Samoa

The Samoa government says a male passenger who arrived from the USA on Friday has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival, and tested positive again last night.

Former Premier League striker Paul Ifill is eying a place at the 2023 World Cup after being appointed coach of the Samoa national women's football team.

Samoa's prime minister has gone public with his desire to re-home the University of the South Pacific in his country. Audio

Almost 200 illegal guns have been handed in by people in Samoa in a gun amnesty which ended yesterday.

A 69-year-old man in Samoa has pleaded not guilty on two counts of murder and one count each of possession of unlawful weapon and armed with a dangerous weapon.

Covid-19 related travel restrictions in Samoa have led to a nine-month backlog of bodies at the mortuary as it awaits the services of a forensic pathologist.

The Samoan government has scheduled four more repatriation flights into Samoa for the second quarter of the year.

Calls by a Samoa Supreme Court Justice to deal with what he describes as a "pandemic" of alcohol abuse are being backed by the country's addiction services agencies. Audio

Tonga is not participating in the latest iteration of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme in New Zealand due to repatriation and quarantine difficulties. Audio

The Samoa women's rugby team admit quarantine restrictions could force some players to make themselves unavailable for their World Cup campaign.