Samoa Election in August

Samoa will head to the polls to elect new leaders on August

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Samoa Court to give election date

The Samoa Electoral Commissioner testified that an extended period of four months and two weeks to prepare for polling would allow the office to deliver a credible and inclusive

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Samoa girls off to U17 soccer world cup

Samoa will make history this October as they compete in their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ following the official draw in Rabat,

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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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Fiame Naomi Mata‘afa’s tumultuous tenure has ended — what’s next?

Samoa's Head of State, His Highness Tuimaleali’ifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, has officially dissolved Samoa’s Parliament, effective 3 June 2025, following the defeat of the government's 2025–26 budget. This action,

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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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Stability in the field: Agriculture steadies the Pacific ship

Agriculture remains the root of stable economies across the Pacific.

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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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Tuilaepa and Lauofo retains leadership

Samoa ruling HRPP Leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Deputy Leader Lauofo Fonotoe Pierre's has been re-elected to their

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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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“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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Manawanui wreck to become dive attraction

It has been revealed that the HMNZS Manawanui wreckage would not be removed from its resting place outside Tafitoala on the South Coast of Upolu in Samoa. The New Zealand navy ship sank on the morning of 6 October 2024,

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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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Samoa PM Fiame Mata’fa commands majority, vote of no-confidence fails

The vote of no confidence to unseat Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her cabinet failed when the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday voted with 34 members opposing the motion and 15 for it.   It

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Samoa’s embattled Prime Minister faces court action to have her removed

Samoa Opposition Leader and head of the Human Rights Protection Party, Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi has gone to the Supreme Court to get Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa to step down on the grounds that she

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China-backed APT40 hacking group blamed for cyber attacks on Samoa

Samoa’s government has blamed a Chinese state-backed hacking group for a series of sophisticated cyber attacks, saying it has been conducting “malicious cyber operations against government and key critical

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RFK Jr as Secretary of Health will be a disaster for Samoa’s public health

The Samoa Director General of Health, Aiono Dr Alec Ekeroma, has described the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Junior as the U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services as a disaster for Samoa’s public health. Kennedy

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It’s DO or DIE: Fiame fights for survival

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has fought all her life. That’s not surprising, given that she was born in 1957, on the cusp of Samoa regaining its independence from New Zealand in 1962, due in part to the efforts of freedom

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Thanks Dad: Samoan thrower’s tribute

The 2024 Paris Olympics brought out some of the best sporting stories and accolades in the Pacific region. One in particular is the story of Alexander Rose who represented Samoa in the discus throw and became the first

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Questions about deadly Samoan measles outbreak raised as Kennedy faces US Senate

The deadly Samoan measles outbreak in 2019 has been raised during the confirmation hearings for Robert F Kennedy Jr in the U.S senate. Kennedy is US President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the

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