From Chris to Christy: More than just a pageant
For Christy Pune Brown who is competing as Miss Divas of Samoa in the Miss Health Fa’afafine international beauty pageant for 2015, the contest is more than just a pageant.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleCurtain falls on Church conference
Every good thing comes to an end.Every good thing comes to an end. That was the case for members of the Samoa Christian Universal Church who have been gathering at Vaitele Fou for the past...
View ArticleI.L.O supports Samoa
The International Labour Organization (I.L.O) has offered support to the hosting of the Pacific Regional Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting in Samoa this week.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleWriters entertain, challenge and broadened our worlds
The Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand, Michael Walsh, congratulated the Samoa Observer and all it’s partners for a successful inaugural Samoa Observer Tusitala Short Story...
View ArticleNofoali’i, Vaitele strike it lucky again
Nofoalii Primary School and Vaitele Primary school now have 200 reasons to smile!{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleGovt. changes plan for '$4.2m waste'
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Lautafi Fio Purcell, is optimistic that an investor will eventually utilise the Samoa Land Corporation’s (S.L.C) $4.2 million headquarters.But in what shape or form,...
View ArticleSamoa Observer in Washington D.C.
Samoa Observer’s Senior Reporter, Lanuola Tupufia, among participants at the “Environmental Protection of Oceans and Fishing,” tour in the United States of America.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleBring on the Commonwealth Games
“Start Right, Work Hard, Finish Strong.”That’s the mantra the Samoa Athletes team are taking with them to the Commonwealth Youth Games, which begins this weekend with the opening ceremony on...
View ArticleFa'ase'e e soalaupule le talosaga fa'asaga i le malo
O le tagi na fa’auluina e le sa avea talu ai ma Komesina o Leoleo, o Lilomaiava Fou Taioalo e fa’asaga i le Loia Sili o le Malo ma sui o le Komisi Su’esu’e na filifilia e le malo e faia lea su’esu’ega...
View ArticleM.P rejects claim
The Associate Minister of Public Enterprises, Papali’i Niko Lee Hang, has rejected a claim by Faumuina Tiatia Liuga in relation to the upcoming General Elections.Speaking during the debate of the...
View Article‘End of the world?’
A member of the public disturbed by dust emanating from a solar power project at the Faleata Race Course said he thought “the end of the world was Sunday.”Toi Ioane Ilalio, of Vaitele, said the...
View Article$5.7million ‘bingo hall’
The government is so desperate to make use of a “poorly planned” and “badly placed” $5.7million infrastructure it has already allowed it to be used as a bingo and pool table hall.{googleAds}<script...
View ArticlePsychologist begins suicide research
A Samoan Psychologist from Waikato University, Dr. Byron Seiuli, has started a research, examining the links between young adults’ ability to cope with life stressors and their psychological and...
View Article$5.7million ‘bingo hall’
The government is so desperate to make use of a “poorly planned” and “badly placed” $5.7million infrastructure it has already allowed it to be used as a bingo and pool table hall.{googleAds}<script...
View ArticlePositive attitude does it - Miss Samoa contestant
A positive attitude and self-belief are attributes young people of today should have.{googleAds}<script async...
View ArticleCommonwealth Chief arrives for the Games
The Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games, Kamalesh Sharma, has touched down in Samoa for the Commonwealth Youth Games, which opens tomorrow night.Today, Mr. Sharma will pay a courtesy visit to...
View ArticleThe opening inspiration
The choreography at the centre of the opening ceremony of the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games at Apia Park last night was inspired by the Samoan mythology of “Tagaloa the Creator.”{googleAds}<script...
View ArticleOne last hit out
Time is running out for coach Stephen Betham to get his team together for the Rugby World Cup.The good news for Samoa is that the man in charge of country’s preparations is confident that with one more...
View ArticleOpening gets pass mark
It was entertaining and impressive.Those were the most common comments from members of the audience at Apia Park last night where the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games was officially...
View ArticleTeuila Festival: People’s Festival
The staging of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in sync with the Teuila Festival is an amazing opportunity, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Tourism Authority, Papali’i Sonja...
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