SAMOA: Destruction of newspaper "untimely"

Updated August 28, 2007 16:18:41

The editor of Newsline Samoa, Cherelle Jackson, says the cause of the fire which gutted the newspaper's headquarters in Apia is still being investigated. Ms Jackson would not be drawn on whether she thinks the paper was deliberately targeted. However, she does think the timing of the fire just days prior to the start of the South Pacific Games, the country's biggest media event for the year, is notable.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Cherelle Jackson, editor of Newsline Samoa in Apia