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SAMOA ELECTION
Apia, SAMOA — The Supreme Court in Samoa has dismissed an electoral challenge against the winner of the Faasaleleaga No. 2 seat.
This means FAST's Magele Sekati Faaui remains as the seat's MP-elect.
The Samoa Observer reports the Chief Justice, Satiu Simativa Perese, delivered the decision...
Apia, SAMOA — Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) party is seeking clarity from the court to overcome the differed interpretation of the situation from that of their rivals, the deputy leader, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt confirmed.
Speaking on Friday, the Member-elect of Gagaifomauga No. 3...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's FAST party has held on to the first of the seats being contested after the April election.
The first term elected MP for Gagaifomauga number 2 electoral constituency Vaele Paia'aua Iona Sekuini has secured the seat after the Supreme Court endorsed the withdrawal of an election...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Workers at American Samoan tuna cannery StarKist are bracing for a one shift per day operation for the rest of the month.
There are normally two shifts per day, but there's been a shortage of fish and employees to process them.
Workers have vented on social media...
Apia, SAMOA — Police in Samoa may step in over a contempt of court suit against caretaker prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
With the political stand-off now in its 14th week the FAST party, which won a majority of seats in the April election, is waiting on the outcome of a contempt...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi’s refusal to cede to Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in the Samoa election impasse is pure politics, but the solution will need to be indelibly Samoan, according to Dr. Anna Powles, senior lecturer at Massey’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's caretaker prime minister is one of four top officials served with a motion accusing them of contempt of court. It was filed by the prime minister-elect, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, in the latest twist in a two-month political crisis.
Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's prime minister elect, the FAST party leader, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, said negotiations remain at an impasse between her party and the rival HRPP.
The parties met yesterday in Apia to try and resolve the stalemate resulting from the April 9th election.
Fiame issued a statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Leaders and elders of the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) have designated, June 6th, this coming Sunday, as "Pray for Samoa" day for the entire CCCAS locally and abroad “to remember and pray for Samoa and the political situation going on over...
Dear Editor,
I have been following the Samoa election and post elections with great interest and concern. With multiple perspectives judging the actions surrounding the controversies, the most compelling perspective I found personally moving was delivered unequivocally from a sermon by the...