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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's former Electoral Commissioner Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio was sworn-in as the deputy president of the Land and Titles Court on Friday morning, in defiance of an order from the Minister of Justice to stop the ceremony.
The Minister had questioned the legality of...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has not been immune from spiking rates of global inflation as new figures show the cost of consumer goods soaring by nearly 10 per cent in the year to October.
Samoa's Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) rose by 9.7 per cent higher in the year to October 2021, a monthly report from...
Washington D.C — This past Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra launched the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and announced U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai as...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Government starts its planned repeal of the tax on church ministers.
This measure is considered one of the key reasons the FAST Party won the election.
MPs were told on Monday there are seven amendments being made to the Income Tax Act.
The Samoa Observer reports the chief...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed a positive Covid-19 case detected amongst a group in quarantine at a hotel in Apia.
Director General of Health, Leausa Dr Take Naseri confirmed the case was a 24 year-old man who had travelled from Hawaii via Fiji.
He arrived on the Fiji...
Apia, SAMOA — The Speaker of the Samoa House, Papalii Lio Masipau has confirmed that the two additional women appointed to Parliament, will not be sworn-in next week when the seven other Members-elect take their oath.
The Samoa Observer reported on Friday that Papalii said the swearing-in of the...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police are concerned at the rise of domestic violence in the last three years.
Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo was talking following the death of a mother of six, allegedly at the hands of her husband this past week.
Auapa'au said the woman — between 30...
Apia, SAMOA — A former cabinet minister in Samoa has called on former prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and other opposition party leaders to "hang up their boxing gloves", following the HRPP's crushing electoral defeats.
The former Minister for Education Sports and Culture, Loau Keneti...
Apia, SAMOA— 34 year old man from Tulaele, Edward Ulberg, has been taken into police custody and charged with murder for allegedly causing the death of his pregnant wife and their unborn child.
Deputy Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo said they were alerted just after 9am Wednesday...
Apia, SAMOA — Vui Clarence Nelson was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2006.
He was first appointed as a Judge to the District Court in 2000.
The swearing in ceremony will be held at Vailele, the residence of the Head of State, his Highness Tuinalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvai II.
A graduate of St...