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Screenshot of the elderly man who was hog-tied and
Apia, SAMOA — The brutal treatment of an elderly man who was beaten, tied to a stick by his wrists and ankles and carried like a pig through his village has shocked Samoa. Video footage taken of the incident in Savai'i earlier this month has gone viral on social media and sparked a debate about...
Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Ten men and a woman have been charged following a drug bust at Puipa’a with authorities putting the street value of the drugs at SAT$50,000. Methamphetamine (meth) together with ammunition was confiscated during the raid on Tuesday afternoon, which targeted a family home. Over 10...
winning float
Apia, SAMOA — The beautiful contestants of the Digicel Miss Samoa Pageant 2023 took part in the floral float parade bringing the festivities for this year’s Teuila Festival to a close on Friday (yesterday in Samoa). The parade began early morning from Matautu in Apia and stretched all the way to...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has criticised the global financial system. Talamua Online reports she spoke as the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, at the current UN meeting on International Financial Reform. Fiame said Samoa is one of the most vulnerable...
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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police are targeting the parents of child street vendors. Acting Police Commissioner, Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti told the Samoa Observer they have started bringing parents in and warning them. Her comments came on the back of a social media video of street vendors fighting and...
Samoa Supreme Court building
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting a man accused of murdering a female cop last December will be filing another bail application with the hope of getting released pending his Supreme Court trial next year. The defendant Edward Jireh Fanueli appeared in the Supreme Court on Monday before...
SAMOA POLICE
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that a young man from Afega is facing an attempted murder charge after he amputated his cousin’s arm, which led to the victim getting admitted to the Tupua Tamasese Meaole National Hospital.  The accused and the victim are first cousins and are believed...
The newly reconstructed Salua Primary School
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A joyous ceremony was held, Wednesday June 28 in the community of Salua, Manono Island in Samoa, marking the completion of the Salua Primary School reconstruction project. The project was largely funded with a grant of USD $197,313 through Japan’s Grass-Roots Human...
The Samoa Ministry of Health building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to the high amount of travel between Samoa and American Samoa, pointing to the past transmittal of diseases such as the flu, measles and COVID between the two Samoas, Samoa News is highlighting the following health report that was in the Samoa Observer last week....
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Apia, SAMOA — Negotiations are currently underway to have the Phase One of the street and residential address naming project available online via platforms such as Google Map for ease of navigation. This was confirmed by the Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure Olo Fiti Va'ai who also...

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