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Apia, SAMOA — Women have lost confidence in the Samoa public health system following the deaths of two toddlers in Savai’i last week.
A mother and grandmother, Lipena Heremoni of Tulaele spoke to the Weekend Observer saying she has lost confidence in the services offered by the hospital.
“I have...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Attorney General says efforts are being made to return the bodies of two babies who died suddenly last week to their families.
The childrens' deaths soon after receiving the common MMR vaccine prompted the government to temporarily call off vaccination programmes.
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Apia, SAMOA — The Methodist Church of Samoa says it fully supports a new law requiring church ministers to pay tax.
The church's general secretary, Faulalo Leti, said its General Conference had opted to support the law.
Reverend Leti said the church understands the taxes will be used to develop...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has issued an immediate recall of the vaccine for mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) following the deaths of two infants who reportedly passed away just hours after receiving their shots.
It’s reported by ABC Pacific Beat that the two children, boy and girl, were both aged about...
Apia, SAMOA —Claims that government deliberately passed a new amendment in the tax laws giving government the authority to seize the personal assets and bank accounts from EFKS reverends, who will not be paying taxes are absolutly far from the truth, says Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr....
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's health officials have issued an immediate recall of a vaccination for rubella, measles and mumps, after two babies died just hours after being vaccinated.
The Director General of Health Leausa Dr Take Naseri says different nurses administered the vaccine to the infants at a...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Government is looking at purchasing a Twin Otter aircraft from China to expand the Samoa Airways fleet.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi travelled on a Samoa Airways-owned Twin Otter to the recent Polynesian Leaders Summit in Tuvalu, but it was a two-hour...
Apia, SAMOA — The E.F.K.S. Church and the Government are on a collision course with General Secretary Reverend Vavatau Taufao declaring they are ready to face the “fury” of the Government.
The General Secretary said the E.F.K.S., with a membership of 56,818 people, made its decision at the end of...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — When kids in South Auckland get together, it's usually adversarial.
They compete against each other at the annual ASB Polynesian Schools festival, they're often head to head on the rugby fields or other sporting events and historical school rivalries means passionate school...
Suva, FIJI — Cocaine with an estimated value of about $US15million has been seized by Fiji Police from an island in the Lau group.
The Fiji Times reports the Customs Service saying it was alerted by people on the island to the cocaine, which was found in 30 blocks with a combined weight of 40...