Local

• Happy New Year, Samoa!
• Samoa welcomes 2016 with a bang
• Namulauulu puts hand up
• Judge eyes Parliament
• ‘Remember your calling’
• Ulugia family bestows titles
• Sagato and Katie tie the knot
• Wind advisory remains
• Sunrise Restaurant donates
• Descendants of Apete and Noema bestowed Magele title

World

• Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year revelry rolls on
• India air force base attack leaves 4 gunmen, 2 troops dead
• Two-year twins: Babies born Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 in San Diego

Sport

• Richie McCaw receives New Zealand's highest honor
• Japanese star of Rugby World Cup moves to England
• Parker’s fight in Apia a key stepping stone

Boxing

• 1976 Olympic champion boxer Howard Davis Jr of US dies at 59

NFL

• Hayne making successful transition to American football

Football

• McCoy, Law, Froome among UK sports stars honored by Queen

Editorial

• New year, future and elections

Letters to the Editor

• Tantalizing and window dressing
• Not all families are the same

Think a Minute

• Divide and conquer

Cartoon

• cartoon

Sunday Reading

• Myths, legends of ancient world

Samoana

• Saunoaga Afioga i le Palemia Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Faamanuia o le Tausaga Fou - 2016
• Lauga - “Faauta, o le lalolagi fou” (Ken.8:13)
• Ta’utinoga a Sagato Aokusitino - Ola faata’ita’i ia Keriso -
• E faavae i le Atua Samoa
• Talatuu ma le tala o le vavau na faamaumau e papalagi
• “Ua tumu le fua”- Enough is enough
• Ua si’i i luga le aao o Namulauulu
• Tusi i le Faatonu
• Ia Manatua lou valaauina’

Entertainment

• Social media, upgraded theaters help drive $11 billion year
• Bill Cosby tweets 'Thank You' to friends, family

Movies

• 'Jurassic World,' 'Star Wars' lead top 10 movies of 2015

Music

• Reaction to the death of Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole

Technology

• Free Internet service for over 3 million Egyptians shut down
• Apple agrees to pay $350 million in Italian tax case
• Philippine priest rebuked for riding hoverboard during Mass
• China says it is building its second aircraft carrier