Samoa

A Samoa cabinet minister has predicted that within five years, all village councils will have by-laws banning domestic violence.

Samoa will host the 2021 World long distance championship of outrigger canoeing.

A 117 year-old colonial building that has been described by Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as an "eye sore" will definitely be pulled down.

Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says the prosecution against Malele Atofu or King Faipopo will go a head without him giving evidence in person.

Former All Black flyer Zac Guildford is a shock inclusion in the Kagifa Samoa team to play the Fijian Latui in tonight's Global Rapid Rugby clash in South Auckland.

Four Samoan police officers have left the country to begin peacekeeping duties in war-torn Darfur, in Western Sudan.

A study by New Zealand academics has called on churches in Samoa to help stop violence against women in the Pacific nation.

Four Samoa police officers have left the country to begin peacekeeping duties in wartorn Darfur, in Western Sudan.

New Zealand's finance minister says $NZ20 million announced in the budget for the promotion of Pacific languages will be spent using existing structures and institutions.

A senior Samoan doctor has warned children who are not vaccinated could end up on dialysis with renal failure.

Kagifa Samoa are using Global Rapid Rugby's "Pacific Showcase" as an extended job interview, with a firm eye on the proposed expanded competition in 2020.

The District Court in Samoa has set a one week trial starting on 22 July to hear evidence on defamation charges against Malele Atofu Paulo, or King Faipopo.

Samoan weightlifter Don Opeloge has made history after winning two gold medals at the Junior World Championships in Suva.

Samoa's health ministry says the deaths of two babies last year were caused by nurses mixing the wrong liquid with MMR vaccines.