Samoan central bank governor rejects road change

The Governor of Samoa's Central Bank says changing the side of the road on which vehicles travel from left to right will jeopardise the country's already low foreign exchange reserves. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

[Mr Nanai]

I totally agree with what the Govt of Samoa is proposing. People are angry now, but how can they know unless they try ? If you have a will to make it work then obviously it will, rather then being spiteful about it and using children as an excuse. Where are the parents if children are going to be an issue to change of roads ? Shouldn't they be beside their children at all times, its those that neglect their children and let them wonder free on the sides of the streets that would be in danger. The change of roads will benefit those of low income, those who can not afford to travel by car due to the high price amount in American cars, where as NZ, cars are cheaper and more fuel efficient. The majority of Samoa people reside either in New Zealand or Australia, only a small minority of Samoa resides in America, Hawaii and America Samoa. Only people that are so concerned about the changes are those who are in business, don't you want to see the low income families driving around in vehicles ? or to own some sort of business in transport ? Most low earnings families only have ties to either New Zealand or Australia, most families in NZ and Australia will be importing their vehicles straight to their families back at home to support them and hopefully make some sort of business out of it. Driving in Samoa is shocking as it is, and the amount of polution you see coming out of the cars are shocking and is a great health concern. Changing the road will be the best move, educating people so that they know, as well as being more strict on drivers licence instead of paying a couple of dollars to a Police officer that you are either related to or know, what does that tell you about driving ??? Thats why it is schocking to see drivers in Samoa going as they please and not obeying the red light. Police need to be more on the gun and more involved patrolling the streets.

There are only a couple of thousand signatures that want the road to remain as it is, the amount is not even near quarter of the population of Samoa, so what does that tell you? Those who haven't voted against it are for it, they want to see the change because they know they will benefit from it. Stop being ignorant and accusing the Government about everything, think to yourself and ask...... What have I ever done for my country, if your answer is nothing, then you have no right to speak and accuse others. Make a difference and stop being so ignorant, this could be your first move to something you have done for your country. I support the Govt of Samoa and its proposal.

Mr Nanai
Wellington
New Zealand

[boss japan]

e sao lelei lava oe bro, ou te lagolagoina foi le proposal a le malo lea o le sui o auala, tago loa e lafo ni taavale se tele i samoa.

[love girl]

boss japan wrote:

e sao lelei lava oe bro, ou te lagolagoina foi le proposal a le malo lea o le sui o auala, tago loa e lafo ni taavale se tele i samoa.

ia vaai oe boss e fai muamua le auala ona lafo ai lea o le kaavale,ae le o le lafo o kaavale o fea e feoai ai?tasi le mea o oe le atalii o malielegaoi,aea..

[boss japan]

matua vave foi ona e oo atu i luga o le laiga, fai mai e avatu teuteu ai luma o fale sei oo i le 2009, ona faatoa faaaoga ai laia, o lea ou te mafaufau e ave le pasi foi lele ei ai i totonu o le disneyland e lelei e ave ai ma tamai fafine laiti, ahahahh manuia le evaga

[love girl]

boss japan wrote:

matua vave foi ona e oo atu i luga o le laiga, fai mai e avatu teuteu ai luma o fale sei oo i le 2009, ona faatoa faaaoga ai laia, o lea ou te mafaufau e ave le pasi foi lele ei ai i totonu o le disneyland e lelei e ave ai ma tamai fafine laiti, ahahahh manuia le evaga

malo boss le eva!ua e malo foi i le ta evaga!na o le ta faaleagaina o comments a tagata i luga o le froum,aea.ae vaai aua le avea se pasi ae ave se train e faaoso i le taufsui lea i Fugalei..hahaha!poo se truck e lelei na e uka uma ai le au ululeaga la ei le maketi..hahaha!fa laia,ma fai se miti lelei..

