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Netball players Rumei Meredith and Larafina Tanielu Stowers are elated the Saints Super 4 tournament is around the corner and one of the game's Kiwi superstars is here.Both girls previously attended St Mary’s College and are now at the National University of Samoa (N.U.S.) and the University of A...

Apia, SAMOA — A Savai’i man was killed by sharks on Sunday, August 13, which was Father’s Day in the Independent State.

Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that American Samoa’s Department of Human Resources has described Miss Samoa Haylanni Kuruppu as being resilient and inspiring during her r

Eleven members of the U.S. Peace Corps joined members of the Congregational Christian Church Samoa (C.C.C.S.)  Fuailoloo Mulifanua on Sunday to celebrate Father's Day.There was an air of excitement as worship got underway at the church on Sunday morning. Located west of Upolu Island, the congrega...

The Oceania University of Medicine (O.U.M.) ran its clinical skills workshop in Samoa for the first time and not in Australia or America with local and international students in attendance. Five Samoan students, who are studying at the university under the O.U.M. Tuition Scholarship, as well as o...

Papua New Guinean couple Douglas and Delka Rinny are far away from home and have been travelling the Pacific since last month, having already stopped over in the Solomon Islands and Fiji.Vanuatu and the island kingdom of Tonga are their next destinations after they fly out of Samoa on Monday to c...

The Legislative Assembly's sitting this month has been moved to October, due to the heavy workload of the Parliamentary Committees, says the House Speaker, Papalii Lio Masipau. A Government notice dated 8 August 2023 and signed by the Head of State, His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi ...

A Samoan man and his nephew from the village of Saleaula in Savai'i have both won gold medals in wrestling at the 2023 Oceania Senior Wrestling Championships.Willie Alofipo, who claimed gold in the Greco-Roman style category to record Samoa's second gold medal in the sport, has credited God for h...

A local businessman has disputed the Alcohol Control Board Secretary's statement on his company not meeting three key requirements for a license to manufacture liquor.The owner of Talofa Spirits and Liquor Company Limited, John Rankin told Samoa Observer in an interview on Monday that the stateme...

Christianity was introduced to Samoa close to 200 years ago when the Reverend John Williams of the London Missionary Society (LMS) first stepped onto our shores on a mission to spread the gospel.As a religion, Christianity has grown to become an intricate part of Samoan life and is today represen...