A village-based paddling programme says it cannot expand into other communities because it has been denied access to V6 canoes held by the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association (SOCA).Ulugia Jay Ah Fook, founder of the Alo Paopao Academy based in Siumu, claims he applied to the Government to use the ...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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03 August 2026, 10:00PM
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