o e oloo taotaomia lagona, ma e felanulanua’i ana auaunaga oloo ofo mo tagata lautele.

Ole faamaite oloo faatupeina e le Spotlight Initiative, ma ole a omai faatasi ai le atunuu e amata mai i ona ta’ita’i.

Ata: Toomaga Mo E Puapuagatia.

17/10/2023

MANATU: E Fasioti Tagata Faitioga

E fa'apēfea ona faia le lafoga, ‘E fia 'a'ai faiā'oga?. I se vaivaiga ole Community News,

E faitioina le Fōma'i ae muamua tapa iai mo se togafitiga pe a fia maua le malosi. E faitioina le Fuimū ae muamua tapa iai pe a malaia ā tā meatōtino ile afi. E faitioina le Leoleo ae muamua sulu iai mo se fīlēmū i taimi o vevesi. E faitioina fo'i le Faiā'oga, ae muamua tapa iai pe a gaogaoi'ī le uta a le tamaititi ile poto salalau.

Ua lalata le vaiva’a, ua oo i taimi pisi ole Matāgaluega o Ā'oga ma Aganu'u, i su'ega faitaulia a fanau ā'ga i kolisi aemaise fo'i i Ā'oga Tulaga Lua ile atunu'u. E sui tausaga, ae ua māioio tu'utu'uga ale Matāgaluega, “E lē fa'atagaina le sasao o mea'ai i fānau ā'oga mō Faisu'ega.”

Ole tala moni, e iai le Tōfā mamao a le atunu'u i lea fa'ai'uga, ma ua nofo uta fo'i iai le 'aufaigaluega.

Ae peita’i, e fai si mamafa o lafoga ua faia e nisi i luga o upegatafa'ilagi, ua tu'umaualaloina ai le tofi ole faiā'oga, ma le afu sisina ina ia fa’aa’upegaina le tupulaga i le mālamalama'aga ua matua’i mana'omia mo se lumana'i fiafia ma manuia.

O nisi o laumua, e faigatā ia ona tu'ua ole nei māsaniga ona ole agaga talimālō e pei ole isi lea 'elemeni ole aganu'u e iloa ai le Samoa moni. Ua iai fo'i suiga, ma ua tu'u ai i le 'aufaigaluega e fa'atinoina, ae aua le mamafa i fanau ma o latou mātua. E ui i lea, e mumū pea le lāmepa i finagalo o nisi o mātua, leaga e pele mea nei o fanau.

E fa'apēfea ona ō tā sa’i ile nei vaia*o e tasi ole a fa'a'ele'elea ai ile tausiga o nai 'au'auna a le atunu'u, mai ile afe o ītūlā ile faitau selau o a*o ā'oga ile tausaga, e sui tūlaga ai i nai mātua ile fafagaina o manu iti i fua manogi o lā'au, o pō e fia e lē maua ai se mālōloga ile māfaufau po'o le a se auala e ausia ai e fanau vaivai togi e pasi ai matā'upu olo'o a'oa'oina, le tapenaina o lesona felanulanua’i o a*o ta'itasi? E ui i totogi, ae o se fa'amanuiaga sili mo le 'aufaigaluega, ole iloa lea olo'o malu i mātua. E le’o taumafa, ae ole āmana'ia.

'Āfai e pele ia i tatou a tatou fanau, e pele fo'i le 'aufaigaluega i o latou 'āiga. O a*o nei ma le tūlaga mā'ale'ale ua iai, e faigōfie e upu lafo ona ave'esea le fiafia mai ile loto ole isi, ole fasioti tagata lava lenā. Ua fa'avaivaia ai nisi ole 'aufaigaluega, ma ua lē tau ai ile tini le savaliga, ona ua fai ma sūaga a nisi i luga ole upegatafa'ilagi lenei lava galuega, ma ua lē manatu mamafa ai i mamalu o le 'aufaigaluega.

