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Samoa Observer | Siumu residents to receive $1, 100 compensation
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (453+ words) Residents of the Siumu district affected by the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui will each receive $1, 100 in compensation, the same amount being paid to eligible residents in Safata, according to the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, Fui Manu Simanu. Speaking…...
Samoa to take on Australia in netball series in Apia
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (540+ words) Samoa's Invitational netball team will take on Australia's Under-23 Pathways side in a three-match series in Apia this month, with both teams also taking part in community activities alongside the competition. The series will be played from 1720 July at the…...
Five NZ police will act as advisers, no role in investigations
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (292+ words) A new policing partnership between Samoa and New Zealand will bring five New Zealand Police advisers to Samoa to help strengthen policing capabilities and improve community safety over the next four years; however, they will not be involved in investigations…...
New evidence questions RFK Jr's claim Samoa trip was vaccine unrelated
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (657+ words) Newly released emails suggest Robert F Kennedy Jr took part in a vaccine-related mission during a 2019 trip to Samoa, months before a deadly measles outbreak, questioning his repeated claims that the visit had nothing to do with vaccines. The emails,…...
Australia and Samoa combating transnational, serious and organised crime together
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (579+ words) Australia, Samoa, and all Pacific countries are facing challenges to our border and regional security, particularly transnational serious and organised crime. Drug trafficking is placing real pressure on our border security agencies. Communities in Samoa and Australia alike have felt…...
Bananas shaped Pacific politics, says Samoan scholar.
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (735+ words) A Samoan scholar has uncovered how one of the Pacific's most common crops, the banana, played a major role in shaping political movements, regional cooperation and the foundations of what is now the Pacific Islands Forum. Dr KDee-Aimiti Ma'ia'i, whose…...
Possible rule breaches cast uncertainty over American Samoa fautasi results
14+ hour, 47+ min ago (193+ words) The final outcome of the A250 Fautasi Championship Race in American Samoa remains uncertain as officials investigate alleged race rule violations that could affect cash prizes for some participating villages. In a public service announcement issued on July 1, the American Samoa…...
Samoa Observer | Between the Lines
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (263+ words) If the government would spend money to install cameras at the traffic lights to catch the drivers thinking it's OK to drive through red lights, can you imagine the revenue they get? There's no respect for the road rules. I…...
Samoan restaurant awarded Michelin star
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (254+ words) Auckland's Tala restaurant, owned by Samoan chef Henry Lafi Onesemo, has become the first Samoan-owned restaurant to earn a Michelin star. A Michelin star is one of the world's most prestigious restaurant awards, given to restaurants that serve food of…...
Six team advance to final in American Samoa fautasi regatta
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (329+ words) The race for fautasi glory intensified on Wednesday as crews battled through two heats to secure places in Thursday's highly anticipated final of the American Samoa Fautasi Regatta. In Heat 1, MT 3 of Nuuuli powered its way to first place, followed…...