APIA,22 APRIL 2020 (SAMOA OBSERVER) —Samoa Police Commissioner, Fuiavailiili Egon Keil, has confirmed that Customs uncovered 200 grams of cocaine on Tuesday in a rare seizure with a street value of an estimated $200,000(US$72,000). Speaking to the Samoa Observer, the Commissioner commended Customs for finding the cocaine. “Cocaine is hard to find in the Pacific […]
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NZ slavery trial: Complainants motivated by money, court told
AUCKLAND, 16 MARCH 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The jury in the trial of a Samoan chief accused of slavery has retired to consider their verdict. Joseph Auga Matamata, 65, denies 11 charges of human trafficking and 13 charges of slavery relating to 13 Samoan nationals between 1995 and April last year. Summing up the case this afternoon […]
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Samoa PM calls for resignation of slow judges
APIA, 27 JANUARY 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Samoa’s Prime Minister has called for the resignation of court judges who take too long to make decisions. According to TV1Samoa, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi made the remark in Parliament on Friday. Tuilaepa was reportedly responding to a disappointment voiced by Vaimauga East MP Sulamanaia Tauiliili Tuivasa about the […]
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Chinese shops grow while Samoan-owned shops close down, observes Samoan MP
APIA, 24 JANUARY 2020 (SAMOA GLOBAL NEWS) — Member of Parliament for Vaisigano Number 3 Faaulusau Losa Duffy Stowers challenged Parliament to look at reasons why Chinese businesses are growing and taking over Samoan owned shops in the villages. “Chinese shops are developing while Samoan shops are going down. What is the reason, she asked […]
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Samoan fruit bats will be featured on quarters released by the US Mint next month
WASHINGTON, 20 JANAURY 2020 (CNN) — The United States Mint has released the final designs for the America the Beautiful Quarters programme, and one of the designs depicts a Samoan fruit bat hanging in a tree with her pup. The quarter was designed by Richard Masters, and Phebe Hemphill was the sculptor, according to the […]
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Samoa to build regional Police Academy centre
Samoa is moving ahead with plans to build a multi million dollar Police Academy compound at Tafaigata which is to be a training facility for the region. Police Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil told the Samoa Observer that this project is in partnership with the Chinese Government. Funding of $158,073 is included in the budget that […]