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Tumanuvao Evile Falefatu has announced through a social media post that four-time NBA Champion, Shaquille (Shaq) O’Neal, is coming to Samoa and will take on a matai title from Leulumoega. Tumanuvao Evile Falefatu is the Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Airport Authority. He recently traveled to the US to meet with Shaq and […]

  Translated from the files of FaaSamoa. A Special Events Committee tasked with coordinating activities in the lead-up to Chrstmas and New Year have announced the proposed programme to include a parade, performances and fireworks. The announcement was made by the joint  team of Samoa’s Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner, Tanuvasa Petone Mauga, Deputy Police […]

Samoa are the winners of the PacificAus Sports 2022 Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy after a two-match competition with Pacific brothers Tonga. The Galumalemana Rudolph Moors coached side clinched the Championship after beating Tonga Under 20s by 8 points to 5 in the second test match at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa. Last week a second half comeback […]

“The book signing this morning was a huge success 🤩🥰…” “What was planned as a one-hour event turned to be over two hours to accommodate the high number of supporters and buyers that came to the book signing..” This is how the Samoa Stationery and Books – SSAB’s Marketing team described the book signing of […]

Miracle Fai’ilagi has set the stage for local rugby talent by securing a full time contract with Moana Pasifika for the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Season. The Vailele Rugby Club’s elusive lineout jumper headlines the five new signings in the 2023 squad released in a press statement by the franchise this morning. The 23-year-old […]

The Manu Samoa 15s have taken a tough 49-17 loss to Italy in the first match of their Northern Hemisphere Tour. Samoa started well and applied the pressure in the first 10 minutes but couldn’t turn that into points. A penalty put Italy on the scoreboard first in the 11th minute through Tommaso Allan. The […]

Samoa’s highest ranked boxer, Tupuola Seua’i Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali has ended years of preparation, hard work and sacrifice with a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games representing his father’s homeland of Samoa. The Sydney-based Australian-born Samoa Olympian says he thought he had done enough to secure the gold medal for his country against the might […]

  Samoa’s heavyweight boxer, Tupuola Seua’i Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali has advanced to the final of the Commonwealth Games, after a dominant third round against Niue’s Duken Tutakitoa-Williams. Four out of five judges had ranked the Niuean marginally ahead of Tupuola in the first round, but the Samoan Olympian came back strong to take the second round […]

29 January 2022, Apia Samoa. The popular ‘home away from home’ Taumeasina Island Resort is open for business with a four-step process aligned with Level 2 conditions imposed under Samoa’s latest State of Emergency orders. “We are open for business, and under the latest SOE orders, our management team have adopted four policies in particular […]

Samoa Police were seen trying to control vehicles that took to the road after 6pm, many unaware of the lockdown extension announced by the Prime Minister at a press conference this evening. At the Tuanaimato area, cars were seen traveling in all directions and a police checkpoint found that many had left home at 6pm, […]