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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have charged a woman who they believe is the mother of a dead infant discovered next to a trash bin at the Mulifanua ferry wharf last month.
Police Commissioner Fuiavailiili Egon Keil said the woman had been charged but he would not reveal the details of those charges,...
Apia, SAMOA — Fourteen year old Talei Justina Kelsall, daughter of the late Sa’u Justina Sa’u Lam, testified in court how her mother was violently abused by her step father, Kolani Junior Lam who stands trial for Sa’u’s murder.
It is day one of the trial of Kolani Junior Lam who is facing a murder...
Apia, SAMOA — A high-profile murder case in Samoa has started with the prosecution calling 34 witnesses to give evidence against Kolani Junior Lam, who is facing charges including murder, assault, and conspiring to defeat justice.
The trial comes after the Court of Appeal has accepted an appeal by...
Tokyo, JAPAN — Samoan hooker Motu Matu'u will be unavailable for selection until the Rugby World Cup semi finals after being handed an extended ban for a dangerous tackle.
The 32 year old has been banned for three games but an independent judicial committee ruled last night that because he was...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga's Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace the late 'Akilisi Pohiva.
Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, the current Minister of Finance, has won convincingly with 15 votes, to acting Prime Minister Semisi Sika, who got 8 votes.
Mr Tu'i'onetoa, who was a minister in good...
Fort Collins, COLORADO — The Global Biodiversity Center at Colorado State University held its second annual Biodiversity, Bluegrass and Brews event on Sept. 26.
The aim of the event is to create further awareness across the university’s campus and within the Fort Collins community about the Global...
Apia, SAMOA — Church services throughout Samoa on Sunday remembered the victims and the families on the tenth anniversary of of one of the country’s worst natural disasters, the 2009 tsunami.
The magnitude 8.1 submarine earthquake along the Tonga Trench subduction zone generated a tsunami with...
Apia, SAMOA — No charges will be filed against a Samoan woman who allegedly dumped her baby in a trash bin in Malaysia.
Samoa police say the matter is beyond their jurisdiction.
According to the Samoa Observer the 33 year old woman, was on a study tour in Malaysia.
She was escorted back to Samoa...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Mary Moeono-Kolio was up past midnight on Thursday, painting banners and stapling flags to poles. Writing chants and rallying her community.
For two years now, she's been the coordinator of the Wellington branch of a group that call themselves the Pacific Climate Warriors...
Apia, SAMOA — Five men jointly charged with causing grievous bodily harm appeared in the Samoa Supreme Court this week for the alleged beating of a man accused of raping a female relative.
All entered pleas of not guilty.
Newsline Samoa understands that the defendants are related to the victim of...