Samoa

Three people have been confirmed to have Covid-19 on Guam, the second place in the Pacific to have the coronavirus.

The Samoa Lands and Titles court has ruled in favor of a petition to discontinue the lease of the Samoa Coconut Beach Resort.

A suspended lawyer in Samoa, Pa'u Mulitalo Tafaogalupe, is representing himself in another legal battle in the Supreme Court to clear his name.

Police in Samoa have charged a blogger for allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer in order to continue filming a petrol station fire.

Samoa is now ready to quarantine people suspected of carrying the Covid-19 coronavirus, the prime minister says.

Samoa's National University has launched a coronavirus pandemic plan, which includes shutting down the institute to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the event of an outbreak.

The World Health Organisation is helping Samoa and Tokelau prepare for Covid-19.

The measles epidemic, and now travel restrictions associated with Covid-19 coronavirus, has prompted some hotel operators in Samoa to approach the government for financial assistance.

Some Samoan wholesalers have started rationing as delays in shipping related to Covid-19 restrictions cause disruptions to the supply of poultry and meat.

Samoa's long-serving ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, Ali'io'aiga Feturi Elisara, will be the country's first ambassador to Fiji.

A Samoan man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Chinese businessman in October.

The Journalists Association of Samoa is filing a complaint against a New Zealand-based online news service with the Samoa Media Council for alleged breach of professional standards.

Police in Samoa have referred the death of a man and a woman, following a petrol station fire, for a coronial inquiry.

A district court judge in Samoa has accepted an extradition application for Tulisi Leiataua, who is facing 29 sexual charges in New Zealand.