SAMOA GOVERNMENT
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's government has distanced itself from a cryptocurrency scam after three senior ministers, including the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, were pictured with individuals promoting an alleged wealth creation entity.
Last month, Samoans...
Apia, SAMOA — In two more press releases issued on Thursday (Samoa time) through the Samoa Attorney General’s office, the Samoa government reiterates its support for media freedom and notes that the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) made comments in support of the Observer — saying “It...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal court extending US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa is “not only incorrect as a matter of law, but impractical and anomalous in effect,” declared the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata in their reply-brief filed May 26th at the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa government appears to have made a compromise in their ongoing efforts to implement a new law that will tax all church ministers.
The Congregational Christian Church hit out at the law, saying ministers paying income tax went against its faith and it wouldn't pay.
However...


![In the second press release the Attorney General responded to an Observer article entitled “Attorney General statements “petty’ and “catty” and they note comments from Ms. Leanne Jorari, the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) coordinator which the AG’s office characterizes as “unfortunate”. [photo: PFF website] PFF coordinator, Mrs. Leanne JorarI](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/leanne_jorari_pac_freedom_forum.jpg?itok=2_v0QjL0)
![Courtroom, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals [U.S. Circuit Courts website] Courtroom, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tenth_circuit_court_of_appeals_us_courts_website.jpg?itok=WPH80JZ3)
![Congregational Christian Church ministers arriving at government house for a meeting with Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, and his cabinet on Monday. [Photo: RNZ/Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia] Congregational Christian Church ministers arriving at government house for a meeting with Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, and his cabinet on Monday.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cccs_ministers.jpg?itok=L7fXWHrN)