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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Member of Parliament says a “brain drain" is the main reason for senior students in Samoa taking on teaching roles.

Motorists are spending a longer time in traffic and the need for new roads to accommodate the increasing number of vehicles is becoming urgent, said the Leader of Opposition, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.Tuilaepa urged the Government to plan new roads to help lessen traffic congestion. Tuilaepa m...

"Brain drain" has been touted as the main reason for senior students in Samoa taking on teaching roles.

A couple's lawsuit claiming more than SAT$2 million in damages for the stillbirth of their child delivered at the national hospital was struck out by the Supreme Court.The defendants in this case were the Director General of Health and the Ministry of Health as the couple claimed it was negligenc...

A family of more than 20 people in Matautu is appealing to the public for help to rebuild their home and business after strong waves from tidal surges on Tuesday night damaged their property.The family operates a tourist business called Palolo Deep. The tidal surges caused substantial damage not ...

A shipping agent is calling for the quick removal of the fishing vessel that is lying on its side on Apia Beach claiming it is an eyesore and could become an environmental disaster.The fishing ship is owned by a local company, Apia Deep Sea Fishing (A.D.S.F.). The ship was moored at the Matautu W...

A security officer said he saw the rope holding the fishing vessel owned by Apia Deep Sea Fishing (A.D.S.F.) steady break and that he called the police for help on Tuesday morning but nothing could be done to save the ship.The ship is currently lying sideways on Apia Beach.As the vessel lies on t...

The Government says groups that advocate banning the hazardous weedkiller Paraquat do not have the data to support such a call and any proposition as such will be carefully considered. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries made its position clear in a press statement released on Tuesday respo...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Samoa Global Shipping Services who are agents manning the schedules of cruise ships have clarified that the unsuccessful berthing of the MS Seven Seas Navigator on Sunday was due to strong ocean currents.The agent's Chief Executive Officer, Mua'ausa Fiona Talouli in an interview with the Samoa Ob...