Samoa

Police in Samoa are clamping down on people flouting State of Emergency orders - including failing to wear masks in public - as the nationwide level 2 lockdown continues.

When the Samoa Parliament resumes this morning, new legislation will be tabled aimed at improving working conditions for seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand.

The village mayor of Apia in Samoa, Tuiletufuga Fritz Tuiavi'i, was arrested for driving under the influence after a traffic incident.

Assistant Attorney General Fuimaono Sefo Ainu'u has resigned from the Attorney General's office in Samoa.

One of the two smaller islands in Samoa which had been Covid-19 free so far, now has five community cases.

The Samoa government has extended the Covid-19 State of Emergency Alert Level 2 lockdown until midnight Tuesday 3 May.

Samoa has now recorded 10 Covid related deaths.

Samoa's government has suspended flights for Samoans on seasonal work schemes for both Australia and New Zealand.

The Gambling Control Authority in Samoa has been fined $US6,849 for breaching the State of Emergency orders banning any form of gambling.