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Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi

Talalelei Pauga
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA — A Samoan man charged with trying to assassinate Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi could be extradited from Australia within weeks. The Brisbane Magistrates Court concluded on Friday that Talalelei Pauga is eligible for extradition to Samoa and he has again been...
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
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...
Samoa's Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister has apologized to families of those who have been kept in morgues, some for more than 12 months, while awaiting post mortems. Speaking on his weekly television program, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi said the government had finally secured a pathologist to come...
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister has indicated that his government is willing to review the appointment process for Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi's statement comes after five Micronesian presidents vowed to leave the forum after their candidate...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's prime minister is considering further Covid-19 restrictions despite the country remaining coronavirus free. Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi told his weekly radio show that extended quarantine for returning citizens was on the cards along with increased social distancing. Tuila'...
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
Samoa's prime minister has blasted local court reporters over reporting of sexual offences, especially incest cases involving close members of a family. Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi said the journalists had reported cases broadcast locally and overseas which made it seem that sexual offences were...
Talalelei Pauga and supporters
Apia, SAMOA — Police in Apia are working to extradite a Samoan man based in Australia in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil, confirmed to the Samoa Observer that the Police had made an...
Samoa Supreme Court building
Apia, SAMOA — Two men have appeared in the Samoan Supreme Court on a joint charge of conspiring to murder relating to the alleged plot against the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. The pair, Malele Atofu Paulo also known as King Faipopo and Lema'i Faioso Sione, who is a teacher, did...
 Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister and Minister of Police, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says he is not involved in any way in the police handling of investigations into an alleged assassination plot. In his weekly radio show, Tuila'epa quoted several biblical verses to describe the people who...
Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says the prosecution against Malele Atofu or King Faipopo will go a head without him giving evidence in person. But he said he would be called to the witness box if the Attorney General wants more evidence. Speaking in his weekly...

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