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Apia, SAMOA — A total of 16, 832 people applied for the New Zealand Quota Scheme this year.
According to the CEO of the Samoa Post Tupai Tupe Ualolo Nun Yan there were 15,400 applicants from Upolu while 1,404 were from Savaii.
Tupai said the number of applicants has spiked again after a drop in...
Apia, SAMOA — The Animal Protection Society Inc. (APS) of Samoa today launched a new Community Awareness Program. The Program aims to promote awareness about responsible pet ownership and uses the slogan ‘Pets are Family’.
APS Chairperson, Dr. Joan Macfarlane explained that ‘a responsible pet...
Apia, SAMOA — A prominent local pharmacist is fearful of the health risks to the general public from non-medically approved medications, sold widely on the streets of Apia and around the country.
The worry is on imported pills and other medications supposedly for weight loss and other body ailments...
Apia, SAMOA — The deputy prisons commissioner in Samoa has blamed incompetent officers for a spate of recent breakouts.
Levaopolo Rosa To'oese Siaosi told TV1 the recent escape of seven remand prisoners was because of a lack of oversight by an officer.
She said the officer responded to what they...
Apia, SAMOA — The container of personal effects where grenades were found in a Salelologa freight company compound, is shipped back to Apia today for a thorough inspection by Customs.
Newsline Samoa can also confirm from top Government officials that a box of grenades was found during a routine...
Apia, SAMOA — Increasing counterfeit currency continues to cause headaches for Samoan banking officials and the police.
A report by the Central Bank of Samoa for the year ended June 2018 said the bank remains cautious and has actively promoted public awareness of counterfeit banknotes.
The increase...
Apia, SAMOA — The trial of a former Senior Court Registrar accused of stealing a firearm from the Court Exhibit Room started in the Supreme Court last week.
Victory Lesa has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In court, police witness Lomigo Brown of Lalovaea testified that he remembered that the...
Apia, SAMOA — The oldest sister of 20-year-old Miracle Iva Aileone, is mourning the loss of her little brother, who was allegedly beaten to death on the evening of Easter Sunday in Fasitoo Uta.
Pelenatete Senio, 37, said it’s hard to forget her brother, the fourth of seven siblings, and a funny yet...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoan businesses, churches and individuals have been implicated in a multi-billion dollar global cryptocurrency scam.
Samoa's Central Bank said on Thursday that OneCoin had compromised the country's financial system.
OneCoin has been labelled by the US Justice Department as a pyramid...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Faimalotoa Kika Stowers, is to head the Ministry of Health, with the current minister, Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama, being moved to Women Affairs.
The cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, was...