Samoa

Authorities in Samoa say problems with seasonal workers having extra-marital affairs are manageable.

High temperatures in Samoa have been blamed for the skyrocketing cost of local fruit and vegetables.

This year's Pacific Agriculture Ministers meeting is expected to discuss a proposal for introducing insurance for farmers.

Fiji have won a record-extending fifth Hong Kong Sevens title in a row after beating France 21-7 in the Cup final.

Samoa's Attorney General Office and the Ministry of Police have decided to not file criminal charges against the former CEO of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Afamasaga Pou Onesemo.

A prominent lawyer and former member of parliament in Samoa has been suspended by the country's Law Society.

The Fiji Sevens team opened the defence of the Hong Kong title yesterday beating Kenya 22-5.

Samoa Airways says its newly leased plane is now in Apia and will begin flying on Saturday 6 April.

A hundred auxiliary police will be recruited into the Samoa Police Service during the Pacific Games in July to share the workload carried out by the local constabulary.

A matai in Samoa has called on the Electric Power Corporation to drop plans for a hydro dam at Alaoa, a village on the outskirts of Apia.

Samoa Airways says it is working with Malindo Air, an airline owned by the Indonesian Lion Air Group and based in Malaysia, to secure the lease of a replacement plane.

The New Zealand Kiwi Ferns will play Fetu Samoa as part of an international double-header, losing some of their own players in the process.

Samoan health authorities will resume vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, on April 15.

The Samoa Police Service is keeping its options open about arming its patrol boat which is to monitor illegal fishing.

At least 18 Congregational Christian Church of Samoa ministers have defied church elders and are paying income taxes under the new Income Tax laws which require all church ministers to pay taxes.