Samoa

Samoa's new electoral act will be amended after a private legal challenge brought by two lawyers.

Two villages on Samoa's Savai'i are celebrating the benefits of the New Zealand Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.

Samoa's government has confirmed the deaths of two seasonal workers in Australia.

It could take at least two years for the Samoa men's sevens team to become World Series contenders again, according to new coach Muliagatele Brian Lima.

A Samoa repatriation flight from New Zealand scheduled for this Friday has been delayed until the 18th of September.

Samoa and Tonga are in talks to play their Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying match in New Zealand later this year.

The Samoa Rugby Union is facing a loss of one million Tala over past six months as the financial fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite.

Samoa's Ministry of Customs and Revenue has delayed the introduction of a new tax monitoring system following pressure from the Chamber of Commerce.

Samoa's government has approved a one-off charter flight from Australia to repatriate scholarship students, a first since the lockdown started in March.

Australian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly planning to assassinate the Samoan Prime Minister.

The NZ-based Samoan chief, historically jailed for human trafficking and slavery, is appealing against his conviction, while the Crown is appealing against his sentence.

Opposition parties in Samoa are describing the government's Covid-19 State of Emergency restrictions as "heavy handed" and "unnecessary."