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Samoa - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to Samoa due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

Samoa consists of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai’i and seven small islets located about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the South Pacific. The main island of Upolu is home to nearly three-quarters of Samoa's population and its capital city of Apia. The country has a stable parliamentary democracy with a developing economy.

Meet Alex Rose, the discus thrower representing a tiny island nation 6,700 miles away from where he grew up... and he isn\'t the only trailblazing Olympic flagbearer ahead of ...
When Alex Rose was approached by his Chemistry teacher at the age of 15 with a view to joining the athletics team, neither of them could have imagined where that schoolboy would be now.
Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:58:00 GMT

State care abuse even resulted in hatred of his culture, Samoan tells inquiry
The theft of his name led a Pacific Island boy down a path of state care, where he was abused. Fa'amoana Luafutu, 69, has shared his story at the inquiry into historical abuse in care sitting in South ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:40:00 GMT

DBA student juggles running hotel and study
An Otago Doctor of Business Administration candidate is not only doing his degree by distance but also running one of the largest hotels in Papua New Guinea concurrently.
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:24:00 GMT

Survivor tells of ordeal in system that \'couldn\'t cater for us Pacific kids\'
Tulou: Our Pacific Voices; Tatala e Pulonga is the first hearing of its kind for New Zealand, and will considers the impacts of the Dawn Raids.
Publ.Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2021 23:53:00 GMT

Abuse in NZ State Care - The Witness Testimony of Fa\'amoana Luafutu
Within 2 years I was before the Children's Board and in State care soon after. I experienced all forms of abuse at Owairaka Boys' Home. I experienced physical abuse at other placements but for me ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2021 21:32:00 GMT

Michigan?s Alex Rose honors father?s heritage as Olympic flag-bearer for Samoa
?My chemistry teacher ? who was also the track coach ... ?It was in a little bit of broken English, saying they would like to have me on Team Samoa.? Rose began competing in the red, white and blue of ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Youth focus for first Pacific Doctor of Social Work candidate
then working in a factory was the predicted path for this Mangere Samoan teen. But things turned out differently, thanks to his mother?s unconditional love and support as well as encouragement from a ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:45:00 GMT

State care abuse resulted in hatred of his culture, Samoan man tells inquiry
The theft of his name led a Pacific Island boy down a path of state care, where he was abused. Fa'amoana Luafutu, 69, has shared his story at the inquiry into historical abuse in care sitting in South ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:15:00 GMT

State care abuse even resulted in hatred of his culture, Samoan tells inquiry
Luafutu came out from Samoa at the age of 8 in 1960 ... He did not speak English at school. He remembers one day when the teacher asked him to do homework. He went home and asked his auntie ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:40:00 GMT