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Sep 29, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Faith Leapai |Enid Westerlund |Seuseu Fata Faalogo
Residents of Sogi are unaware of how the road closure would impact their daily lives. The settlement is next to the main meeting venues. They fear that their movement to work and their businesses will be impacted. Tara Sili, 48, said the way of life for the people of Sogi depended on the small companies they owned and operated in town. She said that while she understood the security aspect of the road closure but felt that it was unfair on them.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Faith Leapai |Enid Westerlund |Seuseu Fata Faalogo
The village Fasitoo Tai was hoping to meet the delegates of their host nation but has been told that this would not be possible. According to the village, they have been told the visit is not on the schedule as a preventative measure against infectious diseases. The mayor of the village, Tovaotele Lumafu Maoitualevi said despite this, the village was eagerly preparing for CHOGM and their host nation Bangladesh.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Faith Leapai |Ann-Tauilo Motuga |Enid Westerlund |Najma Sambul
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has delivered a clear and urgent message to the international community: statehood and sovereignty must not be eroded by climate change, no matter the rising tides. In a bold declaration made on 23 September 2024, in New York, AOSIS leaders affirmed that the impacts of sea level rise will not alter the rights of their nations under international law.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Faith Leapai |Ann-Tauilo Motuga |Enid Westerlund
Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo called on the world to face the life-or-death challenge of rising sea levels head-on. “Today is our historical opportunity to turn the global tide and to embark on a common path that secures prosperity, dignity, and rights to all affected countries and communities,” said PM Teo at UN High-Level Meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea-level rise in New York.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Faith Leapai |Ann-Tauilo Motuga |Enid Westerlund
Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji will experience at least 20 centimetres of sea level rise in the next 30 years regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the short term, according to new research from NASA.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Enid Westerlund |Faith Leapai |Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Vaimoana Mase
Talofa Samoa and welcome back to your weekly Physiotherapy column. Today’s column comes to you from Results Physiotherapy in the USA and covers the topic of chronic jaw pain; enjoy!Pain in your jaw can be annoying at best and unbearable at its worst. Millions of Americans are affected each year with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) which can cause pain in the jaw and surrounding area. It's important to seek treatment for chronic jaw pain as it can take its toll both psychologically and physically.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Enid Westerlund |Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'u |Faith Leapai
Without the Commonwealth Blue Book that supposedly dictated the arrangement for the media to cover the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 here in Samoa, we are thankful to the Commonwealth Secretariat for setting the record straight about the correct arrangement for news coverage of the meeting.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Enid Westerlund |Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Faith Leapai
In a world where the digital age often overshadows the traditional joys of reading and writing, Enid Westerlund is making waves in the literary world, especially in Samoa. As an accomplished poet and author of several books, a consultant, an aviation specialist, a businesswoman, a consultant, and a fashion designer, she has also been establishing reading programs to help the children of Samoa since 2021.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Seuseu Fata Faalogo |Enid Westerlund |Faith Leapai
A baritone starring in a New Zealand Opera production says his Christian Sāmoan upbringing in Ōtara has played a vital role in preparing him for performing in classical theatre - an art more commonly associated with Europe. NZ Opera's production of Verdi's Rigoletto kicks off at Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre for three.30pm performances. Joel Amosa, a proud Sāmoan raised in South Auckland, will play Cavaliere Marullo in the production's star-studded cast.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Enid Westerlund |Seuseu Fata Faalogo
Located on the southwest coast of Upolu, the village of Savaia Lefaga has forked out more than $50,000 for its beautification project for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Savaia is the home of the giant clams’ sanctuary and is situated on a scenic bay surrounded by white sands and turquoise sea. Their host country is St Vincent and the Grenadines, a group of islands in the Caribbean.
