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Book Fair a hit with kids
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (314+ words) Samoa Stationery and Book's (S. S. A. B.) monthly mini Book Fair is growing in popularity with young children. This is according to S. S. A. B's. Assistant Marketing Manager Silimana'i Viali Williams, who told the Samoa Observer this is a good news given the initiative targets…...
Electricity and water matters
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (401+ words) Leata Tusipepa is a 20-year-old from Faleasi'u and Vavau. She may be young but she has already started building a family of her own inland Faleasi'u-uta. Despite her joy in starting a family, the only problem that she wants a…...
Samoa Observer | Between the Lines
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (278+ words) Alarm bells should be ringing with the latest news about a shooting in Asia. There is definite evidence to say that the criminal networks are already here. The question now is, how alert are the local enforcement agencies? Should the…...
Browns to be sentenced next month
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (243+ words) Husband and wife, Vaa and Maylynn Brown, will know their fate next month after being found guilty by the District Court of more than 100 charges, which include defamation. The charges stemmed from when the couple made defaming remarks on their…...
Samoa Observer | CCCS elects new leaders, Rev Elder Tauiliili is chair
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (288+ words) Reverend Elder Palemia Tauiliili was elected as the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (CCCS) chair as the biggest church denomination's annual conference concluded last Friday. The annual conference proper began last Monday, with Tuesday a day to honour retiring ministers....
Driven by love for his home
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (896+ words) A Samoan is helping other Pacific Islanders secure homes in New Zealand through a creative initiative that stems from his love for his home, Samoa. Tasmania "Tas" Sapi has been residing in Christchurch for 15 years; he's never forgotten his upbringing…...
Former police members meet with Minister
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (500+ words) Members of the Former Police Association of Samoa met with the Minister of Police, Sala Fata Pinati on Friday last week." The meeting was to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding between the former police and the Ministry of Police about…...
Safata No. 2 chiefs present Tuia to FAST
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (293+ words) Safata No. 2 member of parliament Tuia Letoa Paepae was presented to the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Party on Friday by the district chiefs. The alii and faipule told the FAST Party executives that they wanted their MP…...
Va'a trials for Independence gather serious interest
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (393+ words) The 2026 Independence Va'a Regatta trials in Maninoa on Saturday brought together paddlers, villagers, and young athletes from across the country. The trials were conducted in the hope of better preparing paddlers for the upcoming competition. Twenty-two teams from Siumu, Saleilua,…...
Samoan Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US National Intelligence Director
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (319+ words) Tulsi Gabbard, who is the first person with Samoan ancestry to become the United States director of national intelligence, has resigned from her post due to her husband's recent bone cancer diagnosis. In a statement, Gabbard said her husband, Abraham…...