If Commonwealth Sport is paying for the two delegates Samoa is entitled to send to the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Glasgow, then taxpayers have every right to ask one simple question.Why are we paying for anyone else?According to information obtained by the Samoa Observer, Samoa will...
Two needed. Why are taxpayers paying for anyone else?
By The Editorial Board
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17 July 2026, 9:00AM
If Commonwealth Sport is paying for the two delegates Samoa is entitled to send to the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Glasgow, then taxpayers have every right to ask one simple question.
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