[boss japan]

se malo love girl, fai mai ua leai magi ululeaga i samoa, o lea ua aumai uma le mea e kau o urayasu, ouke le iloa poo fea le mea e ku ai le ga mea masalo oga eke iloa, ahahah soifua

[love girl]

boss japan wrote:

se malo love girl, fai mai ua leai magi ululeaga i samoa, o lea ua aumai uma le mea e kau o urayasu, ouke le iloa poo fea le mea e ku ai le ga mea masalo oga eke iloa, ahahah soifua

boss kailo ia!e masalo la na e sau ma aumai fua i lou iloa..ao au ou te le iloa lena itu e leiloa la poo o le mea lena na e oo mai ai iinei o le faafeaoina mai o le au ulumaster na..aea.haha! ma master atu ai ma lou ulu,aea.hahaha! ia vaai olou suafa o boss,o lona uiga o iina tonu lava e te boss ai..hahha!ae leai ni tagata faapena iinei nao mea o princess ia e maua iinei..hahaha!fai laia ae toe alu i Samoa e fai auala ia oo atu le taavale pogisa a princess ua uma ona fai..fa laia..

[boss japan]

ok love, sei uma oga ou koe foi laia i samoa e faauma ona fai auala, leaga kei ua leai se mea e faaoso ai le lua ooooooo ma oppupy,ahhahahah, sorry. ia sei uma lafo aku lesi ulu o le pulou lea a lesi pricess lea e gau mai ii, ua uma lava oga faaaoga ma galo mai ai i kokogu o lau .....ahahahah. soifua ma ia maguia le po fai se miti malie.

[post 1]

Talofa e, i tagata Samoa ua taitai faasolofanua e le Palemia faavavalea, ana ou i ai i Samoa ua leva ona uma oe i lau faga le pa i lou fia pule i mea totino a le atunuu e te le aia i ai. Faamolemole e tau tuu le fia SHINE lena e iai, ae fai ia lelei ma manuia uma tagata lautele pei foi o au lea e sue le manuia mo lou aiga. Oe lena e te sapasapaia le Palemia, e te le alofa ma e te faavalevalea foi oe. Ua leva ona tatala le avanoa mo taavale e aumai i Niu Sila ma Ausetalia ae leai lava ni taavale na aumaia. Mahalo Lahaina, Ewa Beach,HI

[love girl]

boss japan wrote:

ok love, sei uma oga ou koe foi laia i samoa e faauma ona fai auala, leaga kei ua leai se mea e faaoso ai le lua ooooooo ma oppupy,ahhahahah, sorry. ia sei uma lafo aku lesi ulu o le pulou lea a lesi pricess lea e gau mai ii, ua uma lava oga faaaoga ma galo mai ai i kokogu o lau .....ahahahah. soifua ma ia maguia le po fai se miti malie.

boss oka oka!matuai ele mafaufau tele! e te iloa oe o le princess a Fukuda na e te talanoa iai..hahaha!masalo la o le pulou lena a JSAmoa..hahaha! alu loa e moe..fa laia.

[love girl]

post 1 wrote:

Talofa e, i tagata Samoa ua taitai faasolofanua e le Palemia faavavalea, ana ou i ai i Samoa ua leva ona uma oe i lau faga le pa i lou fia pule i mea totino a le atunuu e te le aia i ai. Faamolemole e tau tuu le fia SHINE lena e iai, ae fai ia lelei ma manuia uma tagata lautele pei foi o au lea e sue le manuia mo lou aiga. Oe lena e te sapasapaia le Palemia, e te le alofa ma e te faavalevalea foi oe. Ua leva ona tatala le avanoa mo taavale e aumai i Niu Sila ma Ausetalia ae leai lava ni taavale na aumaia. Mahalo Lahaina, Ewa Beach,HI

aua le faia le master! aua le faia toeaina i fetuu oe e le tamaloa toulu fulufulu o lou ulu..haahaa!(sorry)

[boss japan]

post 1 wrote:

