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ENG – Excitement Builds for the 9th Marist Touch Tournament 2025

ENG – Excitement Builds for the 9th Marist Touch Tournament 2025

Apia, Samoa – 14th October 2025 – The stage is set for the 9th Marist Touch Tournament, returning bigger and better this year at the Football Federation of Samoa Fields, Tuanaimato, on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October 2025. The much-anticipated event will feature...

Taui mō le goto ‘o le va’a ‘o le Manawanui ‘i Sāmoa

Taui mō le goto ‘o le va’a ‘o le Manawanui ‘i Sāmoa

‘E fōliga mai ‘ua maua se māliega ‘i le vā ‘o le Mālō Niu Sila ma le Mālō Sāmoa, ‘e tusa ‘o se taui mō a’afiaga ‘e māfua ‘i le goto ai ‘o le va’a su’esu’e ‘o le Manawanui ‘i Sāmoa ‘i le tausaga ‘ua mavae. Na fa’ailoa mai ‘i se līpoti ‘a le Uaeālesi Fa’asalalau ‘a Niu...

‘E leai se a’afiaga ‘o le Afioga ‘i le Palemia ‘i gāluega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘o lo’o fa’atinoina ‘i matā’upu ‘o lo’o a’afia ai lana Afioga

‘E leai se a’afiaga ‘o le Afioga ‘i le Palemia ‘i gāluega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘o lo’o fa’atinoina ‘i matā’upu ‘o lo’o a’afia ai lana Afioga

'Ua fa'aalia 'e le Afioga 'i le Lōia Sili ‘a Sāmoa, Su’a Hellene Wallwork "‘E leai se a’afiaga ‘o le Afioga ‘i le Palemia Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polata’ivao Fosi Schmidt, ‘i gāluega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘o lo’o fa’atinoina ‘i matā’upu ‘o lo’o a’afia ai lana...

Tāpā ‘e le Sōsaiete ‘a Lōia ‘a Sāmoa le Palemia ‘i le tūto’atasi ai ‘i fa’atinoga ‘o su’esu’ega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘i matā’upu ‘o lo’o tu’uā’ia ai

Tāpā ‘e le Sōsaiete ‘a Lōia ‘a Sāmoa le Palemia ‘i le tūto’atasi ai ‘i fa’atinoga ‘o su’esu’ega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘i matā’upu ‘o lo’o tu’uā’ia ai

‘Ua tāpā ‘e le Sōsaiete ‘a Lōia ‘a Sāmoa se finagalo ‘a le Afioga ‘i le Palemia Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Polata’ivao Fosi Schmidt, ‘ina ‘ia silasila ‘i faigafa’avae ‘e tūto’atasi ai le fa’atinoga ‘o su’esu’ega ‘a le fa’amasinoga ‘i nisi ‘o matā’upu ‘o lo’o tu’uā’ia ai...

‘O la’u toe alu lea – Hon. Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi

‘O la’u toe alu lea – Hon. Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi

‘Ua fa’aalia manino se folasaga ‘a le Ta’ita’i ‘o le Itū Agai Hon. Tuilaepa Dr. Sa’ilele Malielegaoi ‘i le feiloa’iga ma se vaega ‘o le ‘autusitala, ‘o lana toe paeā’iga lenei ‘i le ‘avea ai ‘o ia ‘o se Sui Faipule ‘o lona itūmālō ‘o Lepā. ‘O le tausaga lenei 2025, ‘e...

Fa’agāsolo su’esu’ega ‘a malu ‘o le mālō ‘i le tō’esea fa’agaoi ‘o le laptop ma le hard drive ‘o le polōketi miliona talā

Fa’agāsolo su’esu’ega ‘a malu ‘o le mālō ‘i le tō’esea fa’agaoi ‘o le laptop ma le hard drive ‘o le polōketi miliona talā

‘Ua fa’amaonia mai ‘e le afioga ‘i le Minisita ‘o le Matāgaluega ‘o Tinā ma Tama’ita’i Lagaa’ia Ti’aitua’u Tufuga, ‘o lo’o fa’agāsolo su’esu’ega ‘a malu ‘o le mālō ‘e sā’ilia ai le tagata na ulufale fa’asolitūlāfono ‘i le ‘ōfisa ‘o le matāgaluega, ma tō’esea fa’agaoi...

Fa’anatinati tufaga ‘o tupe polōketi miliona

Fa’anatinati tufaga ‘o tupe polōketi miliona

‘O lo’o taumafai le afioga ‘i le minisitā ‘o le Matāgāluega ‘o Tinā ma Tama’ita’i, Ātīna’e ‘o afio’aga ma aga feso’ota’i, Lagaaia Tiaituau Tufuga, ‘e fa’anatinati le tufatufaina atu ‘o sēleni ‘o le polōketi miliona tālā ‘a itūmālō pei ‘ona fa’aauau ai ‘i lenei vāiaso....

