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APIA: capitol. main city. port. business district - Apia, Upolu, Samoa
After about a week on the big island of Savaii I finally left for the main island of Upolu.
Wellington Samoans give aid and cash for tsunami relief
Members of Wellington-based Samoa Advisory Council gather donations. [courtesy photo] A contingent from the Wellington-based Samoa Advisory Council this week presented five containers of tsunami aid assistance as well as NZ$ 66,850 to the government.
Hero on automatic pilot to stardom
Dominic James ... as he appeared for Cleo's Bachelor of the Year finals. He's been called Australia's Captain Sully and a "great chick magnet" who could soon be earning hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of endorsements.
Western Samoans thankful for gift
In his Samoan tongue, the expression conveys a thank you drawn from the bottom of one's heart.
Bachelor boy pilot the hero of the hour
A FORMER Cleo Bachelor of the Year nominee has been revealed as the pilot who saved a critically-ill woman and five others on a CareFlight plane after being forced into an emergency landing.
Australian fire truck ready for service in Samoa
An Australian fire truck is settling into its new home in tsunami devastated Samoa, after being officially handed over by the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade at a special ceremony held at the Apia Fire Station.
Gift of $600,000 fire truck honours dead NZ volunteer
Levaopolo Peter Letiu of Mangere was killed while in Samoa to help tsunami victims.
Tusisaleia Hope Pomele heads to Apia to accept Miss Samoa crown
Tusisaleia Hope Pomele [courtesy photo] Twenty-two-year-old Miss Samoa USA Tusisaleia Hope Pomele left the island yesterday on her way to Samoa to be crowned the new Miss Samoa, after Jacinta Bourne, who was crowned Miss Samoa Sept.
Samoa receives fire truck from Australia
The tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation of Samoa has received a $400,000 firetruck from Victoria.
The Good Samaritan With Only Nails To Give
Saturday, 7 November 2009, 3:19 pm Press Release: Event Polynesia 5 November 2009 A few days after the tsunami, a flag made of white cloth mark the place where it was once a family home at Saleapaga village which was completely destroyed by the tsunami.
Eight killed in Samoa bus crash
Police in Samoa are hunting a bus driver who took off after he crashed and killed eight people.
American Samoa Music Artists return from the "I love Samoa tsunami relief concert"
American Samoa artista s Ekredible and RasMas. They just came back last week from a oe I love Samoaa tsunami relief concert that was held in Apia on Oct 31.
Six weeks on, organics has role in Samoa recovery
Six weeks on from the devastating Samoa tsunami, Oxfam and its Samoan partner organisation, Women in Business, are helping affected families to rebuild their livelihoods through organic agriculture for niche export markets.
Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
The University of California, Berkeley, has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to isolate from an indigenous tree the gene for a promising anti-AIDS drug and to share any royalties from sale of a gene-derived drug with the people of Samoa.
ASPIRE statement from the American Samoa Delegate to the U.S. Congress
The following is the full text of the testimony offered on Nov. 4, 2009 before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Hearing on H.R. 3583, the American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources and Employment Act by Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa Delegate to Congress.
No Samoans reported hurt in Ft. Hood shooting
Staff Sgt. Fanuaee Fea, 32, comforts Savannah Green, 23, outside the main gate after a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, Nov.
Lt. Col. Leafaina Tavai-Yahn makes promotion list for Colonel
Congressman Faleomavaega yesterday offered his personal congratulations to Lt. Col. Leafaina Olive Tavai-Yahn for her selection for promotion to Colonel in the U.S. Army.
IT is my hope that the Fiji Rugby Union can take a cue from an excellent initiative taken by its Samoan counterparts.
World Bank Doubles Financial Commitment to Samoa
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 4:26 pm Press Release: World Bank APIA, November 2, 2009- Juan Jose Daboub, Managing Director of the World Bank, today announced that the World Bank will double its financial contribution to Samoa, from USD 20 million to USD 40 million, in order to help the country respond to the recent devastating tsunami.
Samoan tourism operators fight to rebuild fale
AFTERMATH: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key amid tsunami damage to Lalomanu Beach, Samoa.
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