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Applications for the Samoan Quota scheme which closed last month are currently being screened by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) with final numbers to be confirmed later this month. The quota draw which was officially opened in August 2023 has increased by 550 from the traditional 1,100 a year to 1...

Environmental issues faced by Samoa and Pacific Island nations and territories are on the agenda at the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials and Associated meetings at the Taumeasina Island Resort.The three-day meeting is being steered by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme...

Satitoa Aleipata Congregational Christian Church Samoa (C.C.C.S.) youth proudly took home the winner's title of this year's Teuila Mauluulu competition on Tuesday night after only four days of practice.The Teuila mauluulu (Samoan traditional dance) competition attracted seven church groups from a...

Round-up of news and sports from around the region

Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police are targeting the parents of child street vendors.

A nutritionist has cautioned about the dangers of excessive consumption of corned beef which can become risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.Corned beef is considered a staple for many Samoan households and is also known as "pisupo" which is a popular Samoan dish. Large tins of corned beef a...

More than hundred members of the Atoa-Tugaga family came from across the world for one week to celebrate the life of their ancestors and reunite at St Therese Hotel in Leauvaa.This is their 13th reunion since 1983 celebrating five generations of the family with the goal to reunite all their relat...

We are living in unprecedented times with the climate crisis now at our doorstep with the forecast for the future not looking well.Reports and studies released in recent years by international organisations point to a grim future for island communities in Samoa and around the Pacific. In fact, mo...

One of the many challenges Christians in the Pacific faced during the COVID-19 pandemic was the view that vaccination "was evil" with even church leaders promoting it.This issue was among various topics that were raised during discussions last week at the Malua Theological College. The discussion...

Coverage by the Samoa Observer this week has confirmed that leaders in America Samoa have opted to take action to address an incident that raised red flags about the territory’s maritime security.After months of coverage by this newspaper on the Kite Runner controversy – which began in late April...