A local businessman has disputed the Alcohol Control Board Secretary's statement on his company not meeting three key requirements for a license to manufacture liquor.The owner of Talofa Spirits and Liquor Company Limited, John Rankin told Samoa Observer in an interview on Monday that the stateme.
Talofa Spirits and Liquor Company Limited has not been allowed to operate because it has failed to provide key requirements particularly "brewing methods and formula(e)" to be used by a manufacturer as well as qualifications of its brew master. This was confirmed by the Secretary of the Liquor Bo.
In early 2021 there was a public outcry over the rise in crime in Samoa with alcohol identified as a major contributing factor. Even the country’s courts and law enforcement agencies called for action.Among those who expressed concern was a former police commissioner as well as Supreme Court Just.