Samoa

The US Navy ship USS Jackson left Samoa on Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities in the country

PM Mataafa criticized the global financial system, declaring that considering Samoa one of the most vulnerable countries but not the poorest condemned it to a vicious cycle of mounting debts caused by uncaring, unsighted, and unfair system

Samoan delegates were among representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries who reviewed and restructured the Regional Standards for School Leadership during a regional summit

The Samoan government is willing to support a fleet replacement programme for Samoa Airways; the oldest 19-passenger DHC-6-300, 49,7-year-old, hasn't operated since 2021 when it was grounded due to corrosion problems

To increase security at Faleolo International Airport the government has proposed to supply and install new X-ray machines for aircraft hold and carry-on baggage

A report on the cause of death of a four-month-old baby, who allegedly died after being vaccinated in Moto'otua in May this year, may not be made public until after the coroner's inquest

Thanks to Project Gateway, 18 inmates including 6 juveniles graduated after 10 weeks of participation in a training program on positive choices and the recovery process, according to a statement from the Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services

The newly constructed expansion wing of Faleolo Hospital was officially handed over to the Samoan government by the U.S. government in plans for 2022 to improve health infrastructure in Samo

A United Nations Development Programme project, funded by Japan, is exploring the use of electric transport in Samoa; renewable energy experts visited the country in June

200 brochures (100 in Samoan and 100 in English) translated into Braille for disaster risk management were officially launched for the benefit of people with disabilities

The community is apprehensive over the disappearance of an 80-year-old man from Samoa, still missing after a two-month search

Negotiations are underway to make Phase One of the residential street and address naming project available online through platforms such as Google Map to facilitate navigation

The Christian Congregational Church of Samoa will ask the government to refrain from discussing same-sex marriage and transgender issues