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16 September 2019 Apia Samoa. A 43 year old man was sentenced to 7 years and 9 months in the Supreme Court of Samoa last week for raping a 10 year old girl in March last year. Name suppression orders were issued for the young victim as well as the perpetrator in order to further […]

16 September 2019 Mulinuu Apia Samoa. Sa moliaina se tamā e 43 ona tausaga i le falepuipui ina ua ia faamalosi ma faia ni uiga mataga i se teneitiiti e na o le 10 tausaga lona matua. Sa faasaina e le Faamasinoga ona faasalalau suafa uma o lē ua aafia faapea foi ma lē ua […]

14 September 2019 Apia Samoa. Constable Shrikrishna Schwenke has been suspended and arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm while his senior within the Transnational Crimes Unit  Inspector Ituau Ale is suspended pending further investigation. Responding to questions from Samoa Global News, Police Commissioner Su’a Fuiavailiili Egon says the Samoa Police Service has zero tolerance […]

13 September 2019 Mulinuu Apia Samoa.  The CEO of the Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration who is also the Secretary of the Judiciary Services Commission (JSC) has confirmed the suspension of three Lands and Titles Court Judges. In a media statement Ms Moliei Simi Vaai confirmed that Deputy President Sevealii Panapa Vee, Senior Judge Lavea […]

11 September 2019 Apia Samoa. A new political party, the Samoa National Democratic Party SNDP Toefuataiina was launched today at the Tuutuuileloloto Hall. Party member Vui Masina said the new party has over 20 registered candidates but did not name them. “This is not a day of naming candidates. It is a day of thanksgiving […]

11 September 2019, Apia Samoa. O le asõ i le tala faasolopito o Samoa sa faalauiloa aloaia ai le vaega faaupufai o le Samoa National Democratic Party (SNDP) Toefuataiina i le maota o le Tuutuuileloloto i Apia. Na valaaulia le Afioga i le Alii Palemia o Samoa e saunoa faapitoa aua le faamoemoe. I lana […]

10 September 2019 Apia Samoa.  The African Carribean Pacific (ACP) Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture are holding their 6th meeting in Apia this week with over 175 international delegates representing some 56 ACP member states and 19 regional and international organisations. The meeting takes place every two years and Samoa put forward it’s […]

09 September 2019 Apia Samoa. Three men appeared in Court this morning facing charges of conspiracy to murder Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi. Taualai Leiloa Tuilaepa was unrepresented in Court this morning and entered a guilty plea before Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren It is understood Taualai has become a key witness for the police […]