Posts Tagged ‘St Marys Vaimoso’

Legacy of SMSM sisters in education in Samoa

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Sister Malia Losalia Mulipola knows this much. In her 20 years of teaching, the greatest satisfaction is seeing how she has had an impact on so many young lives, simply by sharing what she knows. Last week when the Missionary Sisters of the Society Mary (SMSM) celebrated its 150th Jubilee Anniversary, it was an opportunity Read more

SMSM jubilee begins with thanksgiving mass

Friday, June 6th, 2014

A mass to officially open the 150th jubilee of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM) in Samoa was held at the newly opened Mulivai Cathedral on Sunday Bishop Peter Brown from American Samoa was the principal celebrant. Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi addressed the crowd. “On Tuesday Read more

Spider girl incident puts spotlight on Samoa Telcos

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

The two Samoa Telcos are being called to account as a result of the widespread distribution by mobile telephone of an explicit video made by a  St Mary’s College pupil, calling herself spider girl. When the sex video story broke one of the mobile providers issued a full-page advertisement the very next day promoting a texting competition Read more

Spider girl expelled from St Mary’s for making improper video

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

A 16-year-old girl, dubbed ‘Spider girl,’ was expelled from Mary’s College in Apia Samoa, because she used her cellphone to make a sexually explicit video which then found its way onto the internet. The Director of Catholic Education, Aeau Chris Hazelman, and Marist Sisters head Sister Emanuela Betham went on Samoa Television to issue a Read more