A flagship promise by the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST)-led government to relaunch Samoa's national airline and acquire two jet aircraft has suffered a significant setback, with just $459,000 raised through a special investment fund and nearly 77 per cent of that amount coming from lo...

A flagship promise by the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST)-led government to relaunch Samoa's national airline and acquire two jet aircraft has suffered a significant…

Even before the current government announced its election promise of purchasing jet aircraft to service international routes, the warning was given that it was not a sound…

Despite “frank” and “direct” warnings from the World Bank arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Samoa said…