2011 NEWS ARCHIVE

On Saturday 20 August, ten chefs from the kitchen at Castaway Island received their Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) award in a small but celebratory graduation ceremony in the presence of the owner of Castaway Island Resort, Mr Geoffrey Shaw, Executive Chef, Mr Lance Seeto, Resort managers and staff and representatives from the Australia-Pacific Technical College. The program began with a traditional welcome for the dignitaries followed by lunch in the restaurant prepared by the graduates and the presentation of certificates.

Apia awoke on Tuesday morning to the arrival of the beautiful ship Dawn Princess. Based in Australia this ship is a member of the Princess Cruises fleet and brought nearly 2000 passengers to Samoa for the day as part of its Pacific cruise.

The new Samoa Shipping Corporation's (SSC) Marine Engineering and Fabrication Services (MEFS) at Vaitele is totally staffed by graduates of the Australia Pacific Technical College. The skills that they have learned in their APTC courses are at international standard and mean that they can offer services to the public that cannot be done anywhere else in Samoa.