Lai's Graduation

Congratulations Iulai Richard Blakelock-Toma on completing your undergraduate studies and graduating at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Wonderful to have family from Samoa to spend the week in Brisbane and then joined by Lai's friends at a celebratory banquet at the Glen Hotel following graduation ceremony on Friday 22 July 2011.All the best with your life and work plans.

Farewell Mr Rankin

I heard today of your passing Mr Bob Rankin. I cried...because you made an impact on me in the many letters to the editor of Samoa Observer that you wrote in the last five years. Thank you for your courage to speak up where others would not. Thank you also for your contribution to our facebook page Autalavou Mo Taeao. The young people of Samoa will remember your care and concern for their future in Samoa.
You will be dearly missed Bob.
May the Lord carry your dear family members in their mourning.
IA MANUIA LAU MALAGA Mr Rankin.

Meripa

Fuafuaga a le Faletupe mai Asia mo Samoa

Letter to Editor Samoa Observer translated

Fuafuaga Mo Atina'e I Samoa a le Faletupe Atina'e mai Asia
Aso Faraile 8 Iulai 2011

I le Fa'atonu,
O lo o iai nei I totonu o Samoa ni sui o le Faletupe o Atina'e mai Asia. O le mafua'aga o lea asiasiga I Samoa ina ia fia iloa atili o mana'oga tau le atina'e ua atofaina mo le fa'atinoina loa, atoa ai ma nisi fuafuaga ua uma ona fa'atulaga mo le lumana'i.
Na maoa'e ni vi'iga na tu'uina I lo tatou Palemia o Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi e sui o le Faletupe mai Asia . O ia vi'ivi'iga ona ua latou maitauina le to'afilemu o lo o maua pea e Samoa ma ni pulega lelei, ona e mo'omia tele tulaga to'afilemu nei ma le solo lelei o atina'e tautupe mo galuega alu I luma a lenei faletupe mai Asia.
A e se paga, o nei fuafuaga a le Malo HRPP ma le Faletupe Atina'e mai Asia ua latou suiina ai le tulaga mautu o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u o tagata Samoa (ina ia mafai ona fai o ni fefa'ataua'iga, pe nono mai ni tupe, e fa'aogaina ai 'ele'ele tau le Aganu'u) e aunoa ma le sa'ili o se tofa mai aiga ma nu'u I Samoa atoa. Lona uiga ua latou soli le tulafono ina ua pasia na o le luavaetolu o le HRPP ,le Tulafono mo le Resitalaina o Fanua ma Suafa I le 2008 a e le I pasiaina fa'aletulafono.
Ua fa'atino fuafuaga ua tula'i mai ai o le Tulafono 2008 a e le I aloa'ia fa'atonuga fa'ale tulafono mo ni suiga I le puleaina o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u o lo o ua tusia I le parakalafa 102 ma le parakalafa 109 I le Fa'avae o Le Malo Tuto'atasi o Samoa. Ua fai mai le Fa'avae o Samoa, e ao ona faia se palota fa'apelepesite mo so o se suiga e mana'omia ai le fa'aaogaina o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u mo se fefa'ataua'iga, se mokesi, po o se totogiina o ni aitalafu.
I le tausaga 2004, na fa'ailoaina ai se finagalo o le faletupe o Atina'e mai Asia - e leai lava ni fa'afitauli po o ni popolega mai tagata Samoa I le mata'upu o le fa'aaogaina o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u I fefa'ataua'iga ma le totogiina o aitalafu.
A e o le mea moni lava, e leai se popolega i lenei faletupe mai Asia I le mataupu o le le toe iai o ni 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u pe a fa'aliliueseina uma I le Malo; po o le 'ave'eseina o aia tatau a tagata I o latou lava fanua mai o latou tua'a ua mavae e aunoa ma le fa'atagana fa'ale-tulafono mai ia te I latou.
Na fa'ailoa fo'i se talitonuga sa iai I lenei faletupe mai Asia, o se mea tatau lava ona saili se tofa mamao o aiga ma nu'u uma I Samoa e fa'atatau I le mataupu o le fa'aaogaina/fa'aliliueseina o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u o Samoa I fefa'ataua'iga, mokesi ma le totogiina o ni tupe nono mai fafo.
Na fa'ailoa fo'i e le faletupe mai Asia e ao ona fa'asalalau I ni fa'asalalauga fa'apitoa ina ia silafia e le mamalu o le atunu'u o ni fa'ai'uga e maua mai I le sa'iliga o le tofa mamao ma le fa'autaga loloto o Samoa e tusa ai o nei mataupu taua. E ao fo'i ona fa'asalalau o ni suiga fou o le a iai I Samoa e fa'asino I 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u. O le sini o ia fa'asalalauga ina ia lagolagoina e tle mamalu lautele o ni suiga e ao ona fa'atino.
Ua alia'e mai nei fa'amatalaga, o le Malo HRPP e matua lagolago malosi le fa'aliliu'eseina o 'ele'ele ma fanua tau le Aganu'u Samoa e auala mai I se suiga po o se auala e mafai ai ona fa'atau, pe fa'aaogaina nei fanua I fefa'ataua'iga e mafai ai o ni nonoga tupe se tele e aunoa ma le silafia po o le fa'atagana fa'ale solitulafono o tagatanu'u o Samoa.
Maua Faleauto.