Samoa Observer

Representation alone is not transformation: Maluseu Doris Talifau takes new Commonwealth role

Maluseu Doris Tulifau is taking up a new role with the Commonwealth Foundation, aiming to ensure Pacific communities shape policy, funding and development priorities.The Samoan American feminist ...
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Measles is making a comeback. Will we end it for good?

For many years, measles felt like a disease of the past across the Western Pacific region.This did not happen by chance.It was the result of decades of political commitment, investment, and public ...
Samoa Observer

Five Toa Samoa players involved in Auckland knife incident

Five Toa Samoa players were reportedly involved in an incident last year, where a young man pulled a knife during an encounter with the group, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.The players were ...
Samoa Observer

Young Samoan returns home to volunteer

A young Samoan law graduate, Grace Ahdar, 24, is volunteering through Volunteer Service Abroad New Zealand after graduating from the University of Otago last year with a law degree.Ahdar, who grew up ...
Samoa Observer

Mulipola to address world leaders at UN General Assembly

Deputy Prime Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molio’o will deliver Samoa’s national statement to the United Nations General ...
Samoa Observer

Tuia disputes quote, Observer retains audio

Safata No. 2 MP Tuia Paepae Pua Letoa has disputed a quote attributed to him by the Samoa Observer while giving evidence in ...
Samoa Observer

‘Continue reporting’: Vaifanua’s message amid press bans

The Samoa Observer’s ban from the Prime Minister’s press conferences and the Trump administration’s ban on several media outlets from the White House in the United States have renewed attention on the ...
Samoa Observer

Samoa Airways to resume Savai‘i flights

Samoa Airways will resume scheduled flights between Upolu and Savai‘i from Oct. 8, nearly 10 months after the last flight ...
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Health ministry: HIV alert as Fiji declares emergency

Samoa’s Ministry of Health, at a Sept. 22 press conference, warned of the potential impact of HIV on the country, pointing to ...
Samoa Observer

Court declines no-case-to-answer application in Leleua Suataga Aso vs Tuia Pua Letoa election petition.

The Supreme Court of Samoa on Sept.23 declined a no-case-to-answer application filed by respondent Tuia Paepae Pua Letoa in ...
Samoa Observer

Backpacker cuts put focus on Pacific seasonal workers

Australia’s decision to sharply reduce the number of backpackers able to extend their stays for regional work could put greater focus on the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, which includes ...
Samoa Observer

Health Minister leaves for pago as half of officials remain at Fagali’i airport

Minister of Health Va’aaoao Salumalo Alofipo left Samoa for Pago on the first flight at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, while half of the Ministry of Health officials remained at Fagali’i AirportIncluding ...