Samoa

A man in Samoa has been jailed for more than 12 years for killing his pregnant wife.

Researchers have completed 490 dives to collect information on Samoa's coral reefs, fish populations, and water quality.

Samoa's prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says climate change remains her country's number one priority.

A report on people with disabilities in Samoa has praised the Fa'a Samoa and its contribution to community acceptance, but also expressed concern.

Samoa has been given an award for its approach to the Spotlight Initiative, which aims to combat domestic and intimate partner violence.

An application to extradite a Samoan living in Australia, who is accused of plotting to assassinate a former Samoan Prime Minister, has been quashed by the Australian Federal Court.

The National University of Samoa recorded a loss of $4.72 million tala - about $US1.6 million - in the financial year to June 2021.

The suspended Samoan opposition leader and his party secretary have been reinstated to Parliament.