Caretaker Government

Samoa caretaker govt pull country's team from Tokyo Olympics

However, the team has not been officially notified of any withdrawal.

A meeting is scheduled this afternoon to discuss the team's involvement in the Games.

The caretaker Cabinet decided on Wednesday to prevent Team Samoa from travelling to Japan due to Covid-19.

The caretaker Minister of Communications, Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i, said that with reports Japan has a 500 daily infection rate, the Cabinet decided prevention takes precedence.

Afamasaga said the decision was made because the chance of infection was too high.

Caretaker Samoa govt walks back Tuilaepa's Facebook call

Samoa will go to the polls for the second time this year on 21 May, following a controversial decision by the country's Head of State last week.

Last month's national election saw an unprecedented swing of votes away from the ruling Human Rights Protection Party, to the newcomer Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi, or FAST party.

The election produced a tie of 26 seats each in the parliament for FAST and the HRPP.