Samoa
Man pleads guilty to conspiring to assassinate Samoa PM
One of three suspects facing charges of conspiring to assassinate Samoa's Prime Minister has pleaded guilty while two co-defendants have entered not guilty pleas on a charge of conspiring to commit…
Police review footage after baby's body found in Samoa bin
Police in Samoa are reviewing CCTV footage to try and find how a baby's body came to be dumped in a rubbish bin in Apia.
Samoa journalists worried about proposed whistleblower law
The head of Samoa's journalists association has condemned proposed laws that could see whistleblowers jailed for up to seven years.
Pacific climate change centre opens in Samoa
A new facility dedicated to helping Pacific Island countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of the climate crisis has been officially opened in Samoa. Audio
Sport: Samoa primed to cause more woes for the Wallabies
Manu Samoa are talking up their chances of causing another boilover against Australia in their final hit-out before the Rugby World Cup.
NZ to fund staff at Pacific Climate Change Centre
The key staff positions for the newly opened and first Pacific Climate Change Centre in Samoa will be funded by the New Zealand government for three years. Audio
Sport: Samoa name two debutants to take on Wallabies
Two Super Rugby squad members have been named to make their test debuts for Samoa against Australia this weekend.
Pacific climate change centre opens in Samoa
A new facility dedicated to helping Pacific Island countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of the climate crisis is being officially opened today in Samoa. Audio
Sport: Wallabies rest big guns against Manu Samoa
Australia have rested most of their front-line players from Saturday's final Rugby World Cup warmup match against Samoa in Sydney.
Pacific climate change centre opens in Samoa
A new facility dedicated to helping Pacific Island countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of the climate crisis is being officially opened today in Samoa.
Samoa father of six beaten to death
A Samoan father of six was stoned in his car and then beaten to death by a group of four men in a village on Savaii.
Publishers of Samoa Observer guilty of defamation
The publishers of the daily newspaper the Samoa Observer have been found guilty of defamation in the Supreme Court.
Samoa police prepare to evict families at Sogi
Samoa police are preparing to evict families who are refusing to vacate government lands at a settlement known as Sogi in Apia.
Samoa assassination plot thickens with extradition application
Police in Apia are working to extradite an Australian resident in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
News in Samoan for 4 September 2019
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
No measles outbreak in Samoa, says health chief
Samoa's Ministry of Health's director general, Leausa Dr Take Naseri, has reassured that there is no measles outbreak affecting the country.
Samoa govt to continue to pursue tax case against church
The tax evasion cases against leaders of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa are not going away despite a court decision to dismiss charges laid against more than 30 ministers.
Samoan assassination plot accused plead not guilty
Two men charged with conspiracy to assassinate Samoa's Prime Minister have pleaded not guilty to the crime.
Samoa to criminalise leaking of government docs
Samoa is proposing to criminalise the leaking of government documents with an up to seven year jail term for those found guilty of the crime.