President Trump Supports Commercial Fisheries in US Pacific Islands
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Today welcomed President Trump’s proclamation, Restoring
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Pacific leaders win historic UN seats
IN a landmark achievement for the Pacific, Faatino Utumapu of Samoa and Villarney Remengesau of Palau have been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Samoan PM – Our youth used by drug cartels
SAMOAN Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt claims the country's youth are being used by international drug rings who lure them with hefty pay checks.
Samoa presses for easier climate funding as 2030 deadline nears
SAMOA wants the Global Environment Facility Assembly to simplify and expand climate and environmental financing for small island
Survey finds Samoa youth feel shut out of political processes
A RECENT governance survey has laid bare a disconnect between Samoa’s political leadership and its people.
224 students graduate from USP Samoa campus
THE University of the South Pacific’s Samoa Campus graduated 224 students last week.
Samoan suspects used fake passports in Vietnam killing of crime figure
VIETNAMESE police say two Samoans used fake Australian passports to assassinate Sydney gangster Lorenzo Lemalu in Ho Chi Minh
Grounded: Samoa moves jet plans back
SAMOA’S national carrier will remain firmly on the ground, seven years after it soared into Pacific skies. Plans to resume jet
Qantas launches Auckland–Apia flights
QANTAS will launch a new year-round flight service between Auckland and Apia from June
Samoa’s PM in Auckland hospital – nation awaits update
SAMOA’S Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt remains hospitalised in Auckland after being admitted to Middlemore Hospital shortly after arriving in the country last
Samoa CARES announces 14 community climate resilience projects
THE Samoa CARES project aims to support communities to strengthen resilience to climate change through
Samoa launches qualifications framework
SAMOA has strengthened its alignment with regional and international education standards by officially launching the
Seven Samoa shipping sailors sacked over meth sales
The matter has been referred to the police for further
Matai title for NZ PM just courtesy
THE Samoan government has clarified that the recent bestowal of a matai title on New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher
Samoa steps up security at Manawanui wreck site
SAMOA has stepped up security around the sunken HMNZS Manawanui after reports of unauthorised diving and
New Zealand PM to receive matai title in Samoa
NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be honoured with a matai (chiefly) title during his state visit to Samoa next
Navy officer faces trial for Samoa disaster
THE commanding officer of a New Zealand navy ship, which sank off Samoa’s main island, faces two years in jail if found
Fiji, Samoa out as EU updates tax blacklist
SAMOA and Fiji have been dropped from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax
Samoa considers national minimum wage
SAMOA’S cabinet has approved consultations on a national minimum wage of $WST6 an hour and announced a pay rise for all civil
Samoa authorities detain NZ passport holder in airport marijuana seizure
A SAMOAN holding a New Zealand passport has been detained in Apia after allegedly being found with 90 grams of marijuana and drug
Modest growth for Samoa tourism
VISITOR arrivals to Samoa grew by 0.3 per cent between January and November 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, indicating modest but encouraging growth for the tourism
Former Samoan PM calls for action, not church activities
FORMER Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called on the government address medical supply shortages and power blackouts instead of creating a Christian
