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The demolition of the old Savalalo flea market, which is being undertaken by a local company, is close to completion before it will move to the construction phase. The demolition of the old market and the re-development of the Savalalo market come under the supervision of the Samoa Land Corporati...

Air New Zealand says defective ground service equipment at Faleolo International Airport forced them to cancel two flights but they are now working to clear the backlog. The airline's Head of Pacific Islands, Brent Roxburgh said in a statement issued on Monday in response to questions from the Sa...

Samoans on the island of Apolima are coming to grip the reality of climate change as they too experienced coastal flooding and inundation of land two weeks ago when king tides wreaked havoc.According to the residents, the waves took them by surprise and reached the highest its ever been.In an int...

For a small nation like Samoa, the suicide rate is strangely high and this should be a worry not only for the non-governmental organisation driving suicide prevention but everyone in this country.Seventy-seven people took their own lives between 2019-2022 and on average 20 lives are lost annually...

The Director General of the Ministry of Health (M.O.H.), Aiono Professor Dr. Alec Ekeroma has stressed that it was always the Ministry's plan to transfer the outpatient ward to the old hospital and it was done at a cost of $250,000.From this week, all outpatient services by the M.O.H. is being ca...

Parliament Speaker Papalii Lio Masipau says internal matters concerning a senior M.P. are going through the normal parliamentary process, and he has no intention to vacate his seat. The senior M.P. in question is the elected representative for Sagaga No.1 Loau Keneti Sio whom an online media grou...

The residents of Fagaloa welcomed road works on the eve of the by-election but say the less than 100 meters of road maintenance work doesn’t cover half of Sauano. The road rehabilitation works in the sub-village of Sauano began last month with about 100 meters of the road already being sealed wit...

Round-up of stories from around the Pacific

Samoa’s cultural heritage and language have been the centre of attention this week with the 2023 Miss Samoa Pageant and the Teuila Festival now in full swing.There has also been a lot of debate in recent days on the use of Samoan as the official language. A Miss Samoa contestant said in an interv...

In early July this year, the Supreme Court ruled that the suspension of the Opposition Members of Parliament and Human Rights Protection Party leaders, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi was unconstitutional and reinstated them to their seats in the Legislative Assembly.Tu...