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The Samoa Legislative Assembly has passed a motion to replace two suspended Human Rights Protection Party (H.R.P.P.) Members who sit on a parliamentary committee with their party colleagues.
The motion was moved by the Deputy Speaker, Mulipola Aloitafua Mulipola this week when the parliament...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan government minister has been taken to New Zealand by air ambulance for heart treatment.
Newsline Samoa reports a special Cabinet meeting on Sunday approved the emergency medical evacuation for the 63-year-old Minister for Commerce, Industry and Labour, Leatinu'u Wayne So'...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Cruise Tourism Strategy, recently launched is the culmination of significant work that was undertaken during the closure of borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic to develop a clear framework to guide the cruise ship industry going forward.
The launch, which was...
Apia, SAMOA — Christmas and New Year celebrations starting next week will be held at the Friendship Park with a Santa Claus parade among the new attractions for local residents, the Samoa Observer is reporting.
Details of the festive season and new year program were unveiled at a joint press...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The popular Christmas on the Waterfront in Samoa is back again this year, with the program set for Wednesday, Dec. 21 to Friday Dec. 23 at the Friendship Park.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Samoa Tourism Authority.
The event will start with the...
Apia, SAMOA — A Supreme Court Judge called out the staff of the Ministry of Justice and Court Administration (MJCA) for taking a break when it is not yet Christmas (e lei tāina le Kerisimasi).
Justice Fepuleai Ameperosa Roma was sitting over the usual list of criminal mentions on Monday morning...
Andersen Air Force Base, GUAM — This year marks the 71st mission of Operation Christmas Drop, aiming to deliver 200 boxes of essential items as well as special treats to rover 20,000 people in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Northern Marianas and Palau.
It began in December 1952. An...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's population has increased in the past six years by four percent to 205,557.
The official report of the Samoa Population Housing Census 2021 released by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics shows that Upolu Island continues to have the largest share of the country's population with 78...
Apia, SAMOA — A Supreme Court Senior Justice in Samoa has decried the continued increase in sexual offences targeting young children, despite efforts to increase court-imposed penalties for offenders.
Senior Justice Vui Clarence Nelson was commenting as he sentenced a 20-year-old man to 12 years in...
Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory, BIG ISLAND — The Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory said the Mauna Loa volcano’s main lava flow is approximately 1.8 miles from Daniel K. Inouye Highway ― and moving at an average rate of about 20 feet per hour.
“Funneling at the vent is still ongoing. It’s roughly...