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 Samoan PM, Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's newly passed amendments of the 1965 Alienation of Customary Lands Act has cleared uncertainties raised by local and overseas based Samoans. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment responsible for the registration of lands says the changes to the Principal Act aimed...
Minister of Education and Sports and Chairman of the Games Organising Committee, Loau Keneti Sio with the EFKS Church General Secretary Rev. Vavatau Taufao
Apia, SAMOA — The Ministry of Education is scrambling up Plan B to cover for the unexpected pull out of 300 students from the Maluafou and Papauta Colleges of the EFFKS Church. Whatever Plan B entails the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Games Organising Committee, Loau Keneti Sio is not...
Samoa Court building
Apai, SAMOA — The Samoa district court hearing into tax charges against 20 ordained ministers from the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa has begun in Apia. According to Samoan media, lead counsel for the ministers, Alex Su'a, told the court it is the contention of the church that ministers...
Malele Atofu, aka King Faipopo, sitting in court
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan man known on social media as King Faipopo is facing new charges of making defamatory post on Facebook. Malele Atofu was arrested and locked in police custody for the second time. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is alleged to have been defamed in the first social...
Pacific Games logo
Apia, SAMOA — Schools of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa which were to perform in the Pacific Games Opening Ceremony next Sunday have pulled out. Over 300 students from Maluafou, Leulumoega and Papauta colleges have pulled out of an entertainment contingent featuring over 2000 students...
The Samoa police motorcade during the relocation of the prisoners to the new prison
Apia, SAMOA — Prisoners in Samoa have successfully been transferred from the old Tafa'igata facility to the new prison at Tanumalala. The $US6.8-million facility was opened by Samoa's prime minister on Friday and inmates were transferred on Saturday. The Samoa Observer reports that over 400...
A Samoan delegation led by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour C.E.O. Pulotu Lyndon Chu Ling
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA — A Samoan delegation was part of the “Growing Our Food” trade show held recently at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Australia. The team is led by the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labour (M.C.I.L.) Chief Executive Officer Pulotu Lyndon Chu Ling, newly-appointed...
 ACEO of the Land Management Division with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MNRE Manumaleuga Filisita Heathe
Apia, SAMOA — The government of Samoa is in the process of claiming back unused leased land for re-allocation to others on the waiting list. Letters have already been served to people leasing government land at Aleisa but not using  all the land. These people applied to lease 50 acres of land but...
Stock photo of reef shark
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries says a recent spate of shark sightings in and around Samoan waters is a positive sign for the fishery. According to Newsline Samoa acting chief executive of the Fisheries division, Magele Eteuati Ropeti, said the increased sightings were...
David and Michelle Paul
Nadi, FIJI — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly showing interest in the sudden deaths of Texas couple David and Michelle Paul in Fiji. The Pauls were on a holiday when they died in the tourist town of Nadi. Michelle's father Mac Calanog told the Fiji Times an...

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