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...
View ArticleVillage 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...
View ArticleMan 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,...
View ArticleReverend 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...
View ArticleWedding kick starts 2015 for Jossie, Leuatea
Lovebirds Jossie Iliganoa Su’a and Leuatea Saulilo kicked off 2015 in holy matrimony yesterday.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleSeven 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...
View ArticleSouth 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...
View ArticleSmoking 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...
View ArticleDrugs 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...
View ArticleParker 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...
View ArticleRoad 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...
View ArticleFour 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...
View ArticleWorking year starts without C.E.Os
Two government bodies have started the working year in 2015 without their Chief Executive Officers.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleBigeye 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...
View ArticleCellphones 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...
View ArticleO 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleM.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...
View ArticleResidents 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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