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Almost 17 years ago, the then Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters arrived in a small Samoan village while on official government business - only to be...

As reported in our previous column, it is METI’s experience that exercise alone will not control obesity.For that to happen, an integrated lifestyle change approach is required that predominantly focuses on ‘healthy eating’, (which means adopting a whole foods plant-based (WFPB) diet that avoids ...

Taro, a Samoan staple food, has been on the decline for the last few years and as a result the prices have soared.

The Football Ferns have beaten Fiji to progress to the final of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifier - where a place in Paris is on the line.

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

A flurry of late goals in the first-half put New Zealand well on their way to a place in the final of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament – Oceania Qualifier after a 7-1 victory over Fiji in Apia. A hat-trick from Grace Jale, alongside braces ...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

The women’s football semi-final match between Samoa and the Solomon Islands in the semi-finals of the Oceania Women's Olympic Qualifiers turned into a lively party when school kids from Saina Toamua Primary School and Vaitele Uta Primary School came to cheer for their favourite teams. The FFS sta...

More officers have been posted at the Courthouse in Mulinuu for the security of the public and to address the lack of manpower that led to an accused escaping earlier this week. The Samoa Observer spoke to some of the corrections and police officers assigned for court in the past few days who con...

Olisa Faatupu has never let a heart condition stop her from pursuing her dreams - and now she is working towards an even bigger dream, to become a doctor....