Opinion – Letter to the Editor by Leader of HRPP Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. I refer to the Siumu Cross Island Road Project and the recent interview by the Minister of Works published in the Samoa Observer newspaper on 24 April 2023. The Siumu Cross Island Road was first upgraded from our very first World […]
Tama Uli Crowned Back to Back Champions of ANZAC Sevens
29 April 2022, Apia Samoa. Tama Uli from Savaii are the 2023 ANZAC Day Sevens Tournament champions beating Vaiala Ulalei in the final at Apia Park this afternoon. It is the second year in a row that Tama Uli have been crowned champions of the ANZAC Sevens in Samoa. Tama Uli were pooled with Ulitogia […]
Newest Peace Corps Sworn in for Service
Today, April 28, Peace Corps Samoa swore into service its first group of Volunteers since Peace Corps’ 2020 global evacuation due to COVID-19. The seven trainees, who arrived in Samoa in February and just completed an 11-week pre-service training, work at the invitation of the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture (MESC) to support English […]
Australia Pacific Climate Partnership Donates Books to NUS
Apia, Samoa – 28th April, 2023. The National University of Samoa (NUS) has received a generous donation of books from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership (Climate Partnership) recently. The donation includes 25 sets of copies of both the Living with Hazards Handbook and the Water for Life Handbook. Our Vice Chancellor – Associate Professor Tuifuisa’a Patila Malua […]
Extended School Holiday Break in Response to Escalating Flu in Samoa
Effective Monday May 1st 2023, all schools (Government, Mission and Private Schools) from pre-schools to Secondary or Colleges are closed until May 5th 2023. In its meeting this week, Cabinet approved the special five day holiday break in response to the escalating number of children with Influenza B symptoms seeking medical attention from health authorities. […]
American Samoa: McDonald’s Restaurant Provides Falealili Rugby Team with Lunch before Boat Ride Back to Upolu
27 April 2023, Tafuna American Samoa. The Alalagafa Rugby Team were blessed with large McDonald’s meals and dessert before embarking on the Lady Naomi back to Upolu from American Samoa this afternoon. Alalagafa is the Falealili District 7s team who arrived into American Samoa one week ago to participate in the 4th Vailima Marist Pago […]
Effective Partnerships Strengthen Births Registration, and Civil Registration & Vital Statistics System in Samoa
Apia, Samoa – A partnership between the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has led to the strengthening of the births registration system. This is reflected in the launch this week of a new report – Strengthening the Birth Registration System in Samoa – which highlights birth registration as […]
Saunoaga a le Afioga Minisita Leatinu’u Wayne So’oialo mo le Aso Faamanatu o le Lalolagi mo le Saogalemu ma le Soifua Maloloina I Galuega
E faatalofa atu Samoa i le suafa manumalo o Iesu Keriso lo tatou Alii Faaola, mai lava i mauga tetele se ia pā’ia le fanau lalovaoa. Faamalō le soifua, faamalō le folau i lagi e māmā. Ua faitau miliona tagata faigaluega i le lalolagi e maliliu i tausaga taitasi ona o fa’alavelave fa’afuasei fa’alegaluega ma […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Pranked By Russians
By Natalie Sherman, Business reporter, New York The head of the US central bank appears to be the latest personality to fall prey to a pair of Russian pranksters. A video call with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell was shared on Russian television from the duo, whose prior targets include Prince Harry and former German […]
Today In History 28 April 1789 Mutiny on the HMS Bounty
Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters were set adrift in a small, open boat, and the Bounty set course for Tubuai south of Tahiti. In December […]
