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Apia, SAMOA — Samoan authorities have confirmed a cargo ship was denied entry to Apia over the weekend in the first case of a container vessel being turned away because of anti-coronavirus measures.
The Samoa Ports Authority chief executive officer, So'oalo Kuresa So'oalo, said the IMUA II's normal...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa government has cut the number of weekly international flights from New Zealand in reaction to its first case of Covid-19 (the form coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world).
On Friday, a New Zealander in their 60s tested positive for the coronavirus in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A domestic violence case came before District Court last week for sentencing and District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea told the male defendant that he court doesn’t take these cases lightly.
He told the defendant that a week doesn’t go by without these cases coming before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa pled guilty last week to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl over a span of nearly five months.
Polani Taumaloto, 24, is an overstayer who was initial slapped with 8 felony charges — two counts of rape, two counts of sodomy, and 4 counts of sexual...
Apia, SAMOA — Lovers of Korean food now have ready access to the most basic staples of its rich cuisine: the humble fermented cabbage dish called Kimchi is now for sale out of a little kitchen in Papauta.
Seoul Good is the three week old venture of partners Tailani Salanoa and Dave Chung, who are...
Apia, SAMOA —The Samoa Observer is reporting some residents on the Samoan island of Savai'i are stranded due to rivers flooded by the weekend's Cyclone Wasi. Although there were no casualties or major building damage reported due to the cyclone, some rivers and roads remained flooded.
Two rivers on...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has issued a blanket ban on all cruise ships wanting to visit as part of its on going prevention plans against the novel coronavirus.
In the latest travel advisory issued by the Ministry of Health on Friday, it said all cruise ships will not be granted entry into Samoa until...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa government has activated the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Wasi.
A tropical cyclone warning remains in effect for all of Samoa.
"Heavy rain warnings remain in effect for Samoa; landslides are possible for vunlerable areas,"...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Supreme Court has issued an order supporting the eviction of families living on government land in Sogi village.
The Samoa Lands Corporation has been trying to move families to new settlements at Tafaigata and Falelauniu for years.
Several families have already left but the 20...
Apia, SAMOA — A former Samoa Methodist church minister has been jailed for four years and ten months for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.
Togia Tuliau pleaded guilty last year to eight charges of sexual connection and one charge of indecent assault.
The victim, a member of Tuliau's church,...