Samoa

The Samoa Electoral Commission says the nomination of candidates to contest the general election next month is underway.

"Funding for teams like Manusina is scarce and financially has been weighing heavy on our minds."

The country's electoral commissioner says based on the 2021 Census, that's 81 percent of all eligible voters who have completed full registration, including biometrics and photos.

Vincent Schimdt has helped a Samoan citizen get home from the Middle East following a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Audio

With less than nine weeks left until Samoa's early election, several senior public servants are throwing their hats in the ring.

Taulasea play a sacred, community-centred role "rooted in spiritual duty rather than commerce", the lead author of a new research says. Audio