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Dunedin North, NEW ZEALAND — A drug-resistant infection is "a ticking time bomb" in the Pacific, according to new Otago University research.

Sixty-three-year-old grandmother Tina Leu'u of Mulifanua may be having the worst White Sunday long weekend as a mother and a grandmother.But she wouldn't have it any other way being next to her 7-year-old grandson who is admitted at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole National Hospital Moto'otua and at one...

Samoa is experiencing dry weather and the Samoa Meteorological Office says it will provide updates on potential course of action if conditions get drier.Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Meteorological Services, Afaese Dr. Luteru Tauvale told the Samoa Observer that the El Nino weath...

The Electric Power Corporation (E.P.C.) is expecting an added operational cost of close to SAT$2million for this month because of the hike in global price of fuel.In an interview with the Samoa Observer on Friday, the E.P.C. General Manager Faumui Tauiliili Toimoana stressed that the corporation ...

Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga Meteorology has declared a drought for the islands of Tongatapu and 'Eua, with alerts for Niuafo'ou and Niuatoputapu, and warnings for Ha'ap

A new set of standards to guide the manufacturing, sales and import of liquor in Samoa and includes a proposal to limit alcohol volume has been approved by the Liquor Board.The proposal includes limiting the alcohol volume for some locally brewed beers, the Samoa Observer can reveal. The formulat...

A massive fire which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday destroyed a joinery and steel business in the Vaitele industrial area.The Polynesian Woodwork and Pacific Steel Company Ltd was completely destroyed with the authorities still investigating the cause of the fire.First responders from ...

A Samoan PhD candidate, researcher and film producer has asked questions on "who has the right to the malu" as debate continues about protecting the sacredness of the traditional Samoan tattoo. Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava – whose research focuses on non-Samoan women and Samoan fa'afafine with the malu...

It has been a controversy that won’t go away and continues to put the spotlight on Samoa’s security apparatus and raise questions over the alleged involvement of public officials including the offices of senior Cabinet Ministers in Apia.Early last month this newspaper stated in an editorial that ...

Cabinet has asked the Samoa Tourism Authority (S.T.A.) to formulate policies and standards to guide how the Government can support the participations of Samoan women in international pageants. This was confirmed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio, who also confirmed that the Cab...