Talofa e, i tagata Samoa ua taitai faasolofanua e le Palemia faavavalea, ana ou i ai i Samoa ua leva ona uma oe i lau faga le pa i lou fia pule i mea totino a le atunuu e te le aia i ai. Faamolemole e tau tuu le fia SHINE lena e iai, ae fai ia lelei ma manuia uma tagata lautele pei foi o au lea e sue le manuia mo lou aiga. Oe lena e te sapasapaia le Palemia, e te le alofa ma e te faavalevalea foi oe. Ua leva ona tatala le avanoa mo taavale e aumai i Niu Sila ma Ausetalia ae leai lava ni taavale na aumaia. Mahalo Lahaina, Ewa Beach,HI

bro vaai oe tei ua faga sao loa oe e sesi faatalitali oe pea ou mauaina oe i samoa, ua sa sa sa as sa lava ona e toe tauina le upu na o le faga, leaga ua faigofie e tagata samoa ona faatino, eva faalelei tei ua amanaia oe e sesi, eva lelei i le laufau malu ete fiafia ai

[Lahaina Ewa Beach]

boss japan wrote:

<quoted text> bro vaai oe tei ua faga sao loa oe e sesi faatalitali oe pea ou mauaina oe i samoa, ua sa sa sa as sa lava ona e toe tauina le upu na o le faga, leaga ua faigofie e tagata samoa ona faatino, eva faalelei tei ua amanaia oe e sesi, eva lelei i le laufau malu ete fiafia ai

Bro ia faapea lava au ia e le o oe ole Palemia. E lelei pea tuu lou isu i le mea e tatau ona tuu i ai, ae aua ete sinifi fua i lalo o le isu o leis e te afaina ai. Eva oe ia love girl e le masue ai lou pu isu. Fa laia paipai.

[love girl]

Lahaina Ewa Beach wrote:

<quoted text>
Bro ia faapea lava au ia e le o oe ole Palemia. E lelei pea tuu lou isu i le mea e tatau ona tuu i ai, ae aua ete sinifi fua i lalo o le isu o leis e te afaina ai. Eva oe ia love girl e le masue ai lou pu isu. Fa laia paipai.

sole se faifai easy mai le tatou evaga, aua le mateletele,ae pe sao foi boss i se isi itu e te iloa le tama lea sa faga mai i Seesee i le vaiaso ua tea atu, ma le tama sa faga mai i Apolima, o le mea la lena e faaitete ai le fai ona faamatalaga, ae e alai ona le masue le pu isu o boss ona o loo tau fuafua atu le eva i le tatou froum aua e le o se mea a se tagata toatasi o loo faitau ai le lalolagi..ia manuia lava fuafuaga o le aso..

[boss japan]

love, aua lava nei toe amanaia tala mo mea o vale.

eva lava tatou i le happy,soifua

[love girl]

boss japan wrote:

love, aua lava nei toe amanaia tala mo mea o vale.
eva lava tatou i le happy,soifua

ok bro ae saka saka lemu loa lou afiafi ma pasi mai se ka fagu ma fika lemau le pese ae aua le fika le neite..hahaha! ae fika opapii..

[boss japan]

malo love, masalo ua tele ni ou news mai samoa, ia o lea lava e faalogologo lava le ratio mai samoa pe maua mai ni news ia e leai lava ni mea e tele o tutupu i samoa, masalo e tele mai ni news taeao. ia a maua ni ou news tau mai, ae aua ete aiu,ahahahah. ia manuia lava malologa o le afiafi.

