Samoa

Television broadcasting in Samoa has officially stepped into the digital age with the first phase of the government's digitization project activated on Tuesday.

Health officials in Samoa are waiting for confirmation of a suspected measles case thought to have been transmitted from the Auckland outbreak.

Samoa's Commissioner of Prisons has been suspended after two prisoners escaped from Tanumalala prison on Sunday.

Pacific Islands Players boss will discuss the plight of those from countries such as Fiji, Tonga and Samoa who have failed to make an impact at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Samoa-born Japanese midfielder, Tim Lafaele, reflects on "special" match against Manu Samoa.

Some MPs in Samoa have questioned the motivation behind a proposal to allow the revenue minister access to citizens' tax and customs records.

Manu Samoa may not have got the result they were hoping for against Japan but they still managed to attract some new local fans, who switched their allegiance, albeit briefly, from red to blue.

Miss Samoa 2019 is taking up her duties in Apia and hopes to use her new platform to help prevent measles from spreading to the island nation. Video

Parents in the Cook Islands who don't want to vaccinate their babies have been warned of the risks their children face if they catch measles.

Samoa's new Australia-funded patrol vessel has docked in Apia.

The police in Samoa are searching for two men who escaped from the new Tanumalala high security prison.

Samoa have again hit out at the inconsistent performance of referees at the Rugby World Cup, after being left exasperated with some of the decisions in their 38-19 defeat by Japan in Toyota.

Samoan health authorities say reluctant parents who were hesitant to discuss immunisation following the deaths of two infant babies last year are now more confident of getting their children…

Samoa feel confident they can take a partisan crowd of 45,000 out of the equation in Toyota City tonight and keep their World Cup hopes alive with a victory over Japan.

Samoa are embracing the challenge of playing a red-hot Japanese team in their own backyard.

Samoa's Minister of Health is calling on communities to unite as part of efforts to stop the abandonment of babies.