O le to'atele o mātua, ole tautua lava lea olo'o faia mō laumua olo'o utuvai ai ā lātou fanau, ma o fa'amanuiaga, e inu ai ō latou alo i se a*o, e le'o auala palapalā, ae e tauia e le Atua le tagata ma lana galuega lelei. E ui i faitioga, olo'o tatou mālamalama lelei ile tāua o le matāfaioi a ali'i ma taima'ita'i faiā'oga, ole māfua'aga lenā ole ave pea o a tatou fanau i e fesāga'i ma faiā'oga, auā e le'o tagata uma e mafaia lea tiute.

Fa'amālō i Toa nei ole atunu'u, fa'ato'ā lagona lo tatou salamō pe a o'o ina lē toe iai ni faiā'oga ile atunu'u, ona fesiligia ai lea ole lumana'i o Samoa.

Ata: Upegatafa'ilagi.

17/10/2023

TALA FOU: Fa'aolatia Faigāmalaga a Tagata Samoa mai Isaraelu

E to'asefulu ma le tolu o tatou tagatanu'u na mafai ona ave'esea maia e le va'alele a Austalia mai totonu o Isaraelu ile a*o.

O i latou nei ua feiloa'i fiafia ma le isi to'avalu o tagata Samoa lava i Dubai, lea na tu'ua Ierusalema ile Sapati, e ala i faigāmalaga lava a le va'alele a Ausetalia.

I se pepa o fa'amatalaga mai ile Matāgaluega o le Va i Fafo ma Fefa'ataua'iga a Samoa, na fa'ailoa ai ole a toe fa'aauau le faigāmalaga a i latou nei e ui ane i Singapore, Fiti, ma taunu'u mai ai i le atunu'u ile A*o Faraile ole vaia*o nei.

E to'atasi le alo la'ititi, ole tamaititi ā'ga, 'ātoa ai ma i latou na malaga atu i fa'amoemoe fa'akerisiano i Ierusalema ile masina nei, lea ua tā’ua ole ‘Sauniga ole Falefetafa’i’ ma nisi o fa'atasiga.

Ua fa'afetaia e le Matāgaleuga le Mālō o Ausetalia e ala ile tali mai i le talosaga a Samoa, ma fetu'una'i ai loa ana femālaga’iga ma ona 'ōfisa i Apia, Canberra ma Isaraelu, a’o taofia ai faigāmalaga ona ole taua.

Na momoli fo'i le fa'afetai ile fitafita Samoa i lalo ole fa'amalu a Mālō 'Aufa'atasi ia Vincent Junior Schmidt, i lona feso'ota'i'ina o nai o tatou tagata ma fa'ailoa iai le taimi o faigāmalaga e o ese mai ai mai le nofoaga lē saogalēmū.

Ole fa'atāuaina o soifua o tagata Samoa na iai i Isaraelu na lē mālōlō ai pā'aga ma 'ōfisa i Canberra, Tokyo, ma Brussels ile fa'agaioiina o pepa ma visa malaga ina ua tāpā e Samoa la lātou fesoa*oani.

Ata: Vincent Junior Schmidt.

17/10/2023

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Hon Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Laauli Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Pilot Launch of Parametric Microinsurance Product Samoa.

Tuesday 17th October 2023, 10.30am.
Taumesina Resort Acknowledgements.

• The New Zealand High Commissioner to Samoa, H.E. Trevor Matheson
• The Australian High Commissioner to Samoa, H.E Emily Luck
• The British High Commissioner to Samoa, H.E. Gareth Hoar
• The Acting Governor for the Central Bank of Samoa, Mr Gilbert Wongsin
• The Regional Technical Specialist for the UN Capital Development Fund, Mr Praneel Pritesh
• The Managing Director for Samoa Surety Insurance Ltd, Mr. John Low
• Distinguished guests, members of the press, ladies and gentlemen
A very warm welcome to you all,
• It is my pleasure and honor to be a part of this auspicious event.
• I acknowledge and thank Samoa Surety Insurance Ltd and the UN Capital Development Fund-led Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme (PICAP) for developing and introducing to Samoa, a financial instrument that will be crucial for building disaster resilience and preparedness for Samoan people against climate hazards which are becoming ever more frequent and severe.

