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Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government will consider a constitutional change to allow the Head of State to be appointed for life.
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa said this was included in the FAST manifesto for the 2021 General Election.
Parliament has approved 250,000 tālā to fund a review of the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part with the president of the Republic of Palau Surangel Whipps and a delegation from Belau last week in a meeting that highlighted issues concerning the renegotiation of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the...
Tahiti, FRENCH POLYNESIA — A woman in French Polynesia has won a record $US254 million in the EuroMillions lottery.
The woman has chosen to remain anonymous, and was given the cheque by representatives of France's lottery games operator FDJ after they arrived from Paris.
The organisation said it...
Tacoma, Washington - Pictured above with story is Louie Iese, husband to Maria Nunez and father to their son, Emery, delivered a sermon at Saturday night's vigil." *Editor's note - NO photos of the alleged shooter have been made available to Samoa News at this time.
Tacoma, Washington - Pictured above with story is Louie Iese, husband to Maria Nunez and father to their son, Emery, delivered a sermon at Saturday night's vigil." *Editor's note - NO photos of the alleged shooter have been made available to Samoa News at this time.
Tacoma, WASHINGTON — Police...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Government is preparing to repeal the controversial law introduced by the previous adminstration in 2018 to tax church ministers.
The Minister of Customs and Revenue, Tuala Ponifasio, has been instructed to consult with the church ministers - as is required for any...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has confirmed the former Democratic Senator from New Mexico Tom Udall as ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.
Mr Udall was nominated in July by President Joe Biden.
He was a two-term senator before standing down in 2020.
In the Senate he served on the Foreign Relations...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has hinted that her Cabinet will consider a recommendation from the National Emergency Operations Committee to delay some of the planned repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia.
"This request came in after the Cabinet meeting and...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government has explained the rationale behind banning flights from American Samoa while allowing repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia.
Director General of Health, Leausa Take Naseri, said it's because four cases in the territory there have still not been...
Apia, SAMOA — A couple from Faleasi'u village in Samoa are being investigated over the death of their three-year-old baby girl.
TV1Samoa reports Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo confirming the couple had gone shopping on Wednesday with their daughter and left her in the...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's National Emergency Operations Committee says 70 people are now in isolation at quarantine sites after being possible contacts of a man who escaped from quarantine and moved about freely before being caught.
Chairman of the committee, Agafili Shem Leo, says the man had taken a...