Apolima Strait News Today

Life changed quickly for Noelani Day in the first half of 2021, even by the standards of a high schooler plotting her future.

A new climate-resilient community safe house worth close to half a million tala was officially opened on Apolima Island on Tuesday, as the islanders' defences against climate change and natural disasters got a major boost. The smallest of the four inhabited islands in Samoa which lies in the Apol...

Apolima Strait swimmer Samuel Muir-James has never let autism get in the way of his open-water swimming and while he was in Samoa he made sure that he gave something back to the community.On Monday, Samuel Muir-James and his mother Jayne Muir-James gave 100 journals to the students of Itu O Tane ...

The longest open-water swim competition in the southern hemisphere is back after a three-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Apolima Strait competition, which was originally scheduled for 28 March 2020, is now set for this Thursday starting at 6 am with two swimmers regist...

After taking the ferry ride aboard MV Lady Samoa III across the Apolima Strait, from Upolu to Savai’i, the passage of time felt blissfully turned...