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NUS Campus Violence: Samoa’s Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt publicly scolded more than 4,000 National University of Samoa students after a violent campus brawl, with police confirming four arrests and charges including causing injury and disorderly conduct. Border Security: Samoa opened a new K9 unit at Faleolo International Airport, funded with Australian support, to boost detection of drugs and restricted items and strengthen border protection. Child Wellbeing Benefits: Government outlined the new Child Well-Being Benefit programme: a $200 newborn bonus and $100 monthly support for eligible children from birth to 35 months, with registration opening in September and closing November 30. Drug-Free Samoa: A national working group has begun steering Samoa’s Drug-Free Samoa initiative, setting priorities for prevention and drug-related harm reduction for children and adolescents. Tourism Branding: Samoa Tourism Authority is seeking a lead brand and creative agency to refresh the destination brand, with proposals due August 31. Legal Developments: Samoa’s Supreme Court refused stays for former Manu Samoa coach Mase Mahonri Schwalger’s sentence while his appeal proceeds, and also dismissed an application by Petaia Setu to delay sentencing in a rape case.

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