Samoa

Samoan football champions Lupe o le Soaga have taken a major step towards securing their place in the OFC Champions League main draw with a 2-0 victory over Veitongo FC.

Samoa's Prime Minister has called for the resignations of court judges who take too long to make decisions.

Fiji and Samoa have slipped further off the pace after failing to fire at the Hamilton round of the World Sevens Series.

The Samoa Parole Board has given 13 prisoners, including one imprisoned for life, belated New Year presents with their applications for parole being accepted.

Samoa's national airline will replace the aircraft it uses between the two Samoas with a larger plane and it will open new routes to other countries in the region.

Worcester Warriors lock Michael Fatialofa has been moved out of the intensive care unit following successful surgery on his neck earlier this month.

For the first time in months, Samoa's hospitals are empty of measles patients. Audio

Samoa's main markets in Apia will soon have vendors selling nutritious food as part of an initiative to introduce healthy eating.

Samoan football champions Lupe o le Soaga are looking forward to getting back out on the pitch after their domestic season was cut short by the country's measles epidemic.

A Samoan MP is calling for a criminal investigation to be launched into two Land and Titles Court judges sacked by the Judicial Services Commission last year.

Samoa will launch a project that will see hundreds of streets given names and buildings allocated numbers to improve the postal system.

Samoan Opposition MP Olo Fiti Va'ai has repeated his call for the government to launch an inquiry into the country's measles epidemic, which claimed 83 lives.

In an effort to reduce the cost of traditional cultural offerings at community functions, Samoa's government has ordered the size of cartons containing some canned meats be reduced.

Samoa has made four changes to their squad for this weekend's Hamilton Sevens.