Samoa

Samoa's two positive test results of Covid-19, have been declared as historical cases and non-infectious.

A living wage will finally be paid to Pacific Islands seasonal workers in New Zealand, 2000 of whom have been granted an exemption to come to work in January.

Samoa's Electoral Court has overturned the rejection of five nominations to the candidates list for next year's elections.

A former CEO of Samoa Airways Fauo'o Fatu Tielu says the airline is technically bankrupt.

A Samoan nurse who injected the wrong medicine into a pregnant mother who died along with her unborn child, is still employed by the Ministry of Health.

A Samoan nurse who admitted she injected a pregnant 23 year mother with the wrong medicine, which allegedly caused her death along with her unborn child, is still employed by the Ministry of Health.

Samoa and Fiji have secured an agreement to improve investment opportunities between both countries.

Samoa's government has postponed the country's first repatriation flight from the United States.

More blood tests and samples from a Samoan sailor, who produced conflicting Covid tests last week, are being sent for further examination in New Zealand.

A former journalist and an editor in Samoa have made a public apology for alleging a senior church figure had an extramarital affair.

People returning to Samoa on the country's first repatriation flight from the US will have to spend three weeks in quarantine upon their arrival.

Confirmation whether Samoa has a Covid-19 infection or not should be received this weekend.

Samoa's Ministry of Health intends to conduct more testing of the sailor who had initially tested positive for coronavirus but then returned a negative result less than 24 hours later.

Samoa has recorded its first positive test result for Covid-19 - a sailor who arrived on a repatriation flight from Auckland.