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

The relocation of a memorial stone, which is almost a century old and is considered a long-standing symbol of religious historical events in Samoa, is currently taking place.The proposal for the renovation of the site was made by the Congregational Christian Church Samoa (CCCS) Apia, which will s...

Passengers scheduled to fly out of Samoa for Auckland on Sunday evening on an Air New Zealand aircraft had their flight cancelled after a bird strike incident. Air New Zealand passengers at the Faleolo International Airport were made aware of their flight's cancellation on Sunday evening by the a...

The Ministry of Health will investigate a claim by a mother that a prescription of lymphatic filariasis tablets led to her son getting seriously ill and hospitalised.Late last month Leogia Siaosi of Leauvaa told the Samoa Observer that her son had to be admitted to the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Natio...

The village of Apia wants to utilise the wooden stage constructed at Vaisigano while awaiting a response from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (M.N.R.E.).In an interview with Samoa Observer, village mayor Tuiletufuga Fritz Tuiavii said they have plans in store to make use of the ...

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

Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo is confident that a new bilateral agreement forged with law enforcement in American Samoa will help identify how dr

The owner of Samoa’s only noodle factory is in no rush to reopen as maintenance to comply with the requirements by the Ministry of Works Transport and Infrastructure is ongoing. The Tofolelei Noodle factory that operates out of Siusega halted operations in July this year and remains closed to dat...

The General Manager of the Electric Power Corporation (E.P.C.), Faumui Tauiliili Toimoana said fires due to electrical faults are highly unlikely as he refutes some of the claims in regards to the causes of recent fires.Fires which have destroyed buildings and homes in the last month were been sa...

Negotiations have commenced between the government-owned airline, Samoa Airways and Fiji Airways on the possibility of having a codeshare agreement.