The Chair of the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA), Tupai Saleimoa Vaai, has questioned why the Asian Development Bank (ADB) supported Fiji’s national airline while warning Samoa about the financial risks of establishing its own carrier.Tupai made the comment under the Samoa Observer's official Faceb...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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16 June 2026, 8:50PM
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