Auva’a stars in N.R.L final
The Hollywood story of the season came to a heart-warming conclusion as Russell Crowe’s South Sydney Rabbitohs ended their 43-year premiership drought with an emotion charged NRL grand final victory...
View ArticleSpeaker La'auli defends extension
“I don't take this report lightly because it caused a lot of controversy in Parliament. During one of the sessions, we were up all night and we sat until 4 in the morning. It also resulted in the...
View ArticleSeiuli Johnson confirms the rumours
Seiuli Dwayne Johnson has confirmed he's hitting the beach to star in a new Baywatch movie.The action man has been attached to the project for years and now it's finally getting the go-ahead at...
View ArticleFour year-old Nafanua conquers Mt. Vaea
What do you when you are a four-year-old on a Saturday afternoon? If you are Nafanua Hamilton, you join your parents and siblings to tackle the tough Mt. Vaea climb.In an email to the Samoa Observer,...
View ArticlePolynesian Airlines gets an extension
The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted a 30-days cabotage exemption extension for Samoa government owned Polynesian Airlines to operate three-times a week flights between Tutuila and...
View ArticleThe Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (S.P.R.E.P’s)...
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (S.P.R.E.P’s) annual meeting for 2015 will be held in Apia.This was decided at the organisation’s annual meeting for this year, held at...
View ArticleGovt.’s Faumuina motion attacked
A motion moved by the government for former Minister of Finance, Faumuina Tiatia Liuga, to be included in Parliament’s Finance Committee has raised eyebrows among Members of Parliament.The motion was...
View ArticleMachete attacker guilty
The man, who slashed a Tongan woman with a machete in May, entered a guilty plea for one charge of attempted murder and actual bodily harm.Talapelo Soi, from Salimu, Fagaloa and Lalovaea, appeared...
View ArticleSamoa gears up for World congress
More than 4,000 delegates from over 163 countries will gather together at the Congress. Held every 10 years, the Congress is the landmark global forum on protected areas, designed to share knowledge...
View ArticleSoccer Sisters embrace Pinktober
Football Federation Samoa (F.F.S) kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness month, with a Soccer Sisters Festival at their grounds in Upolu last Saturday.In collaboration with Samoa Cancer Society, F.F.S...
View ArticleSuaia Matagi picks Kiwi
Auckland (3News) 07 October 2014 - Former Toa Samoa prop Suaia Matagi, 26, has been selected for the Kiwis in this year's Four Nation's campaign.The Rabbitohs seized the day on their first grand final...
View ArticleMore jobs as Apia Park is being readied for the All Blacks
More job opportunities have been offered to locals. This comes as the Apia Park Stadium is closed from the public for renovation ahead of the All Blacks visit next July.The historical test is slated to...
View ArticleOpposition leader cautious about new party rumours
Palusalue said that while in Australia, members of his party had met for a consultation with the Samoan community there when the member made a passing joke about a new partyOpposition leader, Palusalue...
View ArticleClarence Sebastian Foundation marks World Sight Day
“C.S.F. would like to congratulate SENESE and the National Health Services for their endeavours in Savai’i and their determination in ameliorating the lives of people with impaired sight,” the...
View ArticleMaking a difference for Pacific Kids reaches Samoa
Paul Ross is a man on a mission. The Founder of a programme called “Making a difference for Pacific Kids” which is based in New Zealand wants to help the less fortunate children of Samoa, just as he...
View ArticleSamoa on the list for revolutionary desk
COMING TO SAMOA SOON: The Refold cardboard desk designed by visual communication design graduates Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward is strong enough to support a person’s weight, versatile in its...
View ArticleSoliola talks tears, family and Project Lazarus
Toa Samoa captain, Sia Soliola was pretty emotional when, with his son Israel upon his shoulders, he took the ovation from the west stand after his final appearance at Langtree Park.Rarely has the roof...
View ArticleDrought misery
“Life is so hard and I envy those families who do have water because they have no idea what it’s like to live without water. We can live without electricity but we can’t live without water…”The...
View ArticleCulture a tool at Tafa’igata
Prisoners who are members of the Ola Toefuataina and Olomanu programmes joined forces yesterday for their annual Culture Day at the compound of the Tafa’igata Prison.The theme for this year’s...
View ArticleApia buzzing with White Sunday fever
White Sunday fever has slowly but surely gripped the country.Two days away from the children’s special day, the Apia Township has been kept busy as parents and guardians hunt for that special wear for...
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