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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Independent who will decide the Government of Samoa for the next five years has confirmed he has not yet made a decision as to which side to join, as he continues to negotiate with leaders of both political parties.
“Ia manino Samoa, e le’o iai se fa’ai’uga ua iai i...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Sean Middleton was sitting in his car at a stoplight on Kalakaua Avenue on April 5 when he heard gunfire. Honolulu police officers were shooting at a stolen white Honda Accord filled with six suspects aged 14 to 22.
It was only later that Middleton learned that his 16-year-old...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s Covid-19 vaccination program started, Sunday (yesterday Samoa time) with caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi the first to receive his initial injection of the 2-dose Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Asked at the launch if he would be first to receive the...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's election results have been confirmed with 25 seats each for the incumbent HRPP and newcomer FAST, with the final seat holder yet to confirm allegiance.
The FAST leader says final negotiations will be held over the coming week with an independent MP who may hold the balance of...
Apia, SAMOA — The official results of Samoa's 2021 general election has the top two political parties still tied.
The final round of counting ended Friday (yesterday in Samoa), and the Electoral Commissioner then presented the results to the Head of State, who then declared the results official....
Apia, SAMOA — The final and official count for the Samoa general election 2021 is now underway.
By 11pm Sunday night, all special votes had finally been sorted to the electoral constituencies - all done in the presence of official scrutineers.
Provisional results over the weekend had the two main...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — A man who launched a fatal attack on an Auckland party-goer will be deported to Samoa when he is released from prison.
Esau Vailagilala was 19 when he tackled John Li'a to the ground after a birthday party in Mt Roskill in 2011.
He was joined two other men and they used...
Apia, SAMOA — Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) leader Fiame Naomi Mataafa has told the party’s election candidates that the journey with the party is not yet over and they anticipate legal challenges to some of their victories.
Party committee members including candidates in the...
Apia, SAMOA — After 15 years of trying and failing, Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio has secured his passage to Parliament, but also found himself as perhaps the most pivotal figure in Friday’s elections.
Preliminary election results showing dead-heat between the incumbent Human Rights Protection Party (H.R...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Auckland is welcoming back one of its biggest annual events, the Pasifika Festival, this weekend - and this time at a new venue.
Celebrating all things Pasifika since 1993, this year's event is being held at Mt Smart Stadium with the second day today, instead of the usual...