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Afamasaga Faauiga Palepua Mulitalo at the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination of Women.
Apia, SAMOA — A top Samoa government official has recommended hospitals have a designated area for victims of domestic violence and protocols for health practitioners to follow when attending to such cases. The Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development Chief Executive Officer, Afamasaga...
 A Polynesian Airlines Twin Otter aircraft at Fagali'i Airport in Upolu, Samoa.
Apia, SAMOA — A proposed airstrip at Ti'avea on the east coast of Samoa's Upolu island may never take off following a demand for compensation. The village has demanded $US2.049 million dollars for the land earmarked for the airstrip. The Samoa Observer newspaper reported the Minister of Works,...
 Honolulu City Council and Hawaii Legislature will be presenting this proclamation and commendation at the Summit  Monday morning
Honolulu, HI — The Hawaii 2018 Global Breadfruit, Technology & Health Summit being hosted by the University of Hawaii Pacific Business Center Program (PBCP) will be held at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Lai’e, Oahu, Hawai’i, October 15-17. Inaugurated in 2016, it is the third consecutive...
 NIWA’s principal scientist, Chris Brandolino, of forecasting
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — The South Pacific is forecast to experience seven to eleven cyclones this season, and three or four of those are likely to be severe. The region's forecasters have released their cyclone outlook, which also says there is a 68 percent chance of an El Niño developing. It...
Apia, SAMOA — A brawl in town during the weekend has left one dead and another hospitalised with stab wounds on his neck. Falefou Lemana, of Togafu’afu’a and Nu’u, was stabbed to death following a fight between a group of men in Apia.  The second victim is admitted to the Tupua Tamasese Meaole...
The courthouse in Apia, Samoa.
Apia, SAMOA — The inquest into the death of two babies in Savai’i following their vaccination in July this year has been adjourned again to October 24. Senior sergeant Richard Ah Chong confirmed this when asked by the Samoa Observer.  “It has now been adjourned to the 24th of this month because the...
Tusi Pisi
Apia, SAMOA — Manu Samoa's squad for the forthcoming Northern Hemisphere Tour in November this year has been named. Head coach Steve Jackson has retained most of the old heads in the team with a number of new young blood. Eleven players in the squad play their rugby in NZ with twenty of them...
Samoa Police Service badge
Apia, SAMOA — No children have been reported missing since the news broke about a van making its way around the country, allegedly attempting to kidnap young girls. This is the latest update from the Police last night, as the country continues to be on the look out for the whereabouts of the van. “...
 Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi meets Premier Li Keqiang
Apia, SAMOA — The future of the world lies with China and the Asia Pacific.  So says Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, who then acknowledged the importance of the Pacific Ocean and its link to Pacific Island communities. “The Pacific Ocean contains the largest amount of fish and it’...
Guns seized in Samoa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's police have announced another amnesty for people to surrender unlicensed guns and ammunition. Police Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil said it was the third time in as many years the public had been given a chance to hand in such items without prosecution. Fuiavailili...

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