$500,000 mō ē vaivai le tamāo’āiga

$500,000 mō ē vaivai le tamāo’āiga

‘E $500.000.00 se vaegā tupe ‘ua fa’amatu’u atu ‘e le mālō ‘i lalo ‘o ana polokalame fesoasoani ‘iā ‘i lātou ‘e vaivai le tamao’āiga ‘o le atunu’u, ‘e fa’aaogāina ai le ‘au’aunaga ‘a le fa’alāpotopotoga ‘a le ADRA Sāmoa ‘a le ‘Ekālēsia Aso Fitu ‘o le Toe Afio Mai. ‘O...

Tē’ena ‘e le MPMC: ‘E lēai se so’otaga ‘o le PM ma lona ‘Ōfisa ‘i se ‘īmeli fa’afōliga ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘e fa’asino ‘i le ‘au lagolago ‘a le FAST

Tē’ena ‘e le MPMC: ‘E lēai se so’otaga ‘o le PM ma lona ‘Ōfisa ‘i se ‘īmeli fa’afōliga ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘e fa’asino ‘i le ‘au lagolago ‘a le FAST

‘I se pepa ‘o fa’amatalaga ‘i le aso ‘ananafi, ‘o lo’o fa’ailoa ai le tē’ena ‘e le Matāgaluega ‘a le Pālemia ma le Kapeneta ‘e fa’apea: ‘E lēai se so’otaga ‘o le Afioga ‘i le Tama’ita’I Pālemia ma lona ‘ōfisa ‘i se ‘īmeli fa’afōliga ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘i...

Toe taliu ‘i Sāmoa Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt – sōloia le poloā’iga na taofia ai ‘o ia – sāuni lana talosaga mō se fa’ato’esega aloā’ia fa’apea se tagi

Toe taliu ‘i Sāmoa Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt – sōloia le poloā’iga na taofia ai ‘o ia – sāuni lana talosaga mō se fa’ato’esega aloā’ia fa’apea se tagi

‘Ua toe taliu ‘i Sāmoa le faigāmalaga ‘a le Afioga ‘iā Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt ‘ina ‘ua sōloia le poloā’iga na taofia ai ‘o ia ‘i Honiara ‘i le taeao ‘o le Aso Gafua. ‘I nisi ‘o ripoti mai ‘a le Sāmoa Observer ‘o lo’o fa’ailoa ai - na tu’ua ‘e Leiataualesa Honiara ‘i...

Talosaga le Mālō Sāmoa ‘i se fa’amatalaga aloā’ia mai le Mālō Solomona ‘i le taofiga ‘o Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt ‘i le malaeva’alele

Talosaga le Mālō Sāmoa ‘i se fa’amatalaga aloā’ia mai le Mālō Solomona ‘i le taofiga ‘o Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt ‘i le malaeva’alele

‘I se fa’amatalaga mai le ‘Ōfisa ‘o le Pālemia, ‘o lo’o fa’ailoa ai le talosaga ‘a le Mālō Sāmoa ‘ua tu’uina atu ‘i le Mālō Solomona, ‘e ala atu ‘i le ‘Ōfisa ‘o le Lōia Sili ‘a le atunu’u, mō se fa’amatalaga aloā’ia ‘i le taofia ai ‘o le Afioga ‘iā Leiataualesa Jerry...

ENG – Speaker defends independence amid political scrutiny

ENG – Speaker defends independence amid political scrutiny

The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Papali'i Li'o Taeu Masipau has issued a statement addressing concerns raised in a recent letter to the editor regarding the independence of the Speaker’s role in conducting the business of the House. The letter, published in the Sunday...

ENG – Sāmoa celebrates Waitangi Day in Sāmoa

ENG – Sāmoa celebrates Waitangi Day in Sāmoa

Sāmoa joined New Zealand in commemorating the 185th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi, with a reception hosted by the New Zealand High Commissioner, H.E. Si’alei Van Toor. The event, held at Taumeasina Island Resort last Friday...

ENG – Litara crowned Miss Pacific Islands

ENG – Litara crowned Miss Pacific Islands

Samoa has retained the Miss Pacific Islands crown making it 9 times it has come our way since the pageant was established in 1987. Outgoing Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Safaatoa Schwenke crowned Miss Samoa Litara Ieremia-Allan following hours of suspense on the night...