[marie]

kuaiga fika la ia e sasi ai le taipiga o evaga,e malie lava aew sasi mai loa se faamatalaga seu atoa ma le pisigisi ia malilie ia oulua Boss ma Love pau lava o uiga amata ole tausaga fou ae fia maua ae sei faaaoga aku iai lau faga kasa lea e keu,sa fia ave i lau akigipusa i Samoa ae ua le ofi,sao ai boss ua faigofie i Samoa mea ga aua lava gei e sese i kama la e iai poo le kui o lou lima e savali mai lava ia ke oe,
e fai la'u tala sa lavea ai si o'u tugane sa mao ile maketi e fai la matou faatau toe foi mai sa give way si o'u tuagane iluma e fia paka ae faaee pu mai tua ma kakui mai lima oso loa i fafo lou tuagane fai iai poo lea le mea e faaee pu ai ola e faatali lana paka savali le igoa susue lana keli ae sau lona toalua faamalie mai lou tugana e sese laua ae savali mai ai le tamaloa tui si ou tuagane ma lana tamai naifi selei uma ai tamai lima osi ou tuagane se mamanu nai faatau meamata sa fesoasoani ane ai ile faalavelave ao ita ia ua ta faavevesi atu i lona toalua ma afaina ai le toatele ua ta tau fefe ai i ami a tagata ua feololo iinei lo tatou i o faaeteete ai tatou ilenei foi itu ia lava le onosai male faapalepale manuia le evaga toe maua atu nisi news faaopoopo se taimi vave manuia le aso male weekend faifai lemu ma fika mai le pese.

[boss japan]

marie wrote:

kuaiga fika la ia e sasi ai le taipiga o evaga,e malie lava aew sasi mai loa se faamatalaga seu atoa ma le pisigisi ia malilie ia oulua Boss ma Love pau lava o uiga amata ole tausaga fou ae fia maua ae sei faaaoga aku iai lau faga kasa lea e keu,sa fia ave i lau akigipusa i Samoa ae ua le ofi,sao ai boss ua faigofie i Samoa mea ga aua lava gei e sese i kama la e iai poo le kui o lou lima e savali mai lava ia ke oe,
e fai la'u tala sa lavea ai si o'u tugane sa mao ile maketi e fai la matou faatau toe foi mai sa give way si o'u tuagane iluma e fia paka ae faaee pu mai tua ma kakui mai lima oso loa i fafo lou tuagane fai iai poo lea le mea e faaee pu ai ola e faatali lana paka savali le igoa susue lana keli ae sau lona toalua faamalie mai lou tugana e sese laua ae savali mai ai le tamaloa tui si ou tuagane ma lana tamai naifi selei uma ai tamai lima osi ou tuagane se mamanu nai faatau meamata sa fesoasoani ane ai ile faalavelave ao ita ia ua ta faavevesi atu i lona toalua ma afaina ai le toatele ua ta tau fefe ai i ami a tagata ua feololo iinei lo tatou i o faaeteete ai tatou ilenei foi itu ia lava le onosai male faapalepale manuia le evaga toe maua atu nisi news faaopoopo se taimi vave manuia le aso male weekend faifai lemu ma fika mai le pese.

alu e eva ma inu sau fagu i le siva samoa la e fai i le mea e tau o Sydney Rod, ma fika iina le pese,ahahah

[Apihai New Zealand]

I've spent 11 years exporting cars from Japan to countries all over the world. I'm currently considering importing cars for wholesale to the general public next month. Much like N.Z and most places where regulations have changed in favor of new imports, there is always an uproar which like most things, will eventually fizzle out. I’ve read over the other comments and one thing is being overlooked...updating the fleet of vehicles in Samoa will not only reduce emissions, bring affordable cars to the conmen people but there’s also one thing that seems to be being overlooked………..and that is that it will save lives. Weather the cars come in from N.Z or Aus – the majority will be Japanese assembled – and Japanese cars come equipped with an array of safety features that will put more drives behind the wheel of safer cars!!!. Lower emissions, better economy, traction control, ABS, intrusion bars, SRS airbags, etc...etc...etc... are all now standard features in Japanese assembled cars that will contribute to safer driving and the preservation of human life.+++ Let the RHD cars roll in and welcome them with open arms. Better economy, a cleaner environment, safer cars and the preservation of life.....should always be at the forefront of any government - not the economy....