Samoa

In Samoa, a bail hearing is set for next Friday for a man jointly charged in a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister.

Close to 300 people have been arrested and charged in Samoa for breaches of the Covid-19 State of Emergency Orders which came into effect 21 March.

Samoa's government is using the Covid-19 pandemic to covertly make changes to the country's Constitution and its judiciary, according to the president of the Samoa Law Society.

A 24 year-old Samoan sailor serving on board the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has tested positive for Covid-19.

The headquarters of Samoa's Office of the Regulator have been destroyed by fire.

Samoa's Cabinet has eased some of its state of emergency lockdown restrictions including reopening inter-island travels and public transport.

Samoa's judiciary has publicly expressed "grave concern" at proposed Constitutional amendments recently tabled in Parliament.

The Covid-19 stimulus package passed by Samoa's Parliament last week may have come too late for some hotels and their workers.

Samoa's Prime Minister says despite the nation still being Covid-19 free, it is highly unlikely the borders will be reopened at this stage.

A former Samoa rugby league international Constantine Mika celebrates birth of son in lockdown

Samoa's Office of The Regulator has moved to address social media claims there is a link between 5G mobile phone technology and the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Samoa's Parliament is in urgent session today as members debate a $US23.6 million stimulus package to deal with the impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic and to assist the local economy.

Hundreds of businesses in Samoa have been forced to cut working hours of staff because of loss of revenue due to the covid-19 pandemic.

A media operator has started a community-funded bounty for Samoa's notorious escaped criminal, Pati Chong Nee.