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Apia, SAMOA — A post mortem has been completed on the bodies of two people found dead in a vehicle near the United Nations offices in Samoa's capital Apia last week.
The pair have been identified as Pastor Lui Seve of the Assembly of God church in Falelauniu, and a female member of the same church...
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa, two people will be facing charges relating to an alleged conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
This was confirmed by Samoa's acting police commissioner, Papalii Monalisa Keti.
However she said the Attorney General, Lemalu Herman Retzlaff,...
Funafuti, TUVALU — The Pacific Leaders Forum in Tuvalu is shaping up to be a fiery one as superpower interests threaten to push aside regional concerns.
Island nations consider climate change to be the biggest threat facing the region but western powers, such as Australia and the US, are more...
Apia, SAMOA — The high ranking chief of Lauli'i village in Samoa, Leniu Vainiu Te'o, has spoken out on the alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
Three people are involved in the allegations - two from Lauli'i and a man from another village married to a...
Salt Lake City, UTAH — A Samoan man who resides in Utah, along with two people from California, are facing a 12-count indictment, accusing the trio of conspiring to defraud financial institutions using a scheme called “refund fraud” or “force post refund fraud” that resulted in the loss of more...
Apia, SAMOA — The Lauli'i village council in Samoa says it believes a baby found floating off a beach near their village was dumped there last Wednesday.
The Samoa Observer newspaper reports local mayor, Fa'alogo Sasauli Moli, saying the council had been to every family in Lauli'i and concluded...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Supreme Court has ruled that the former head of state, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, and the Asian Development Bank cannot be sued by the Samoa Solidarity International Group.
The group is pursuing civil action against the Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, various...
Apia, SAMOA — The Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) crew conducted a three-day port call and several engagements in Samoa the first week of August.
The crew is participating in Operation Aiga to conduct fisheries law enforcement and strengthen partnerships in American Samoa and Samoa throughout...
Apia, SAMOA — A woman was attacked at around 3 pm outside of the Vaivase Primary School gate yesterday.
Police were at the scene and an ambulance rushed the woman to the hospital.
Some of the eye witnesses said that the woman who was in a blue car was attacked by four women.
Onlookers who spoke to...
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa the sentence of Malele Atofu Paulo also known as King Faipopo on a charge of making false accusations and defaming Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, has been set aside.
This comes as Paulo considers vacating the guilty plea his lawyer entered last week.
The...

![The Nissan Cube in which the dead bodies of a pastor and a female church member were found at Tuana’imato last week. [photo: Talamua Online] The Nissan Cube in which the dead bodies were found](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/two_deceasedweb.jpg?itok=bPNpuQlW)
![A view of Apia taken from outside police headquarters [Photo: RNZI/ Sally Round ] A view of Apia taken from outside police headquarters](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_police_station_0.jpg?itok=ZEk6HV06)
![Tuvaluan children sing a welcome for Pacific leaders at Funafuti airport. [Photograph: Pacific Islands Forum] Tuvaluan children sing a welcome for Pacific leaders at Funafuti airport.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tuvalu_children.jpg?itok=RkNZRUO0)
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![Acting Commissioner of Police Papali’i Monalisa Keti [Photo: Misiona Simo / Samoa Observer] Papali’i Monalisa Keti](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/screen_shot_2019-08-12_at_9.00.49_am.png?itok=QmIUpF0d)
![Samoa's former O le Ao o le Malo - or head of state - Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi. [Photo: RNZ Pacific / Sela Jane Hopgood] Samoa's former O le Ao o le Malo - or head of state - Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/frmerhead_of_stateweb.jpg?itok=_4aJXB9a)
![Seaman Eli Teagle, Ensign Landon Klopfenstien, and Ensign Cecelia Hosley read to students at LufiLufi Primary School during a community engagement in Samoa, Aug. 7, 2019. The crew is participating in Operation Aiga to conduct fisheries law enforcement and strengthen partnerships in Samoa and American Samoa throughout August. [U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir] Seaman Eli Teagle, Ensign Landon Klopfenstien, and Ensign Cecelia Hosley read to students at LufiLufi Primary School](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/uscg_at_lufilufi_primary_in_apiaweb.jpg?itok=C8_BE-Sp)
![Police on the scene of the reported violence at Vaivase –tai [Newsline Samoa] Police on the scene of the reported beating](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/beaten_woman_2web.jpg?itok=yMse2EuS)
![Malele Atofu, aka King Faipopo, sitting in court. [Photo: RNZ Pacific /Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia] Malele Atofu, aka King Faipopo, sitting in court](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/king_faipopoweb_0.jpg?itok=LVs-wt2N)