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The 2023 Va'a World Distance Championships will have three distance categories of 12, 16, and 24 kilometres using two types of outrigger canoes.

Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (S.F.E.S.A.) will be able to improve their services with the help of a Japan International Cooperation Agency volunteer in the areas of disaster risk management, communication and fire safety.Samoa has received technical assistance from over 600 J.I.C.A...

The Deputy Police Commissioner, Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti has confirmed that an inquest was granted for the case of a 65-year-old woman who was lost at sea in 2019 and the hearing will be conducted next month.In an interview with the Samoa Observer, Papalii denied allegations that police lost th...

The Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (S.F.E.S.A.) plans for Faleolo fire station to be up and running before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (C.H.O.G.M.) next year.This is despite original estimation that more time was needed for the fire station to be ready.In an intervie...

The captains of four fautasi crews have claimed the finishing line buoys were moved a night before the race, which put them at a disadvantage on race day.In an interview with the media on Friday after the race, the captain of the Don Bosco fautasi, Segavao, Vaimasenu'u Zita Martel said the finish...

Leaders from Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, and Tokelau will be part of Samoa's Independence Day celebration next week according to the Independence Committee with events starting this Friday.And many more events are scheduled for the official closing of the country's year-long 60th Independence anni...

Every year Samoa Government authorities coordinate with local communities to run evacuation drills to prepare residents to respond efficiently and effectively in the event of a natural disaster.Even donors have over the years supported the evacuation drills, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the deat...

The Samoa Meteorological Service has issued a tsunami advisory after the country was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake at 5.01 am Thursday.The earthquake, which measured 6.90 on the richter scale, had a depth of 10.00 km and was located in the Tonga region. "Tsunami advisory is in effect," rea...

In the early hours of Friday morning, while most still slept, nine teams from various government ministries valiantly took on the FESA 10km race, part of the 2023 celebration of International Firefighters Day. And running alongside them, as volunteer race officials, was the Samoa Triathlon squad,...

Having the ability to save a life is a specialised skill and takes many years of training for doctors, nurses, and health workers generally.This is why the salaries of health specialists such as doctors take up a large chunk of the national budget, regardless of whether it is in Samoa or any othe...