Samoa
Samoa's 'Greening' the Pacific Games
Samoa is investing heavily to avoid the use of single-use plastics at the Pacific Games which starts this weekend.
Samoa Attorney General's office takes over church prosecution
Criminal lawyers from Samoa's Attorney General's office have taken over the prosecution of church ministers alleged to have evaded tax.
Samoa church not budging from tax position
A Samoa court has thrown out a case against 20 pastors from Samoa's largest church, who were charged with tax evasion. The head of the Congregational Christian Church, Vavatau Taufao, says it's not… Audio
Apia's waterfront gets makeover ahead of Pacific Games
Samoa's capital Apia has had a facelift which opened yesterday just in time for the Pacific Games which begins this weekend.
Samoa PM faces defamation lawsuit
The head of the Samoa Solidarity International Group, Nonu Ueni Fonoti, claims the prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, defamed him over his disability on national television.
Tax case against Samoan church ministers dismissed
A Samoan court has thrown out a case against 20 pastors from the country's largest church, who were charged with tax evasion.
Rate of child sexual exploitation in Pacific 'appalling'
New research into child sexual exploitation in the Pacific reaffirms that children are most often sexually exploited by people they know.
Pacific Games hosts Samoa determined to lead medal tally
Team Samoa's Chef de Mission is determined to lead the medal tally this year.
Court hearing for 20 Samoan pastors to conclude today
Ministers from Samoa's largest church are set to have their final day in court for tax evasion.
People wonder who this big islander is - Matavao Faguna, Tongan tennis player
More than 3500 athletes from 24 nations in Oceania will gather in Samoa on 7 July for the Pacific Games - the biggest sporting event in the Pacific region. Audio
Samoa struggles to sack judge
A vote in Samoa's parliament has failed to win the two thirds majority needed to remove the president of the Lands and Titles Court.
Amendments of Samoa land lease laws clear uncertainty
Samoa's newly passed amendments of the 1965 Alienation of Customary Lands Act has cleared uncertainties raised by local and overseas based Samoans.
Congregational Christian Church of Samoa tax hearing begins
The district court hearing into tax charges against 20 ordained ministers from the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa has begun in Apia.
Sport: Tonga govt defends funding of Pacific Games team
The Tonga Sports Council has defended the government's funding of athletes attending the Pacific Games in Samoa.
Sport: Tonga says Pacific Games underfunding claim not true
The Tonga Sports Council says reports the team going to the Pacific Games in Samoa had been underfunded are not true.
Samoa rugby star thanks her husband for supporting her career
More than 3500 athletes from 24 nations in Oceania will gather in Samoa on 7 July for the Pacific Games - the biggest sporting event in the Pacific region. Audio
Samoa PM tells utility staff to stay awake and avoid outages
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has issued an edict to the power company - no outages during the Pacific Games.
