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July 2016 Editorial Australia Samoa Newspaper
Editor’s Note
Dear Readers
We hope you are having a
great time reading our 4th issue
of Australia Samoa Newspaper
(ASN). The month of May has truly been
an interesting month.
Brexit! Britain exiting from the European
Union (EU) after being a member
for over 40 years, certainly was breaking
news. How does that affect Australia,
you might ask? Well according to published
opinions from the financial gurus
at the Big Banks, not much, as Australia
is apparently holding up well financially.
Other economic analysts are saying
otherwise. Speculations are high, but at
ASN, we would like to caution everyone
to do whatever they legally can to secure
their wealth, as times could very
well become tough. We hope that won’t
be the case for all of us, as a downturn
in the economy can have a big impact
Maiava Tricia Brunt
(Australia Samoa News Editor)
MBA (Int’l HRM),
B.Bus (Business Mgmt/HRM)
in our standard of living and our ability
to help others in our family here and
abroad. BUT we cannot rule out that a
recession is not imminent. If Australia
avoids a recession like it apparently has
the last couple of times, then we hope
we will come out alright.
Another issue that’s been the centre
of conversations here and there recently
is Suicide. We have chosen to “talk”
about this issue to show it is not a taboo
subject. Talking about suicide in the context
of how to prevent it, or how to identify
it, is healthy. We urge our readers
to look at this issue with an open mind
and encourage you to write in and tell
us how you have helped someone who
was suicidal. You don’t have to name
the person – not at all.
One rhetorical question one person
said to me very recently was “How did
I not see that my friend was having a
problem that caused him to commit suicide?”.
Well, one thing I know, is that
if we do not talk about the issue, and
share information about prevention, or
look into the works done by Beyond Blue
or Faataua Le Ola (FLO) or organizations
as such, then we will always be oblivious
to someone’s sufferings and not
recognize it if one becomes suicidal.
What other pressing issues do you
wish for us to investigate and offer information
on?
Winter certainly has made itself felt
this last month of June, and our household
has certainly had its fair share of
cold and flu medicine. Vicks was a constant,
being applied to the soles of the
feet, as well as a few Cold and Flu tablets,
and Buffers for the kids. I hope you
have been faring well so far this winter,
and don’t forget to visit your GP as soon
as you feel the signs of the flu coming
on.
CABINET RELEASES
1. Tofia Afioga Fepuleai avea ma Peresetene
o le Faamasinoga o Fanua ma
Suafa
Ua faamaonia e le Kapeneta le tuuina
atu o le fautuaga i le Ao Mamalu o le Malo,
Afioga Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi mo le tofia
o le Afioga a Fepuleai Letufuga Atilla Manutoipule
Ropati e avea ma Peresetene o le
Faamasinoga o Fanua ma Suafa.
O le a amata faamamaluina lenei tofiga i
le aso 1 o Aokuso 2016.
O le Afioga Fepuleai o se alii loia sa galue
i le tele o Matagaluega a le Malo, ma o ia
foi lea na avea ma Failautusi o le Fono Aoao
Faapalemene a Samoa mo le tolu paeaiga
talu ai. Sa galue foi o ia o le Pule o Auaunaga
Lautele i le Pulega o Uafu a Samoa, faapea
ma le Ofisa Loia a Petaia ma sa galue foi
o se Lesitala Lagolago o le Faamasinoga o
Fanua ma Suafa.
O le Afioga Fepuleai e umia Faailoga Tikeri
Maualuluga mai le Iunivesite o New England,
Iunivesite o Tasmania ma le Iunivesite
o le Pasefika i Saute.
O Fepuleai e mai afioaga o Saleaula, Safotulafai,
Iva, Salelavalu ma Fasitoouta. Ua
faaipoipo ma e toatolu o laua alo.
Fepuleai appointed as President of the
Lands and Titles Court
His Highness the Head of State, Afioga
Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi has appointed
Afioga Fepuleai Letufuga Atilla Manutoipule
Ropati as President of the Lands and Titles
Court on the advice from Cabinet.
This appointment will officially commence
on the 1st of August.
Afioga Fepuleai is a lawyer by profession
and has served in Government for many
years, including his recent post as Clerk of
the Legislative Assembly for the last three
Parliamentary terms. Fepuleai had also
worked as Corporate Manager for the Samoa
Ports Authority, an Associate for the
Petaia Law Chambers and was previously an
Assistant Registrar for the Land and Titles
Court.
Afioga Fepuleai holds a BA, LLB, PDLP
degrees from the University of the South Pacific,
the University of New England and the
University of Tasmania.
Fepuleai hails from the villages of Saleaula,
Safotulafai, Iva, Salelavalu and Fasitoouta.
He is married and they have three
children.
2. Fono a Taitai o le Lalolagi i Mataupu
tau Suavai
Ua faamaonia e le Kapeneta le auai atu
o le Afioga i le Sui Palemia ma o le Minisita
foi o Punaoa Faanatura ma le Siosiomaga,
Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa mo le Fono a
Minisita ma Taitai o le Lalolagi i Mataupu tau
i Punaoa o Suavai e faia i Sigapoa i le aso
10 – 12 Iulai 2016.
O lenei fono e fitoitonu i mataupu tau le
puipuiga ma le faasoasoaina tatau o punoa
tau suavai. O le auai o Samoa i lea fono, ua
faamautu atili ai le taua o punaoa tau suavai
i atumotu laiti, ma le maua ai o le avanoa o
si o tatou atunuu e saga faalauiloa ai ana
atinae ma fuafuaga mo le puipuia ma le
faasoasoaina tatau o lenei punaoa taua.
O lea fono o le a faailoa ai foi le naunau
o Samoa e tulimatai le tulaga o le puipuia o
punaoa tau suavai mai lava i atumauga seia
paia le talafatai.
O le Ofisa Sili Lagolago mo Punaoa Tau
Suavai o le Matagaluega o Punaoa Faanatura
ma le Siosiomaga, Susuga Malaki Iakopo
o le a Malaga faatasi ma le Minisita i lea
fono.
World Water Leaders Summit
Cabinet has approved the participation
by Honourable Deputy Prime Minster and
also Minister for Natural Resources and Environment,
Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa at
the World Water Leaders Summit in Singapore
on 10 – 12 July 2016.
The meeting will focus on issues pertaining
to the preservation and good distribution
of water resources. Samoa’s participation
will reaffirm its support for the importance
of water resources in small island states,
and this is ample opportunity for our country
to further showcase its developments and
plans for the preservation and good distribution
of this important resource.
The meeting will also showcase Samoa’s
drive to support the Integrated Water Resources
Management Ridge to Reef initiative.
The ACEO of the Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment, Susuga Malaki
Iakopo is accompanying the Deputy Prime
Minister to the meeting.
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