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Man with legs bandaged from pig attack
Apia, SAMOA — In a bizarre and horrific incident that happened two weeks ago, a pig attacked three men who received serious injuries needing hospitalization and terrorized a village on the outskirts of Apia. The incident has left many in the village claiming that the pig was possessed and rumours...
Fepulea’i Fa'asavalu Su'a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa’s Associate Minister of Police, Fepulea’i Fa'asavalu Su'a has been asked to resign from his post following his recent trip to American Samoa. He allegedly used his diplomatic passport without a permit or an okay board to enter the territory. Senior Immigration...
Samoa Supreme Court building
Apia, SAMOA — A registered nurse who worked in a district hospital is facing attempted rape charges in connection to a patient who was hospitalised prior to the alleged offending. The defendant appeared before the Supreme Court on Monday alongside 70-plus other defendants for criminal mention.  The...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa and StarKist Samoa General Manager Injoo Ha and Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
Apia, SAMOA — On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, during a meeting at the Samoa Prime Minister's Office, StarKist Samoa Co. General Manager Injoo Ha presented Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa with a Charlie the Tuna Faafetai Award, honoring the PM for her support of the Samoa workforce employed at...
GROUNDBREAKING for ASG office in Samoa
Apia, SAMOA — American Samoa Government leaders, headed by Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, and Samoa, led by Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa, turn the soil for the construction of an ASG office in Moata’a, Samoa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Samoa. The parcel of land, located near the luxurious...
Screenshot of the elderly man who was hog-tied and
Apia, SAMOA — The brutal treatment of an elderly man who was beaten, tied to a stick by his wrists and ankles and carried like a pig through his village has shocked Samoa. Video footage taken of the incident in Savai'i earlier this month has gone viral on social media and sparked a debate about...
Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Ten men and a woman have been charged following a drug bust at Puipa’a with authorities putting the street value of the drugs at SAT$50,000. Methamphetamine (meth) together with ammunition was confiscated during the raid on Tuesday afternoon, which targeted a family home. Over 10...
winning float
Apia, SAMOA — The beautiful contestants of the Digicel Miss Samoa Pageant 2023 took part in the floral float parade bringing the festivities for this year’s Teuila Festival to a close on Friday (yesterday in Samoa). The parade began early morning from Matautu in Apia and stretched all the way to...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has criticised the global financial system. Talamua Online reports she spoke as the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, at the current UN meeting on International Financial Reform. Fiame said Samoa is one of the most vulnerable...
Samoa flag
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police are targeting the parents of child street vendors. Acting Police Commissioner, Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti told the Samoa Observer they have started bringing parents in and warning them. Her comments came on the back of a social media video of street vendors fighting and...

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