ENG – China and Sāmoa Visa-free exemption agreement signed

ENG – China and Sāmoa Visa-free exemption agreement signed

The Government of the Independent State of Sāmoa and the Government of the People’s Republic of China has reaffirmed its joint commitment and partnership to strengthen relations and cooperation between both countries and to facilitate exchange of visits between...

4% le tului fa’ameaalofa ‘a le S.N.P.F mō ana ‘aufaisaofaga

4% le tului fa’ameaalofa ‘a le S.N.P.F mō ana ‘aufaisaofaga

E 4% le tului fa’ameaalofa a le Fa’alapotopotoga o Fa’aputugātupe mo le Lumana'i Manuia o Tagata (S.N.P.F.) e pei ona fa’alauiloa e le Afioga i le Minisitā iā Lautimuia Afoa Uelese Va’ai i le asō. Ma o se tala fiafia fo’i lea mo le aufaisaofaga, ona o lea fa’amāmā...

Tāpunia aloā’ia le Vaiaso ‘o Talosaga ma ‘Anapogi 2025

Tāpunia aloā’ia le Vaiaso ‘o Talosaga ma ‘Anapogi 2025

Ua tauāluga ma le manuia le Vaiaso o Tatalo ma Anapogi i lenei tausaga 2025, e pei ona fa’agasolo ai mo le tasi le vaiaso. O le agaga atoa o lenei sauniga fa’aleMālō, e momoli ai le fa’afetai ma le vi’iga i le Atua Soifua auā o Ia o lo’o fa’avae ai Samoa. O le vaiaso...

64 tausi soifua fou ‘ua fa’au’uina

64 tausi soifua fou ‘ua fa’au’uina

'E 64 le aofa’i 'o ali’i ma tama’ita’i tausi soifua fa’au’uina 'o le 'a 'āmatalia le latou tautua mō le atunu’u 'i le māe’a ai 'o le lātou fa’au’uga 'i le vaiaso na se’i mavae atu. Sā fa’atumulia le potu fono 'a le Matāgāluega 'o le Soifua Mālōlōina 'i Moto’otua 'i...

‘E lua feagaiga ‘a Sāmoa ‘ua sainia ma Ā’oga ‘i Saina

‘E lua feagaiga ‘a Sāmoa ‘ua sainia ma Ā’oga ‘i Saina

‘E lua feagaiga ‘a Sāmoa ‘ua sainia nei ma Ā’oga ‘i Saina, 'i le malaga 'a le Afioga 'i le Tama'ita'i Pālemia 'iā Fiame Naomi Matā'afa, 'a'o iai 'i Saina, 'i se vala'aulia fa'apitoa 'a le Mālō Saina. 'O nei feagaiga 'e lua, 'e mō avanoa 'e gālulue fa'apa'aga ai ā'oga...

Fai meaalofa le ‘Ōfisa ‘o le ‘Āmepasa ‘a Siāmani ‘i Ueligitone, ‘i kesi ā’oga, nōfoa fa’apea fata tusi mō le Sili Primary School ‘i Savai’i

Fai meaalofa le ‘Ōfisa ‘o le ‘Āmepasa ‘a Siāmani ‘i Ueligitone, ‘i kesi ā’oga, nōfoa fa’apea fata tusi mō le Sili Primary School ‘i Savai’i

‘Ua faimeaalofa le ‘Ōfisa ‘o le ‘Āmepasa ‘a Siāmani ‘i Ueligitone ‘i kesi ā’oga, nōfoa fa’apea fata tusi mō le Sili Primary School ‘i Savai’i. ‘O le tau ‘ātoa ‘o nei ‘ōloa ‘e o’o atu ‘i le $30,000 tālā Sāmoa. ‘O lenei poloketi ‘o se fesoasoani na saunoa le Konesula ‘o...

CHOGM Day Three

CHOGM Day Three

In case you missed it His Majesty, King Charles III, arrived in Apia, Samoa, today to a warm welcome for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. It marks the first time His Majesty will attend CHOGM as Head of the Commonwealth. Day 3 of CHOGM put the challenges...

Side Event: Indigenous Wealth of the Commonwealth

Side Event: Indigenous Wealth of the Commonwealth

This side event, held at the Court House in Mulinu’u drew attention to three particular aspects. These being the Indigenous wealth of Knowledge, Indigenous wealth of Resources and the Indigenous wealth of Custodianship. The session deliberated the criticality of our...

CHOGM Day One

CHOGM Day One

In case you missed it. The first ever Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting hosted by a Pacific nation has launched. The first day of CHOGM was opened with a traditional Samoan ceremony. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting week opened today in Apia, Samoa...