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15 years jail for raping stepdaughters

By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 31 March 2026, 7:30PM

The Supreme Court sentenced a man to 15 years in jail for raping his stepdaughters. The court said a lengthy sentence was needed to deter offenders.

By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 31 March 2026, 7:30PM

Villagers live in fear of unusual rise in sea level

Villagers on the west coast of Upolu are living in fear over an “out of the blue” ...

By Lanuola Tusani Tupufia – Ah Tong • 21 February 2019, 12:00AM

Tuia declares switch to FAST

Another by-election looms as Human Rights Protection Party’s Safata No.2 member of...

By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 01 April 2026, 11:20AM

Another senior lawyer leaves AG's Office

Another senior counsel from the Office of the Attorney General has resigned. Princ...

By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 01 April 2026, 6:30PM

Leatuvai looks forward to her nursing career

From the big island of Savaii, 22-year-old Leatuvai Lelevaga Iakopo of Sapapalii a...

By Andrina Elvira Burkhart • 02 April 2026, 5:30PM

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