Samoa

Samoa's former Deputy Prime Minister and three other Opposition MPs are to be investigated for alleged treasonous activities and breaches of Standing Orders.

Samoa's Rugby World Cup dream is still alive after World Rugby recommended the 2021 women's tournament be postponed until next year due to the ongoing effects of Covid-19.

Samoan authorities are likely to extend the quarantine period for 160 repatriated passengers who arrived three weeks ago if a 16-year-old male on their flight continues to test positive for Covid-19.

The Minister responsible for village mayors says they should resign if they don't support government programmes.

Samoa is earning millions of dollars from its labour force on the New Zealand and Australian seasonal workers schemes.

A Supreme Court judge in Samoa has urged the government to address the lack of a pathologist to perform autopsies on bodies at the country's mortuaries.

The Samoa government is being accused of ignoring mass vaccination advice from its own medical experts ahead of the deadly measles epidemic in 2019.