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Samoan seasonal workers are once again in New Zealand traffic – three dead
Earlier this week, another car accident in New Zealand killed some men from Samoa who were working part-time. The accident left six people injured, three dead and three injured in hospital.
New Zealand investigating police officer Tony Wakelin revealed in a meeting with the media last Tuesday that the deceased were 47-year-old Lacey, 37-year-old Lacey and 32-year-old Lacey.
Wakelin confirmed that the three deceased were from Samoa and worked part-time.
Wakelin also explained that the accident occurred when a truck tire traveling southbound exploded and jumped into the path of the deceased’s car, and their “van” collided with two other vehicles.
The Samoa Observer sought an explanation from the Minister of Finance, Mr Lautimuia Welese Vaai, who oversees the LEEP (Labour and Employment Export Program).
Also in June this year, another traffic accident occurred in Victoria, Australia, resulting in the death of some Samoan men who were working part-time in Australia.
Last November, four Samoan men working in Melbourne, Australia were killed in a car accident.
20 years of controlling my daughter
A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Supreme Court for forcing his daughter to death when she was 15.
The High Court found the man committed the act against his daughter between December 2014 and January 2018.
The young woman was being cared for by the Samoa Victims Support Group until her death, after her health was allegedly affected by her pregnancy.
The Honourable Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese reduced the defendant’s sentence in Article 4, where he could have been sentenced to 19 years or less in prison.
The prosecutor presented the seriousness of the charges, since it was a family member who influenced the young woman, who, in addition, was a follower of the king, the crime was committed through threats and violence, and the victim was only 15 years old, while the defendant is 41 years old.
But in the defence statement, the defendant’s lawyer, Mr. Fuimaono Sarona Bonifasio, mentioned three points related to the defendant. These included being a good man, that he was driven out of his wife’s village in Fassito Uta, and that he took care of his family and children.
The Probation Service report said the accused came from a family that lived on the income from the purchase of dried coconuts and cocoa. He left school in the tenth grade and started working on his family’s farm. But recently he has been working at a funeral home.
The chief justice said it was necessary to slightly raise the starting age for sentencing to 21, compared to the police case and the Faatavaa case.
Perese also said that since this was the first time he was charged, he should be sentenced to six months in prison for good behavior. However, the matter ended there as the defendant continued to deny his allegations and showed no remorse.
When the defence argued that the accused was banished from his wife’s village, the chief judge said they were considering four punishments but there was no hard evidence to support the position.
The judge said that the evidence submitted by the defendant showed that he was not expelled from the village but left the village voluntarily, and therefore did not meet the conditions for a reduced sentence.
Not only was the defendant sentenced to 20 years in prison (minus six months for time incarcerated), he was also ordered to have his name added to the Sex Offender Registry.
The Samoan government needs a plane – Archbishop VIDOLIO TUI
Despite the pleasant speech by the new Archbishop of the Catholic Church, Mr. Mosese Vitolio Tui, the requirement was clear. Flights abroad required Samoan aircraft.
Reverend Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, in his first Mass address, urged the Prime Minister, His Excellency Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, to buy a plane for Samoa because the fares of Air New Zealand were very expensive. He also said that Fiji Airways used to be cheap but now the fares have increased.
The Archbishop also spoke about Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways increasing flights to Apia. He also indicated how much profit the government would make if it owned an aircraft.
The Samoa Observer said the primary reason Samoa needed to have its own aircraft was passenger costs. The presence of Samoa aircraft flying between Samoa and New Zealand would reduce fares that Air New Zealand had been offering for free.
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