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Apia, SAMOA — The Censorship Board’s aim of upholding Samoa’s morality by banning Rocketman is “laudable,” according to filmmaker, artists and manager of Tiapapata Art Centre, Galumalemana Steven Percival.
Rocketman, the story of Elton John’s life, was banned by the Samoa Censorship Board on...
Apia, SAMOA — At least 40 students at a Samoa college were injured when a bus they were travelling on rolled at Auala village while allegedly trying to overtake a car on the road.
According to Newsline Samoa, the bus was travelling east from the villages of Falelima, Tufutafoe and Neiafu to take...
Apia, SAMOA — A woman is hobbling on a fractured leg she suffered when a bolting pig bowled her over on Monday at Safune, Savai’i.
Pora Mathew was walking along in a group when the speeding pig burst straight at her.
“We were on our way to the store and out of nowhere a huge pig burst straight at...
Apia, SAMOA — A man who shot his nephew and threatened to sleep with the nephew’s wife on Father’s Day Sunday, 2018 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
The defendant, Aukuso Sale, 59 was sentenced to serve three years and 10 months in prison when he appeared before Supreme Court Justice...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Censorship Board has banned the screening of Rocketman – a biographical movie about the life of musician Elton John today.
“Unfortunately due to censoring issues, we have had to cancel Rocketman,” the Apollo Cinemas Samoa stated during a Facebook update of its movie...
Apia, SAMOA — Hundreds of employment opportunities will be generated when the new Peeq Telecommunications Limited Call Center is launched later this month at the Samoa Technology and Innovation Park in Vaivase.
The Australian-owned company Executive Trustee, Graham Liao, said he initially visited...
Apia, SAMOA — The Pacific Games organizers are not worried by any danger posed by the escaped prisoners still at large, for this is included in the security details for the regional event.
This is the reassurance from the CEO of the Pacific Games Committee Falefata Hele Matatia.
Falefata told...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says the prosecution against Malele Atofu or King Faipopo will go a head without him giving evidence in person.
But he said he would be called to the witness box if the Attorney General wants more evidence.
Speaking in his weekly...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — A study by New Zealand academics has called on churches in Samoa to help stop violence against women in the Pacific nation.
The report, titled Church Responses To Gender-Based Violence Against Women in Samoa, examines how Samoa's social, cultural and religious systems act...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the deaths of two babies last year were caused by nurses mixing the wrong liquid with their MMR vaccines.
The two nurses implicated in the tragedy, Luse Emo Tauvale and Leutogi Te'o, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week and will be...