Samoa caretaker PM and Cabinet united to run under banner of newly formed Political Party

Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and all Cabinet Ministers will contest the upcoming general elections under the banner of a newly established political party.

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Samoa caretaker PM not surprised with illegal move to nominate a new government

Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says an attempt by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly to nominate a new government was legally flawed and did not surprise

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Head of State accepts Samoa PM’s advice, cabinet is caretaker government

The Samoan cabinet has assumed the role of the caretaker government until a new government is elected and convenes its first parliamentary sitting, after the Head of State accepted the advice from Samoa Prime Minister

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Brighter tomorrows: How Fiji and Samoa are transforming early learning

When Fiji’s government launched its National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy in December 2024, it sent a clear message: the first eight years of life matter not just for children, but for the future of the

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Pacific environmental expert condemns Coca-Cola’s switch to plastic in Samoa

The United Nations as published a letter to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, expressing concerns over the multinational bottling company’s transition from reusable glass packaging to plastic bottles in Samoa, an island

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Samoa state of emergency expires, no extension; NEOC

A proclamation on a state of emergency declared on 31 March in response to the Samoa energy crisis will not be extended and effectively expired on Tuesday, 29

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American Samoa welcomes Trump’s reopening of fishing areas, but environmentalists vow to protect the marine sanctuary

US President Donald Trump’s move to restore fishing waters will expand options for the U.S tuna fleet out of Pago Pago harbour in American Samoa and revitalise the territory's fishery industry, according to Rep

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Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals seeks mining lease near American Samoa

The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are estimated to contain large amounts of potato-shaped rocks known as polymetallic nodules filled with the building blocks for electric vehicles and

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Samoa weightlifting smashes 20 records

The Samoa Weightlifting team rewrote the history books as the curtain closed on the Oceania International Cup in Melbourne Australia on Sunday.

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Search for new Manu Samoa Coach

The search for a new head coach for the Manu Samoa rugby team is approaching its final stages, with the chairman of Lakapi Samoa, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, confirming that interviews was completed by the end

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“More than an event, it was a movement” – Samoa recalls CHOGM triumph at CSW69

Samoa’s CEO for Women, Community, and Social Development, Loau Donina Va’a, has told Commonwealth delegations at the United Nations’ annual gender meeting (CSW) that Samoa’s hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of

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847 Samoans receive New Zealand citizenship in three months

New Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says 847 Samoans have been granted New Zealand citizenship since the Citizenship [Western Samoa – Restoration] Amendment Bill passed into law three months

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