Today in the High Court of Samoa, Punaotala (Tara) Sakai and Masetoni Isaako pleaded guilty to $5,230.00 (WST) THEFT AS A SERVANT from my company Gold Tick Services Ltd in October/November 2010.

Sentencing will be in early December before the same Judge (Spicer).

The original charge was for over $WST39,000.00 T.A.A.S., however the Attorney General withdrew all items not actually confessed by the couple to the court, and there will be no further action as a result.

UPDATE, Jan 2012: According to the Investigating Officer, Masetoni Isaako received 9 months jail. Tara Sakai failed to appear and a warrant for her arrest has been issued.

UPDATE, April 2012: According to the Investigating Officer, Punaotala (Tara) Sakai was arrested in early April 2012 on further charges of theft/false pretenses (not against us), and was held in custody until she received 24 months jail at her sentencing on Monday 23 April 2012 according to Justice Slicer’s ruling, “as and from 27 March 2012″.

Samoa Observer (27 April 2012) has a front page story reporting Tara’s attempt to be exported to serve her sentence in New Zealand entitled “Woman begs to be deported” and the sentence in full. It quotes our Victim Impact Statement extensively. Of note also is Justice Slicer’s summary of her criminal record that indicates some serious recidivist criminal activity that commenced in 1997 including:

• Aliases (6)
• Theft (4)
• Document Fraud (55)
• Breach of Supression Orders (2)
• Obtaining Financial Benefit by Deception (9)
• Breach of Conditions of Detention (1)
• Breach of Community Work Orders (1)
• Breach of Bail (3)

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Peter Vandever - Missionary, from his Facebook page

I write this post with a mixture of sadness, yet a resolve born of bitter experience, knowing that while the truth sometimes hurts, in the long run it is ALWAYS the best policy.

I wish to share the “other side” to a clearly unique, passionate and talented individual who I befriended online earlier this year; Peter Vandever, but whom I believe to be not presenting himself fully honestly to the world.

I write primarily for the Christian community, especially those who have engaged with Peter and his missionary and evangelistic work in some way. [Read more...]

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People in business in Samoa talk about the high cost of the Internet. Tourists expect to pay a bit more but still hurt when they find the price resorts and Internet cafes charge. But rarely do I see this pain quantified.

Here it is in graphical form.   [Read more...]

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Changing the name of an organisation is hard work and a big call.

It seems like everyone wants to rebrand themselves, sometimes for good reason! [Read more...]

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A Samoan friend in high places joked with me once about when Phil Goff left Samoa a while back and someone yelled out to him “Fa’a Goff!” and everyone around cracked up laughing. They had said it just a little too fast and of course it came out sounding, well, rude . . .

Fa’a means goodbye in Samoan, BTW. [Read more...]

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Hardship fuels gold sales in American Samoa http://bit.ly/mRcAbI

As one who thinks he understands a little of the basics of the New World Order, and a managed economy by the International banking cartel, I’m saddened that somebody here will be making a LOT of money by buying gold from people who have little idea of its real worth in the days ahead.

It’s business, but oh how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer!

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EPC, Samoa’s Power company, says that they lose $2.8m per annum in power theft. Far out that’s big shrinkage in a small country!

But do the churches really steal power too? Apparently so.

http://bit.ly/lBvEJA

Unbelievable, well actually more sad, but as they say here . . . “only in Samoa!”

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From the people that brought you 9-11, and the global War on Terror, news that . . . “Obama is dead” . . . There is no body any more of course (conveniently) and the charade that has kept the fires of the Illuminati plans for constant warfare has been closed off at a time that gets maximum political benefit to a certain President perhaps.

Obama got Osama? Yeah right! He’s been dead since around 2001 (http://bit.ly/ifsYcn).

UPDATE: http://youtu.be/WWXitiZyDto – there will be thousands more of these videos and posts as people who ask questions do just that.

UPDATE 2: http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=45972 – oops, we got it wrong. For goodness sake guys, can’t you even lie professionally and without screwing up? Let me understand this correctly, from the same people that tell us that Bin Laden was killed comes the story that his wife was killed, well actually she wasn’t killed?!

This concept that, “The facts were wrong but the story is true” reminds me of the story of evolution:

Evolution is a fact because of [insert 'BS story of the day' here]. OK so maybe the BS story of the day wasn’t right but Evolution is still a fact because of [insert new story here].

I’ll say it again just so that there is no misunderstanding about where I stand on these matters. The “War on Terror”, Al Queda’s global bogeyman status, Bin Laden’s death, the Waco nonsense, the 9-11 fiasco, Pearl Harbour, Peak Oil and most major events are deceptions and false-flag events designed and marketed by the global elite, the banking cartel a.k.a. the Illuminati to establish the New World Order, global government.

The bible makes it perfectly clear that devil will have his way only as and when the Lord and allows it. The future as we see it unfolding daily is very clearly enumerated in Scripture. For Christians we can sit back and either chuckle (or cry) at how the world is deceived and manipulated by fear, and then get on with real life and living.

The easiest way to do this? Just turn off the goggle-box and connect with the Lord. I’ve found that once I’ve humbled myself to do this, it’s a much easier path.

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I love it:

Western society possesses an ineradicable substratum of irrationality and ritualistic behavior

Thanks Paul for reading Jenkins and drawing it out so well. Comment made when comparing Western and the “Two”-Third(s) world.

Living in the third world after having spent my life in the Western world this is a very clever and true turn of phrase.

