Samoa

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."

A former opposition party, Tautua Samoa, is gearing up for the 2021 general election with hopes of winning parliamentary seats to end any further one-party rule.

Former Samoa sevens player Gordon Langkilde has been recalled to the national team more than two years after assaulting three players at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco.

Samoa has today turned off all analogue television broadcasting, marking the completion of its switch to digital TV transmission.

A report says while finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in Samoa is accessible, only 50 percent receive the support.

Samoa's prime minister is considering further Covid-19 restrictions despite the country remaining coronavirus free.

Samoa has extended its State of Emergency to 27 September.

The annual Teuila festival showcasing Samoa's culture, traditions and music will be a digital festival this year due to Covid-19.

The use of the iconic clock tower in Samoa's capital as a giant billboard for a telecommunications company has been called disrespectful.

Samoa's former speaker and cabinet minister, Laauli Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt, has topped preliminary results for the Gagaifomauga number 3 by-election.