• Over the last two years PICAP has introduced parametric insurance products and innovations, and they have mobilised the private sector in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and now Samoa’s insurance industry to develop the market.

• This product we are launching today fills a market gap, as for the first time in the history of Samoa’s insurance industry, a parametric micro-insurance product that guards against climate hazards is now available for purchase.

• My Ministry has had consultative meetings with the PICAP team and Samoa Surety, and we are confident that this product is going to be a key tool in the basket of targeted financial solutions Samoa is providing to reduce the impact of extreme weather events on our most vulnerable communities.

• My ministry is committed to ensuring the Samoa citizens, especially the underserved adult populations, farmers and fishers, have access to appropriate financial services.

• I applaud the Programme’s underwriting insurance partners, Samoa Surety Insurance Limited, on their goal to sign up 200 beneficiaries before the start of Samoa’s cyclone sea*on in November. The six months between November and April is an anxious time for everyone in the country.

• Cyclonic winds have devasted people’s homes and investments and upended entire livelihoods. Innovative instruments like parametric insurance can provide people with a means to cope better with these impacts. The injection of funds to cater for immediate needs like food, water, home repairs and so on will also create more resilient communities.

Friends, ladies and gentlemen

• The MAF’s Sector Plan for Samoa outlined a sector strategic outcome ‘Private Sector Capacities improved’ whereby one of the goals includes “Increasing access to a sustainable system of financing and credit.”

• I am pleased to announce that today, through the piloting of the parametric microinsurance product, a climate disaster risk financing instrument, we are closer to achieving that overall goal.

• I would now like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the Governments of New Zealand, Australia and the UK who support PICAP and commend their commitment to Samoa and the region.

• To UNCDF and its development partners, the private insurer, the FinTech providers and all industry stakeholders, my compliments and best wishes to continue these collaborative efforts to find lasting solutions to the biggest development challenges of our time: climate change and disaster risk reduction.

• I have great pleasure in announcing the launch of Samoa’s first parametric microinsurance product by Samoa Surety Insurance.

Thank you very much.

Photo: Supplied by Government of Samoa.

17/10/2023

TALA FOU: 'E mafaia mea uma pe a iai le loto,' auvoli a Tamauli, Salelologa

E $500 le tupe 'ātoa ai ma le ipu na sola ma le au a le Tamauli mai ile āfio'aga o Salelologa, ina ua siamupini ile liki volipolo sa fa'atautaia ile āfio'aga o Sili i Salāfai ile vaia*o talu ai.

E fitu 'au ile itupā o ali'i na tausiniō, na sa'ili siamupini ai le 'au a le Tanifaolevao mai ile āfio'aga o Sili ma le 'au a le Tamauli mai i Salelologa, ma manumālō ai le 'au a Salelologa.

Na saunoa le tama ta'alo lelei ole ta'amilosaga mai ile 'au a le Tamauli ile fa'atalanoga ma le Community News, e le’o le agaga ole va'ai po'o ai ua sili lana ta'alo, ae ole āmana'ia ole fa'amāsani ma isi tupulaga talavou mai isi āfio'aga i lea lava ta'aloga, ina ia ātia'e pea le ta'aloga volipolo i Samoa aemaise āfioaga i tua.

“E iai le agava'a i le 'auuso e lā gata ile mātou 'au ae fa'apea fo'i i isi 'au e ono na tauvā. Ole mana'oga ina ia tūlei lea fo'i tāleni i si ō tatou atunu'u.

“E fa'afetai fo'i ile Atua ona ole tomai i lo’u nei fa’atauva’a mo le fa'atinoina ole ta'aloga,” Junior Lemaota.

E ui ile tō'esea ai ole lātou faiā'oga ia Richard Matofa Ugapo ile taimi ole ta'amilosaga ona o fa'alavelave fa'ale'āiga i Amerika Samoa, ae na tā’ua e Junior ole tasi ole loto na faigōfie ai mea uma, i lalo ole ta'ita'iga a le lātou kapeteni ia Taeao.

