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Samoa's Supreme Court Photo: RNZ Pacific / Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia A 69-year-old man in Samoa has pleaded not guilty on two counts of murder and one count each of possession of unlawful weapon and armed with a dangerous weapon. The two victims in Afega village were attacked in the early hours of last month's New Year celebrations. The accused, Vaotu'ua Auleoleo Ne'emia, appeared in the supreme court for police to disclose the final charges and for him entering his plea. A hearing date has not been finalised as the court will hear first his bail application. His family's traditional ifoga...

RNZ Salvation Army in Samoa Photo: Supplied Calls by a Samoa Supreme Court Justice to deal with what he describes as a “pandemic” of alcohol abuse are being backed by the country’s addiction services agencies. They in turn lay much of the blame on cheap, easy to access rice vodkas and one service is calling for a ban on the locally brewed fire-water. In a November judgement of an alcohol related case of manslaughter, Justice Vui Clarence Nelson said that while much is being done to prevent people dying from Covid-19 there isn’t enough being done to prevent the many deaths caused by a...

Calls by a Samoa Supreme Court Justice to deal with what he describes as a "pandemic" of alcohol abuse are being backed by the country's addiction services agencies. They in turn lay much of the blame on cheap, easy to access rice vodkas and one service is calling for a ban on the locally brewed fire-water. In a November judgement of an alcohol related case of manslaughter, Justice Vui Clarence Nelson said that while much is being done to prevent people dying from Covid-19 there isn't enough being done to prevent the many deaths caused by alcohol induced offending. "It is undoubtedly a functi...