Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has lived a life of historic firsts. She became the country's first female prime minister, after defeating its previous leader, who ruled Samoa for 22 years.

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Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, a Samoan lawyer with a résumé as colorful as a pageant sash, just starred in a real-life legal drama involving alleged score-fixing, airport detention-lite, and a regional ...