O i latou uma na ta'a'alo ile 'au a le Tamauli;
1. Taeao
2. Nese
3. Pulu
4. Mika
5. Junior
6. Falani

Na saunoa le Peresetene olo'o fa'auluulu iai ta'aloga volipolo a Salāfai ia Va'asili Afualo, olo'o fuafua le isi ta'amilosaga ile fa'aiuga ole tausaga nei, ole a fa'atagisia ai fo'i nisi o kamupanī e lagolagosua ai.

Na fa'afetaia e Va'asili 'au uma a ali'i ma 'au e Lua a tama'ita'i na 'auai ile ta'amilosaga mō le lua a*o.

Ata: Lafoina mai.

16/10/2023

TALA FOU: Foai masini faatekonolosi mo aoaoga a tina faipisinisi

E 40 tablets, ma laptops e 15 lea ua agalelei mai ai le faalapotopotoga faavaomalo a tina ma tamaitai (UN Women), e tauala i le Malo o Samoa ma le Malo o Ausetalia, e siitia ai le tomai o tina faipisinisi ile atunuu.

Ole nei foai, na aloaia ile a*o ananafi, ina ua faamanatuina ai le a*o faapitoa e patipatia ma amanaia ai le sao taua o tina ma tamaitai oloo galulue i afioaga i tua, mo le atinaeina ole itu tau tamaoaiga ae ole itu tau taumafa ile lalolagi.

O lea a*o e faamanatu ile a*o 15 o Oketopa i tausaga uma, ae ona ole nei tausaga, ua pa’u le a*o 15 ile Sapati, lea na faatoa tatala ai ile A*o Gafua.

I le saunoaga autu a le Ministia ole Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai Atinae o Afioaga ma Agafesoota’i ia Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molio’o, na ia ta’ua ai le ogatasi ole faamoemoe ole nei a*o faapitoa, ma taiala mo atinae manuia a le Malo, ina ia fa’aagava’aina afioaga, faamausali le lotoifale, ma faatuputeleina le tamaoaiga.

Ole toatele o tina i nuu i tua, oloo nafa ma faatoaga ma togalaau, faapea isi pisinisi laiti. O masini ua foaiina, oloo faaaogaina ile aoaoga na amataina ananafi ae faamaeaina ile A*o Faraile ole vaia*o nei, mo tina faipisinisi ina ia maua tomai faaonapo nei mo le maketiina o a latou oloa.

Ole lona lua ai lea o tausaga, talu ona faamanatuina lenei a*o faapitoa ile atunuu.

Ata: Government of Samoa.

14/10/2023

PEPA O FAAMATALAGA: Tui Puipui ole Misela, Mami, Rupela (MMR).

Matagaluega ole Soifua Maloloina a Samoa

E fa’aauau ona fautuaina pea e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina le mamalu o le atunu’u aemaise matua faapea ma aiga ina ia tautuana e fai tui puipui o le misela mo alo ma fanau laiti i lalo ifo o le 5 tausaga le matutua e le’i faia tui puipui o le Misela, Mami ma le Rupela (MMR).

Ua fa’ailoa nei e Niu Sila le fa’amaonia o le iai o nisi ua a’afia i le Misela i totonu o le latou atunu’u ma o lo’o fa’atinoina le galuega a le latou Ofisa o le Soifua Maloloina ina ia taofiofi le pepesi o le fa’ama’i. E toe fa’aolooloma’au atu le paia o le atunu’u ina ia aua ne’i nofoa’i ma ia talia fautuaga uma e pei ona tu’uina atu muamua aua lava le puipuiga o tatou tagata aemaise alo ma fanau laiti.

E tatau ona atoa tui puipui e lua o le Misela, Mami ma le Rupela o alo ma fanau laiti e puipuia ai i latou mai le misela i le 9 masina ma le 15 masina le matutua. Afai e te le o mautinoa ua mae’a ona fa’atino tui puipui o le misela o lou alo, fa’amolemole susū ane i se falema’i fa’aitumalo po’o so’o se falema’i lata ane e fa’atino tui puipui o lou alo, pe valaau le telefoni 66693 a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina mo nisi fa’amatalaga.

