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Mao eyes another Commonwealth medal in Glasgow
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (412+ words) Eight years after winning Samoa's first Commonwealth Games gold medal on Australia's Gold Coast, Sanele Mao is ready to chase another podium finish at the 2026 Games in Glasgow. The 40-year-old will compete in the men's over-110kg division, with weightlifting taking…...
Wrestling legend Siva Afi laid to rest after remarkable life of sport and faith
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (628+ words) Papali’itele Max Amata Taogaga, the legendary professional wrestler known worldwide as Siva Afi, is being remembered as one of Samoa’s most influential sporting figures, a man who carried Samoan culture onto the global stage before dedicating his later years to…...
When politics takes the field, rugby loses
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (94+ words) Sri Lanka offers Samoa a warning that should not be ignored. Five minutes from home, and still no word from our leaders By The Editorial Board • 09 July 2026, 9:20AM Time for HRPP leader to step aside By The Editorial Board • 12 July 2026, 11:00AM A…...
Keep it cool, stay in your lane and departures
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (171+ words) A new shipment of a popular white sauce from New Zealand recently appeared on supermarket shelves. There was just one problem. It belongs in the fridge. Hopefully the sauce is more chilled than whoever stocked it. Word is the corridors…...
Team Samoa’s siva tau draws cheers at Games opening
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (391+ words) Team Samoa drew loud cheers after performing the siva tau during the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. The Samoan athletes performed the traditional challenge twice as they marched into The Hydro arena on Friday. They changed…...
Biosecurity investigates imported honey sale
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (316+ words) Biosecurity officials say they were unaware imported Australian honey was being sold in Samoa and will investigate the matter. Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Biosecurity Division, Seumaloisalafai Afele Faiilagi, said he was not aware…...
More than 20 arrested in Togafuafua meth raid
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (193+ words) More than 20 people were arrested after police carried out a drug raid in Togafuafua on Friday, seizing methamphetamine and other items from the property. The Samoa Observer has confirmed the operation was linked to methamphetamine. The raid began at about…...
Leleua files election petition against Tuia
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (126+ words) Independent candidate Leleua Suataga Aso has filed an electoral petition against newly elected Safata No. 2 Member of Parliament Tuia Fuatogi Letoa, alleging six counts of bribery during the by-election. Preliminary results from the Office of the Electoral Commission showed Tuia…...
Samoa U-16 football squad finish eighth at OFC Championship
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (424+ words) Samoa U-16 finish eighth at OFC Championship Samoa’s Under-16 men’s national team finished eighth at the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship after a 7-1 defeat to Vanuatu in the seventh-place playoff on Thursday, July 23. Vanuatu ended its campaign on a high with its…...
Samoa Observer | Minister heads to NZ for medical treatment
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (244+ words) The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Ale Vena Ale, has travelled to New Zealand for medical treatment. The information was confirmed to the Samoa Observer by officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment after the newspaper requested…...