Samoa
Samoa postpones first US repatriation flight
Samoa's government has postponed the country's first repatriation flight from the United States.
Still no clarity other Samoan Covid tests
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.
News in Samoan for 25 November 2020
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News in Samoan for 24 November 2020
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Samoa paper apologises for false extramarital affair story
A former journalist and an editor in Samoa have made a public apology for alleging a senior church figure had an extramarital affair.
Samoa raises quarantine period
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.
Samoan Covid results expected this weekend
Confirmation whether Samoa has a Covid-19 infection or not should be received this weekend.
Samoa vigilant after positive Covid result
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.
News in Samoan for 20 November 2020
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Samoa records its first positive test for Covid-19
Samoans woke yesterday to news the country has recorded its first positive test result for the coronavirus. Audio
Samoa records first positive Covid test result
Samoa has recorded its first positive test result for Covid-19 - a sailor who arrived on a repatriation flight from Auckland.
News in Samoan for 19 november 2020
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Samoa continue preparation for Rugby World Cup tilt
The Samoa women's rugby team will continue to prepare for the final qualification tournament next year, despite uncertainty about when it will be played.
Samoan Govt MP banished from village
The Associate Minister for State Enterprises in Samoa has been banished by the village of Vailoa Palauli for refusing to accept the local matai's plea to drop his election eligibility case against his…
News in Samoan for 18 November 2020
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News in Samoan for 17 November 2020
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Samoa judges should be paid more - review
Samoa's Judiciary Service Commission has been urged to look at better remuneration packages for judges as the government tries to retain members of the judiciary.
Samoa brings first of its Covid stranded seafarers home
The first group of Samoan seafarers repatriated since the Covid-19 pandemic began, have now returned home.
News in Samoan for 16 November 2020
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Samoa church apologises to Fa'afafine community over debate
Samoa's largest church has been forced to make a public apology after it broadcast a debate that seemed to ridicule members of the fa'afafine community.