O lo’o fa’aauau pea le galuega tulituliloa a le Matagaluega e ala le fa’atinoina o tui puipui i totonu o nu’u ma afioaga e pei ona savalia ai le tele o aiga ina ia mautinoa o lo’o fai tui puipui o alo ma fanau.

E momoli le fa’amalo i le lagolago i le tele o nu’u ma afioaga o lo’o atoa ma mae’a tui puipui masani o alo ma fanau. Ae peita’i, e tatalo atu lava i matua o alo ma fanau aemaise lava i nisi o vaega o le talafatai o Apia faapea ma nu’u ma afioaga o le itu Matu i Sisifo o Upolu (amata atu le taulaga e aga’i atu i Mulifanua ma fa’a*olo atu i Falelatai) faapea ma le itu i Saute Sasa’e o Upolu e lei fa’atinoina lava tui puipui o le Misela faapea ma tamaiti ua atoa le 15masina le matutua, ina ia mautinoa le atoa o tui puipui o le Misela aua lava puipuiga mai lenei fa’ama’i.

O le a le Misela?
O le Misela o se fa’ama’i e pipisi ma e faigofie ona feave’aia e le ea pe a tale ma mafatua le tagata ua a’afia. E a’afia fo’i pe afai e pa’i atu i nofoaga ma laualuga o meafaitino na tale ma mafatua ai le tagata ua a’afia. E maualuga le avanoa e a’afia ai le tagata e le’i faia sona tui puipui o le misela aemaise pe a e latalata ma nofo fa’atasi ma le tagata ua a’afia.

Āuga ma Foliga Va’aia o le Misela
O āuga ma foliga va’aia o le Misela e aofia ai le fiva, mātūtū le tale, mūmū pe fulafula mata, tafe le isu, mafatua so’o, pata le ulu ma fa’a*olo atu le tino atoa, vaivai ma gagase tino, lē manogi se fiaai. Fa’amolemole valaau le 66693 pe vave va’ai se falema’i lata ane pe afai ua alia’e nei āuga ia te oe po’o seisi o lou aiga.

O o’oo’oga po’o a’afiaga tūgā o le misela, e aofia ai le tīgā o taliga ma o’o ai ina le lagona se mea, tatā le manava, fula le faiai ma o’o ai ina a’afia i nisi o a’afiaga tumau o le soifua, nimonia ma ono o’o ai ina maliu.

E toe tatalo atu le Matagaluega i le mamalu o le atunu’u aemaise i matua, fa’amolemole e tautuanā tui puipui o le Misela o alo ma fanau laiti e mautinoa ua fai, fa’apea ma isi tui puipui fa’aauau e puipuia mai ai i isi mau fa’ama’i. E taua lava le siaki o le tusi tui po’o le pepa tui o lou alo ina ia mautinoa ua fa’atino uma tui puipui.


Mo nisi fa’amatalaga, fa’amolemole fa’afeso’ota’i le Vaega mo Tui Puipui i le telefoni 66693 po’o Auaunaga Fa’aa*oifua Maloloina Lautele i le 66600.

Ma le fa’aaloalo lava,

Aiono Dr. Alec Ekeroma
Fa’atonu Sili Aoao o le Soifua Maloloina

14/10/2023

Tala Fatu: Ole Musumusu tau le lagona a si o’u Tuagane i luga ole Telefoni

“Aua le popole, na’o se sekone mo a’u ou te fa’alavelave atu ai, atonu ou te mapu ai. Tuagane, ua ou sauni ou te p**e i lo’u ola. Ua leai so’u faamoemoe, ua mataga o ta matua ona o a’u. Ieru, o a’u ua ou to.”

