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 Talalelei Pauga and supporters outside court in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — The man who threw a pig's head at Samoa's prime minister has entered a not guilty plea on a charge over an alleged immigration offence. Talalelei Pauga is accused of making a false declaration on a passenger arrival card when he entered the country in January The Samoa Observer said...
An artist impression of the Samoa Airways Boeing 737 Max 9
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's government has expressed safety concerns around the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ahead of the national airline receiving the plane. Samoa Airways is scheduled to take deliver of the Max 9 in April. However, the Minister of Public Enterprises Lautafi Selafi Purcell has told...
Oldest tattoo tools know, found at Tongatapu.
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Through radiocarbon dating, the pictured tattoo tools date back 2,700 years and makes them the oldest tattooing tools ever found. The tools, which are thought to be made of the bones of birds and possibly also humans, still have tiny bits of ink embedded in them, leaving no...
Saina Tomi Fetalaia.
Apia, SAMOA — The Government has been urged to raise the minimum wage to $5 tala. The call comes from the Samoa First Union, which initially started the campaign several years ago calling for an increase from $2.30 to $3 tala. But Senior Organizer for Samoa First Union, Saina Tomi Fetalaia, said...
Samoa Minister for Revenue, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt
Apia, SAMOA — A senior Cabinet Minister has expressed grave concerns about the growing presence of hard drugs in Samoa, especially methamphetamine, which is commonly referred to as “ice.” The Minister of Revenue, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt, is even more alarmed about how the drugs are being brought...
Ben Togiai, 30 shown in a Facebook photo with his young daughter.
Kensington, AUSTRALIA — Two Australian men have been arrested in relation to the fatal shooting of a Kiwi man outside a boxing match in Melbourne. Ben Togiai, was believed to have been caught in the "wrong place at the wrong time" when he was shot dead outside the Melbourne Pavilion in Kensington...
A set of tātatau tools and instruments
South East Queensland, AUSTRALIA — Scientists in Australia have dated a set of ancient tattoo chisels to the dawn of Polynesian culture, 2,700 years ago. The tools were found in Tonga Tapu, and the scientists say that suggests that tattooing began in Tonga and Samoa, and then spread to the rest of...
Samoa demolished Argentina in the semi-final match at the 2019 HSBC Sevens in Las Vegas. Final score: Samoa 33 - Argentina 19. They advanced to the final against USA that beat  New Zealand 24-19. [Photo by Allan Hamilton / Courtesy Barry Markowitz]
The Fagali'i Airport owned
Apia, SAMOA — The Fagali’i Airport will be handed over to the Samoa Airport Authority (S.A.A.) to operate.  It is currently owned and run by the Polynesian Airlines (Investment). But the Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure, Papali’i Niko Lee Hang, said the Government has finalised the...
Joss Stone
Apia, SAMOA — A Grammy Award winning Soul sensation, Joscelyn Eve Stoker, better known by her stage name Joss Stone is expected to perform live in Samoa on March 7 for the first time. Ms. Stone is an English singer, songwriter and actress and she rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum...

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