Communities across Samoa are raising concerns over growing exposure to drugs among young people, with parents, youth leaders and community representatives calling for stronger support systems and awareness programmes to help protect youth.Many say increasing social pressures, peer influence and e...
By Maneralokina Amituanai
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20 May 2026, 6:30PM
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Families across Samoa are adjusting shopping habits, cutting back on meat, relying more on cheaper imported foods, and in some…
Criminal networks are embedding themselves across the Pacific region, including in Samoa, taking advantage of weak border systems…
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Two Samoan men confessed on Vietnamese TV over a fatal gang shooting.
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A continuing shortage of basic medicines at Samoa’s main hospital in Moto’otua is leaving many patients frustrated and forcing…
