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Apia, SAMOA — Fata Brian Kaio has been appointed as Consul General to Samoa’s Consul office in American Samoa.
He replaces Manogimanu Fonoti Etuale whose term has ended. These changes will be effective soon.
This was revealed in a confidential Cabinet Directive21-50dated 22 December, 2021....
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa government meteorology officials have assured the public there is no tropical cyclone threat to the country over the next two weeks.
The Samoa Meteorological Service (MET) released a statement on Saturday with the assurance to the public, after fielding a large number of...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa ushered in the new year with spectacular fireworks with hundreds of people converging on the Apia township before midnight to catch a glimpse of the show.
The country became the first in the world to welcome 2022 with the Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa amongst the...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have confirmed the arrest of the assistant Electoral Commissioner following a drug raid at his house.
Faumui Daryl Mapu was arrested along with a 29 year old female employee of the electoral commission office on Tuesday.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, acting...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s 2021 Christmas babies born at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) Motootua National Hospital in Apia are healthy and well.
Loralemoelefili Niko Filia of Fusi Saluafata had her baby boy at 12:06am. The 8 pound bundle of joy is Samoa’s first born Christmas Day baby.
We haven’t named...
Apia, SAMOA — Seven people were in arrested in a drugs raid at a house in Vaitele, Samoa.
Police seized methamphetamine; marijuana and drug paraphernalia following a search on the property.
Five men and two women are now in the custody of the Police.
This was confirmed by Deputy Police Commissioner...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoan parliament has been told repealing a law taxing religious leaders will not affect government earnings.
TV1Samoa reports the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry for Customs and Revenue, Matafeo Avalisa Fautuaali'I, saying that since the introduction of the...
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa, the police have confirmed that parole for the convicted murderer and drug criminal, Tagaloasa Filipaina, has been deferred to next June.
In 2019 Filipaina was identified by the Ministry of Police as being behind the failed mass prison break out when the prisoners were housed...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's former Electoral Commissioner Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio was sworn-in as the deputy president of the Land and Titles Court on Friday morning, in defiance of an order from the Minister of Justice to stop the ceremony.
The Minister had questioned the legality of...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has not been immune from spiking rates of global inflation as new figures show the cost of consumer goods soaring by nearly 10 per cent in the year to October.
Samoa's Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) rose by 9.7 per cent higher in the year to October 2021, a monthly report from...