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Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino is optimistic about a peaceful New Year's celebration nationwide this coming weekend. In a Friday evening interview with the Samoa Observer, Auapa'au mentioned that they had recently completed the briefing for the team assigned to work on New Year's Eve and ...

The Ministry of Health aims to enhance its collaboration with mental health service providers Goshen Trust by the proposed employment of certain personnel currently working for the non-governmental organisation. This confirmation came from Aiono Professor Alec Ekeroma, the Director General of Hea...

Eight people were taken to hospital after a head-on collision between two vehicles on Saturday morning at Salelavalu, Savaii, two are still believed to be admitted in a serious condition. Video footage of the unfortunate incident showed bystanders and untitled men of the village helping the victi...

The Samoa Police Prison and Correctional Services (S.P.P.C.S.) will be paid their on-call allowances for taking on the long shifts and working throughout the festive season says the top cop.Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo made the comments as he applauded his officers for doing a fi...

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

There were 15 calls made to the Samoa Victim Support Group during the Christmas break, including one where a woman had to be taken to hospital as a result of the alleged beating she received at the hands of her spouse.SVSG President Siliniu Lina Chang said Christmas is a time when families are ex...

The Chairman of the Samoa National Provident Fund (S.N.P.F.), Papalii Panoa Moala has confirmed that the Fund's Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.), Lemalu Selesitina Pulega was advised by the board to answer the public's queries through the media.Papalii was queried last week and reminded that he d...

The Samoa Police, Prison and Correction Services (S.P.P.C.S.) responded to a call regarding a man in his 20s from Nofoalii who is alleged to have drowned and died at sea on Tuesday 26 December.Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo confirmed to the Samoa Observer on Tuesday regarding the i...

The Samoa Land and Titles Court has ordered the village of Levi, in Saleimoa to remove wires and other materials used by the villagers to block the village of Afega from carrying out work on a disputed land boundary.

TA’I’S TAKE 16E tele aso ‘ae le lau aso.There’re many days but they’re not all the same.Yesterday was not a ‘same day’; it was Saturday 23rd December, here in Samoa and in New Zealand, but Friday 22nd December in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.For a happy rugby star and a joyful rugby coach, it was a ‘s...