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The matriarch of the Tafa household Pouli Amanda Tafa is one proud mother but having raised four boys on her own who are now mixed martial artists is no walk in the park.However, the sacrifices and prayers that she's made as a single mother have paid off with her two sons now in the M.M.A. [mixed...

Cancer patients with high risks are getting younger, says the Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Cancer Society, Su'a John Ryan as he made a call to strengthen awareness against the disease. In an interview with the Samoa Observer on Monday, the C.E.O. confirmed that while some children are bor...

The Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) is considering installing more surveillance cameras at the national hospital to address the growing number of theft cases that target patients' caregivers.A number of caregivers, who accompanied their family members who were admitted to the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Na...

A round-up of Sports news in brief from around the Pacific

The Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) has banned vendors who normally sell face masks outside the Tupua Tamasese Meaole National Hospital at Moto'otua.Health Director-General, Aiono Dr. Alec Ekeroma confirmed the ban in an interview with the Samoa Observer on Monday and said it targets any vendor who n...

The mystery behind a hit-and-run incident in April 2021, which led to the death of an 18-year-old National University of Samoa (NUS) student, continues to make headlines.In the latest twist, the Police have begun an internal investigation into several officers, who were named by a man who claimed...

Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, our former Head of State, headed his tribute to Savea Sano Malifa, Editor-in-Chief of the Samoa Observer, Hail to the Chief, and acknowledged his wife, Muli’aga Jean Ash Malifa, for ensuring the show goes on and has kept the ship afloat, despite severe setbacks.I’ll c...

The fight against cancer has been given a major boost with the opening of a cancer screening centre coinciding with the official launch of the PinkTober awareness month.A ceremony was held at the ANZ Bank on Monday morning to launch the awareness program with a SAT$10,000 donation from the bank, ...

A passenger on a Falealili bus that crashed in Malifa Monday morning says the wooden bus started losing control from Papauta and eventually crashed and hit a Hyundai Tucson. Iosua Nouata is lucky to have only sustained minor injuries and was treated at the national hospital at Moto'otua with more...

More than a quarter million tala will be injected into Samoa's economy through the Oceania Elite Weightlifters Camp as Oceania Weightlifting Federation General Secretary Paul Coffa revealed that it cost  the sporting body AUD$150,000 (SAT$270,118) to bring everyone to Samoa.The elite athletes are...