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Al Jazera nails it in one ten:

1. 4,400 US soldiers lost
2. Bankrupting the nation
3. Hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis
4. Power still out
5. Millions fled their homes
6. Forced into prostitution
7. Poisoning Iraqi society
8. Trading one strongman for another
9. Recruitment ad for al-Qaeda;
10. Rewarding war criminals

Personally I believe the numbers are way too light – for example a soldier shipped off the Iraqi battlefield and later dies is not counted … it is likely that 1m Iraqis are dead not 100s of thousands … and Depleted Uranium will render Iraq inhabitable (within a few short years) just as scriptures told us it would happen.

All incredibly sad but when we realise the truth about our leaders and media spinning yarns, we become wiser and less like pawns in their games.

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50x mortar rounds from Palestinians then heavy response from Israel. Bible says Princes of Edom (modern day Palestinians) will inherit an empty kingdom (http://bit.ly/g33BKu) then get wiped out. Not nice I know but do not be surprised when it happens. Story H/T: D Bay

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I like comments from Lindsey Alvarez, Peace Corps Volunteer, Samoa about cross-cultural challenges. She gives a succinct account of her revelation of need to change her thinking & adapt – a critical component to successful integration, comparing it to a snake shedding its skin

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I like the simplicity of this conspiracy phrase regarding moves to establish the NWO:

the skill of the propagandist is to gradually unfold a predetermined plan in the daily news so events appear to be either random or the result of accidental forces which have seized the moment. – David Bay

- subscription newsletter.

Succinct!

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I agree with David Bay that a major step has been taken towards the development of one of the ten planned regional nations.

Whenever you see military cooperating it is a major clue. His take on things – this is a MAJOR event.

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We have laughed about a mate of ours who missed out on the elections here. He’s a professional embalmer who has a sense of humour (true). He wants us to go into the undertaking business with him. Says “They [his village] wouldn’t vote for me, so I’ll set up in business & bury them all – one by one!”

We nearly died laughing & would’ve been our own first customers!

We asked him about the numbers, return on investment and suchlike. He said “We’re going to make a killing!”

More laughs!

Then he spits out his punchline: “Trust me! I’ll be the last one to let you down!”

Get it? This guy’s a character! Who would have ever thought I’d be in the dead-body business, in Samoa of all places? I guess an entrepreneur is an entrepreneur in any culture eh?

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Prime Minister Tuilaepa returned to power with a slightly reduced 2/3 majority (actually one more than the 2006 results). He has a strong opposition which will suit him quite nicely. He enjoys a good tussle.

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Al Jazera has been reading Daniel 10.

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Rarely will you see such a public thrashing of a major journalist as this

THE SCORE:

Tuila’epa:3
John Campbell:0

Game, set and match.

For background on this extraordinary public spat and John Campbell’s public humiliation have a look at my commentary:

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I’m not sure which planet these guys are on – I think it may be the “SPINning” planet!

Tourism picks up in paradise

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This has to be the understatement of the year:

There’s definitely a need for some innovation

Bev Barlow, Aggie Grey’s, Samoa.

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Smart guy Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.”

He’s onto it but so am I here:

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Spectacular: http://color.aurlien.net/

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The Samoan Police have a new website.

PLEASE – BE WARNED!!!! Do not have anything in your mouth when you look at it, you’ll swallow, cough or choke or die laughing. The animated GIF might be a clue as to what follows.

I refuse to make professional comment in a public forum, other than to congratulate them – at least they have one now!

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A damning document from NZCPR that demonstrates the deliberate obfuscation and misrepresentation from the National Party working with the Maori Party over coastal land in NZ.

The thing I love about documents like this is the simple pure logic and honesty that shows the hidden agendas of politicians (of all flavours).

The truth will always out – not in the mainstream media but for those who want to know it.

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Ouch. Just clicked on a few links and one of them turned out to be an 8Mb PDF, that merrily downloaded away without me knowing. $2.00 of Samoan bandwidth later and I now have a 196 page document ready to print or read. Darn! Deloitte’s “Measuring the forces of long-term change The 2010 Shift Index”.

What a horrendous URL it has too!

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The principle of empowering others comes straight from the Bible. It’s our twelfth in a series. This is the idea that we should be mentoring, teaching, and helping others to achieve their aims and aspirations in life, and that by doing this, our own needs will be met and the job will get done.

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I developed a phrase in Fusi Safata in 2009:

“Do the right thing, work hard and have faith!”.

It embodied the essence of the Christian walk in a way that the villagers could hear, understand and apply. These three are biblical principles and our thirteenth in a series.

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I’ve just finished reading a very interesting book, “Forbidden Gates” by Tom & Nita Horn. It’s a must-read for Christians wanting to understand the dynamics behind transhumanism. It is clear to me from reading this that the future is actually here, now!

WARNING: Strong Christian content.

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I’ve just finished reading a very interesting book, “Forbidden Gates” by Tom & Nita Horn. It’s a must-read for Christians wanting to understand the dynamics behind transhumanism. It is clear to me from reading this that the future is actually here, now! [Read more...]

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I like it. Why didn’t I think of it?

Micro-trenching methods developed by French-Australian joint venture Marais Lucas are being tested for the first time in New Zealand this month.

French-Australian JV in New Zealand micro-trenching trial | InternetNZ

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I love it when we use our brain. Our eleventh principle up here is to work smarter, not harder. We want to engage brain before our brawn. It’s sometimes hard to do, but the rewards are much greater.

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I like two questions that Jerry Golden has about Egypt:

1. How did these street protest get so organized so quickly and why, who has been printing all the signs and why in English instead of Arabic?
2. Why did Obama so quickly turn on an old friend to the US in favor of the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood getting into power in Egypt?

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We have had approval today from the Minister of Lands that we are ALL Go with a Joint Venture with the government. This is a major step forward, for a Palagi in Samoa cannot own land by law. A JV with the Govt is the best option for our foreign investors, better even than a lease of customary land. We appreciate the support that the PM, the CEO and now the Minister & given us. It means a lot.

A red letter day!

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