Ua ou fiu e tau saili foliga ole la, ua le susulu mai i o’u foliga. O fea fo’i fisaga malu e masani ona kisikisi mai i o’u alafau. Ae o manulele ua le pepese, masalo ai ua lavelavea ile vao maoa. Ua le sisiva laau ole fanua, ai o latou iloa mai lo’u mafatia.

Ole masani a o’u matua ole taufao lea poo ai e muamua ala ile taeao po e fafagu ma’ua ma lo’u tuagane matua, e pese le lotu ma fai talosaga e amata ai le a*o fou.

O lo’u tuagane o Ieru ua i lana tausaga faavae ile Iunivesite Aoao o Samoa, ae o a’u faatoa ave la’u vasega 12 ile kolisi a lo matou itumalo. E leai se isi a’u uo e pito sili ona ou fiafia iai nai lo o Ieru, ma te o faatasi ile aoga, faapena foi pe a tuua. E talitonuina i ma’ua e o matua, ma o se aiga fealofani. E malu foi lana puipuiga ia te a’u.

Na ou faanoanoa lava ina ua ou maua tala, o Ieru lea ua maua lana sikolasipi e malaga ai i Saina, e aoga ai mo le lima tausaga. Na pau le tulaga na ou mimita tele ai, ona ole atamai tele o lo’u tuagane. Ole taimi foi lea i nai o’u matua pei lava ua pepese ane ile lagi ile fiafia tele.

Ua totoe nei na’o a’u ma o’u matua. O lo’u tama ole taitai ole ekalesia, ole faiupu foi i lo matou nuu. O a’u la lea ua nafa nei ma le tautua, ma taumafai la’u aoga. Ua ou talosaga i o’u matua, pe mafai ona ou faaaogaina le la telefoni e fai ai a’u sailiiliga i luga o upega tafa’ilagi, ona ua faigata meaaoga ae taugata fo’i tusi aoga.

Talu lava ona aumaia e o’u matua le telefoni, ua amata ona ou tau le faia se meaaoga. O taimi uma ua le uma lo’u alu i luga ole tusi foliga, ma fesootai ai ma tagata matou te le masani.

I se tasi o po a’o momoe o’u matua, na vili mai ai le alii o Mapu, le tama sili ona faateteine iai teine ole matou vasega ona ole aulelei tele. Ma ua ou mimita lava ina ua te’i lava vili mai i la’u messenger.

Mapu: Suga princess o a au mea oloo fai?
Tini: A oso foi princess. Soia e ke kaufaasee ma au kala.

O la’u tala ata lea, ae o’u te’i lava ile faimai o Mapu ua leva ona fia uo ia te a’u, ma na te iloa o lona tofi lelei lava a’u. Ua ou oso atu nei ma fai atu, “Se ouke fefe i iloa e o’u matua oga ai foi lea o la’u magigi.” Ua ataata le alii ma fai mai, “E le sailia e le tou aiga sou tofi”

Ile tuneva ole po, na i’u ai ina sese lo’u mafaufau, ma ou sola loa ile faleoo tuufua ole nuu, lea na faasino mai e Mapu oloo faatali mai ai. Ole vaveao, na lagona ai lo’u fefe ile mea ua tupu, ina ua ala ane, oloo ma taooto faatasi nei ma Mapu i se vaaiga o maseiga, ma ou tamo’e loa ile fale, a’o taagugulu pea o’u matua ile la faleoo.

Ua mavae le masina, ma ua ou faalogoina suiga i lo’u tino, ua ese lava mea ua ou fiafia iai, ae ua ou faafaufau lava foi i kuka a lo’u tina. Ole taimi lea, ua vevesi tapenaga o suega a le Malo, le SSC, ae ua ese la’u faalogo. Ua ou faasuati ile potu aoga ma tulaga faaletonu, ona faatopetope ai lea o a’u e lo’u faiaoga ile falema’i. Se mea ina ou fefe ai, ole faimai ole fomai, o a’u ua ou to.

