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Twin share New Year honours

The honour of being the first babies for 2015 went to two boys.Elijah and Enoch were the proud sons of mother, Carol Peniamina, who gave birth to the twins at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital at...

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Village dispute deepens

Two matai banished from the village of Leulumoega-Tuai are threatening to set up their own sub-village should the main village council continue to deny them the opportunity to be reinstated.Amiatu...

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Man responsible for ‘ava ban backflips

The man responsible for banning ava in Germany, costing the regional industry $6.9 billion tala, has back flipped on his original decision.In an article published in Apotheke Adhoc last month,...

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Reverend Imo and Fa’atonu’s descendants gather to celebrate

More than three hundred descendants of the late Reverend Imo and his wife Fa’atonu Imo are gathering in Samoa this week.The reunion dubbed as the biggest reunion yet for the Imos saw the young and old...

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Wedding kick starts 2015 for Jossie, Leuatea

Lovebirds Jossie Iliganoa Su’a and Leuatea Saulilo kicked off 2015 in holy matrimony yesterday.{googleAds}<script async...

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Seven sacked for theft

Seven employees of the Electric Power Corporation have been sacked for stealing and selling property belonging to the Corporation.The confirmation came from the General Manager of E.P.C, Tologata Tile...

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South Pacific braces for grim cyclone season

Pacific countries are bracing for what's predicted to be an active cyclone season, with the worst expected from February.People haven't forgotten Cyclone Evan two years ago which killed 14 people in...

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Smoking now costs you more

The expensive cost of the graphic health warnings on cigarette packets is the reason why smokers will be paying .50 sene more for the large packet of Pall Mall and .30 sene more for the small...

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Drugs in gun battle, Police say

A large amount of marijuana was found in the vehicle driven by two men who shot at a Police vehicle following a chase on the west side of Upolu just before Christmas.This is just what the Police is...

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Parker to spar with Wladimir Klitschko

Rising Samoan heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has accepted an invitation to spar with world champion Wladimir Klitschko. The big hitting Samoan knockout artist Joseph Parker (12-0, 10 KOs) will be...

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Road joy short lived

Four months ago, residents living on this piece of road at Tiavi were over the moon that the government had finally moved to seal their road with tar.Today, that joy has turned to disappointment after...

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Four suicides mar the New Year

Acting Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, is disappointed that the start of 2015 has been marred by the deaths of four people who took their own lives during the festive...

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Working year starts without C.E.Os

Two government bodies have started the working year in 2015 without their Chief Executive Officers.{googleAds}<script async...

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Bigeye tuna remains on menu — but for how long?

The Pacific’s once-abundant bigeye tuna, the main species known here as ahi, is being fished to the brink of collapse — like the cod, the sturgeon and the bluefin tuna before it — and the Obama...

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Cellphones significantly ruin kids’ sleep - study

Gave your kids smartphones for the holidays? You might want to reconsider their bedtime.Children who slept in the same room as small screens such as smartphones got almost 21 fewer minutes of shuteye a...

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O le a sipa Parker ma Wladimir Klitschko

O le alii Samoa o le paga mamafa lea ua a’e mai o Joseph Parker ua na talia se vala’au e sipā ai ma le siamupini o le lalolagi o Wladimir Klitschko.O le a fesoasoani Parker i le sau’ai Ukrain ma ana...

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No cyclone in the coming weeks

Despite the drastic change of weather these past days; Samoa will not be experiencing any severe weather such as tropical cyclones.{googleAds}<script async...

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Police and Prisons separate

The New Year marked a new beginning in the Ministry of Police and Prisons.On 1 January 2015, it was legally separated into two departments, the Ministry of Police (MOP) on one side, and the Ministry of...

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M.E.S.C. reveals plans for 2015 Academic Year

Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Matafeo Falanaipupu Aiafi revealed the Ministry’s plans for this academic year to get the teachers and also the students ready...

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Residents of Aleipata praises new road

Residents living in the area of Lalomanu near the District Hospital praise the new road that has been built by the Government for about six months now.{googleAds}<script async...

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