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Samoa: The Switzerland of the Pacific

The Interpreter · October 16, 2024

There are a select few countries on this earth that stand out as regional leaders for peace. The most famous would have to be Switzerland, renowned and admired for its constitutional Law of Neutrality, which dictates that the country should ensure...

Prime Minister Terminates Minister of Agriculture under S33(3)(b) of Constitution

Samoa Global News · January 10, 2025

Friday 10 January 2025, Apia Samoa. Samoa’s Minister of Agriculture and Chairman of the ruling Faatuatua i Le Atua Samoa ua Tasi party, afioga Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, has been terminated from Cabinet effective Friday 10...

Prime Minister Terminates Minister of Agriculture

Talamua · January 10, 2025

By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 10 January 2025 – Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has terminated the Minister of Agriculture Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt from Cabinet effective immediately. The public was informed of the...

PM terminates Samoa MP at centre of police charges

RNZ · January 10, 2025

New FAST leader Fiame Naomi Mata'afa (right) and deputy, Laauli Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt Photo: RNZ Pacific / Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia Samoa's prime minister has terminated Laauli Leuata Schmidt, as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries....

High employee turnout at StarKist Samoa

Talanei · January 7, 2025

Monday was the first day of production for StarKist Samoa and according to cannery official Tufuga Faafoi Palepua there was a 90% turnout of employees. He expects the rest of the employees to be back at work after the next sailing of the Lady...

Police commissioner clarifies charges in Samoa political case

RNZ · January 8, 2025

Photo: RNZ Pacific/Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor Samoa's police commissioner has clarified the charges against the chairman of the country's ruling FAST party, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt. Speculation and rumour has been raging in Samoa and on social media...

The aftermath of the Citizenship Act [Western Sāmoa] 1982: Sāmoa’s third Mau

Pacific Media Network ·

This article is both important and timely for the following four reasons: Often in the euphoria of great achievements - when a wrong has been righted - the cacophony of loud praise for the successful outcomes and those associated with it drown out...

Samoa Agreement: Daily Trust apologises for inaccurate report

Premium Times · October 2, 2024

Daily Trust apologised on Wednesday for publishing an inaccurate report on the Samoa Agreement in July. The report, headlined “LGBT: Nigeria Signs $150 billion Samoa Deal”, was criticised by Nigerian officials for being misleading and non-factual....

Pacific news in brief for 16 July

RNZ · July 16, 2025

Tonga's Health Minister Dr ʻAna ʻAkauʻola said that the system has been fully restored. Photo: 123RF Tonga - attack Tonga's National Health Information System - hacked three weeks ago in a cyber attack - is now back in action. Health Minister Dr...

Samoa opens $11 million tala VIP lounge

Talanei · September 27, 2024

A $11 million tālā VIP lounge has been opened at Faleolo International Airport. The VIP lounge, which was fully funded by the Samoa Airports Authority was added to help ease passenger flow during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in...

Samoa’s first vaccine delivery vehicle a boost in the health system

Talamua · September 27, 2024

Apia, Samoa, 26 September 2024 – UNICEF and Australia yesterday handed over the first vaccine delivery vehicle to improve access to vaccinations across Samoa. New waste management supplies were also provided, including bins and masks to improve...

Person of the Year: Samoa Airways Interim Chief Executive Officer, Fauo'o Fatu Tielu

Samoa Observer ·

The Chief Executive Officer of Samoa Airways Fauo’o Fatu Tielu is a man of few words when asked about the positive and most often negative issues connected to the national carrier’s operation. His responses are frank. He can be described as a...

SAMOA: ‘Australia must turn its climate rhetoric into action’

CIVICUS ·

Interviews 27 September 2024 CIVICUS discusses the recent Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting in Tonga with Jacynta Fa’amau, Pacific Campaigner at 350.org, a global civil society organisation campaigning for climate action. Representatives from 18...

India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team

The Print · January 3, 2025

New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...

How RFK Jr helped to cause a health crisis in Samoa

The Times ·

At the peak of Samoa’s deadly measles outbreak, as babies perished in their dozens, one of Leilani Jackson’s biggest concerns was keeping her loved ones off social media.Platforms including Facebook had become a hotbed of propaganda, with posts...

Dan Campbell is a vibe, and the Detroit Lions are feeding off his energy

The Athletic · December 31, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the time, I thought the man was crazy. The Detroit Lions had squandered a golden opportunity to reach their first Super Bowl, blowing a 17-point halftime lead and losing to the San Francisco 49ers in last January’s NFC...

Samoa's population puts pressure on natural resources

RNZ · September 17, 2024

Apia, the national capital of Samoa. Photo: RNZ / Koroi Hawkins The report by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), presents a sobering...

Pacific groups welcome call to ban deep sea mining

Pacific News Service ·

The Pacific Blue Line collective welcomes the call by France for a ban on deep sea mining, a call that Pacific civil society groups and movements have been pushing for since 2012. French President Emmanuel Macron announced today at COP27 that he...

Season’s Greeting – Samoa Shipping Corproation

Newsline Samoa · December 23, 2024

Season’s Greetings – Samoa Shipping CorporationDecember 23, 2024Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More Related posts: BSP Easter Trading Hours Freehold Land For Sale – Aleisa Fa’aaliga Taua Kamupani Va’a Samoa BSP Samoa – System Maintenance...

Hawaiian Luau is a Cultural Event at Corso

Atlanta Jewish Times - Georgia · July 16, 2025

When Tapua Ainu’u arrived at Corso Atlanta as the new life enrichment or activities director earlier this year, he came with a background quite unlike most of the residents of the upscale senior community in West Buckhead. Mr. T, as he’s more...