Samoa

Frontline officials in Samoa who serviced a ship carrying covid-19-infected crew are being isolated.

A Samoa Supreme Court judge has warned about locally made liquor, while sentencing three men on manslaughter charges.

A retired Supreme Court judge in Samoa, Justice Lesatele Rapi Va'ai, has been re-employed to preside over cases related to the eligibility election candidates.

Two Pacific Islands teams are set to join a new-look Super Rugby competition in 2022, which will return to its original 12-team format.

Six police officers in Samoa have been suspended after an investigation into allegations of adultery and inter-agency relationships in the force.

A number of new faces have been included in the Samoa women's rugby league team to take on the Kiwi Ferns in Auckland on Saturday.

The first repatriation flight from the US to Samoa this month, will be bringing back 150 sailors stranded overseas.

Samoa's Electoral Court is this week starting hearing 20 petitions filed against the eligibility of some of the 200 election candidates.

The Samoa women's rugby league team are gearing up for their test match against New Zealand next weekend, kicking of their first training session in Auckland earlier this week.

The 12th repatriation flight into Samoa arrived with more than 300 passengers from Auckland, New Zealand.

Samoan seasonal workers waiting to get back to New Zealand are eager to return.

In Samoa two Parliamentary seats have been declared vacant by the Speaker, Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi.

The Samoa government has announced it is extending the state of emergency orders on the coronavirus pandemic, effectively pushing the restrictions into its eighth month.