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Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan lawyer in the US denies being one of the writers of the controversial blog, O le Palemia, or OLP.
Samoa's Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi's naming of two alleged writers was publicized briefly by Talamua Online, which later retracted the story.
Namulau'ulu Albert...
Apia, SAMOA — A woman, who bit off part of another woman’s ear, chewed it before swallowing the lobe, has been jailed for a year and six months.
Taumasina Falaniko, 22, of Levi Saleimoa and Fagamalo, was sentenced by Samoa Supreme Court Justice, Leiataualesa Daryl Clarke.
The incident happened...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's future holder of the Malietoa paramount title, Faamausili Moli Malietoa, has been discharged without conviction after facing threatening behaviour charges.
The accused was found guilty after a trial of three charges including one count of insulting words, armed with a...
Apia, SAMOA — The Police have called for help to find one Aitken Keil in relation to an ongoing Police investigation.
In a statement posted by the Police today, it does not say what the investigation is about.
But the public alert reads:
“The Samoa Police Service is searching for a 46 year old male...
Washington, D.C. — A new United States government report warns US relations with Micronesian countries are being threatened by China's inroads in the Pacific region.
The report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission was released last week.
The report warns Chinese investments in...
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sa’ilele Malielegaoi objected to being called a “sifi” yesterday when Parliament convened to discuss the 2018/19 Budget at their makeshift home at Tuana’imato.
The word sifi in Samoan is often used to describe the leader of a bad gang who is the last to be...
Apia, SAMOA — A court in Samoa has sentenced a 68-year-old family chief or matai Sa'o to 16 years in jail for rape.
A panel of assessors found Pulemau Sione guilty of the offence which took place in October last year while he was visiting family in Samoa from New Zealand.
In passing sentence the...
Salt Lake City, UTAH (AP) — Some Utah high schools don’t allow students to wear lei and other ornamentation during graduation ceremonies, a restriction that the state’s Pacific Islander community says feels discriminatory.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports some schools around the state have sought a...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The futuristic show entitled Bionica opens on Thursday as part of this month's Pacific Dance Festival.
It explores the stories of a group of brown LGBTQ indigenous youth set in a utopian world in the future and features a popular dance style known as voguing.
It is the first...
Apia, SAMOA — It’s not by accident that Savaii will host the 2018 Miss Samoa Pageant in September as the Teuila Festival finale this year.
The inaugural and historical event, the first time ever in the 33 year old history of the Miss Samoa Pageant to be staged on the Big Island has long been...