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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...
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa
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...
Director General of Health, Leausa Dr Take Naseri
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...
FRIENDS 4 FIAME
There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world, according to UN Women. But this year Samoa elected a woman as its head of government - only the second Pacific Island nation to do so - thanks in part to a network of women friends who supported her...
Samoa Parliament assembly room
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...
Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo
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...
Motootua National Hospital
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...
Faleomavaega Titimaea Tafua, Maiava Fuimaono Tito Asafo, Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell and Tagaloatele Pasi Poloa.
Apia, SAMOA — The FAST Party is ahead by four out of six seats in last night’s by-election provisional results. Former Manu Samoa Coach, Faleomavaega Titimaea Tafua polled 1026 votes ahead of HRPP woman candidate Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai with 594 votes in the Aleipata Itupa i Lalo constituency. At...
Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio
Apia, SAMOA — The FAST party in Samoa has secured four of the six seats from the Friday by-elections, increasing its numbers in the House to 31 representatives. Following the preliminary counting on Friday night, only Sagaga 2 and A'ana Alofi 2 had been retained by the Human Rights Protection Party...
Samoa parliament building
Apia, SAMOA — Early voting has started in Samoa for by-elections in six electoral constituencies on the island of Upolu. Seven by-elections had been planned, but Savai'i's only by-election was decided on Monday, when the Supreme Court disqualified one of two registered candidates in the Falealupo...

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