Samoa

Twenty three years after it went to trial Samoa's Court of Appeal has set aside a ruling by the country's former chief justice.

Mapusua Seilala Mapusua and Muliagatele Brian Lima have been backed to succeed in their new roles as the head coach of Manu Samoa and the men's national sevens team.

The new Manu Samoa rugby coach Seilala Mapusua has a plan to revive the perennial underachievers, although he's not quite sure when he'll be allowed back into the country.

Exporters and manufacturers in Samoa are preparing to take the government to court over Covid emergency trading restrictions.

Samoa's Prime Minister is to ask a Judicial Committee to look into cases where repeat offenders are being released on bail.

Mapusua Seilala Mapusua is the new Manu Samoa head coach, with Muliagatele Brian Lima to take charge of the men's national sevens team.

Samoa is considering a new amnesty campaign to try and arrest the rising number of illegal firearms in the country.

Just two candidates will stand in the Samoan by-election for the Gagaifomauga number three constituency.

A 42-year-old man from Samoa's Faleula village is in custody after police raided a home where seventeen unlawful guns were found, including high powered rifles, pistols and ammunition.

Flights from Samoa to American Samoa to bring skilled and technical workers into the territory have been put on hold.

The Samoa Basketball Federation is confident next year's Polynesian Cup will go ahead without a hitch despite the global uncertainty surrounding sporting events in the wake of Covid-19.