Na ou faamatala ile faiaoga mea uma, ma aami ai loa o ma matua ma Mapu, ma faia le faaiuga e le toe talia ma’ua ile laumua. Na’o na tu lava o lo’u tama i luga ua sasau le po i lo’u gutu, ma toso faatata a’u fafo, o’o atu ile fale ua fasi to’alua ma lo’u tina, ma le la tala, “O e iloa o lou k**a e maualuga ile loku ma fai upu a le guu? Ae ua e kuumaualaloiga? Alu ese aku ia ma ou mala. Ma ke le koe fia vaai ia oe ma le mea ua e faia”

Ole a*o lava lena na ou faalogo ai, ua faa*ola Mapu e lona aiga i Ausetalia e sue ai sona manuia, ina ia aua nei o ma nonofo. I tua ane lava ole matou ma’umaga na ou savali ai ma le tama’i naifi, a’o fa’afua le sasau i lo’u lava fatafata, na ou manatua Ieru, ma ou vili atu ai loa, e faatofa ai, ona ua leai se faamoemoe ou te toe ola ai, ua le toe mananao lo’u aiga ia te a’u.

Tatagi 1, 2, 3, e le’i talia. Na faapea o’u manatu, se’i toe vili tasi afai e le tali mai, ua tonu le tali ole faafitauli, ole p**e ile ola.
Tatagi 1, 2, 3…….

Ieru: ”Tini, o a mai oe? O lea toe 10 minute amata la’u su’ega”
Tini: “Aua le popole, na’o se sekone mo a’u ou te fa’alavelave atu ai, atonu ou te mapu ai. Tuagane, ua ou sauni ou te p**e i lo’u ola. Ua leai so’u faamoemoe, ua mataga o ta matua ona o a’u. Ieru, o a’u ua ou to”

E fai nei upu ma loimata, ae ua faateia a’u ile leo malu ua faapea mai i luga ole telefoni,

Ieru: Aue Tini e, e te alofa ia te a’u? O e iloa o oe o la’u uo mamae? Talofa e Tini, e le’i soona aumaia a’u e le Atua ile lalolagi, na aumaia a’u ina ia tausia la’u feagaiga. O lou ma’i, atonu ua manu’a ai loto o ta matua, ae o lou oti, Tini e masaesae ai lo’u loto, ma e le mafai Tini ona ou inu le na ipu oona. O ai e popole ile vaaiga a tagata? Tini, e ui ile faafitauli, ole na ua alofaina oe ele Atua ile oloa taua, ou te fia tausi lava foi iai. O oe o lo’u tuafafine, afai e te manu’a, ou te ta’utino atu e sili ona ou manu’a…………………….”

E le’i lagona atu isi upu a Ieru ina ua ou faalogo atu ile laue ma le tagi talatala. Na suia o’u lagona, ina ua ou iloa, oloo amanaia e si o’u tuagane lo’u vaivai.

Na faateia a’u a’o o’u nofonofo ma loimata ile umukuka taeao na soso’o ai, ile fusi o a’u e le tagata ma lo’u faasaga atu i tua o Ieru. Na pei e matuu atu le avega le sa’oloto na ia te a’u, o loimata ua to fa’aua. Na atili ai ina ua savali atu ma to’atuli i lo’u tama, e faamagalo ma talia a’u i lo matou aiga.

E le’i uma atu le faaatoesega ae savali mai lo’u tama ma opo a’u ma loimata e le matu, o lo’u tina ua le sagatonu le mafaufau, aua e ui ile ita, e le mafai ona faapea mai ua le alofa ia te a’u. O se a*o ole tausoa faatasi o so’u vaivai.

Na ou faalogo, na talosaga Ieru i le p**e ole Iunivesite, ma malaga mai ai, ma le tuutuuga e toe foi atu ile isi vaia*o mo lana suega. Ile masina na soso’o ai, na faamanuia ai le Atua i lo matou aiga, ina ua faauuina Ieru, i lona tausaga mulimuli, ae le gata i lea, ole iva masina mulimuli ane, na tuu eseeeseina ai a’u ma se pepe tama aulelei, ma faaigoa loa ia Ieru, le uo mamae, ae o se tuagane e fonofonoina o’u manu’anu’a.