Pacific Games
Apia, SAMOA — A deal has been struck to allow news from the Pacific Games to be broadcast in Samoa.
The local journalists' association had complained that restrictions placed on local TV stations had made news coverage unfeasible. (See yesterday’s Pacific Briefs)
Local stations were being charged...
O le taimi na manumalo ai le tatou au Beach Volleyball a tama'ita'i i le 'au malosi mai Ausetalia. O 'ai o lea ta'aloga 15-7. Matagofie fo'i le iuga o lea taumafaiga, fa'amalo le tauata'i. [ata: foa'i]
O le aso Lua i Samoa na manumalo ai le tatou 'au a tama'ita'i i le ta'aloga Basketball i le 'au malosi mai Tahiti i le latou fetauiga mata'ina lea na maua ai latou 'ai e 85 i le 67 a Tahiti. Malo le fa'amalosi, ia maua mai se 'ai matagofie o lenei tausaga. [ata:foa'i]
Apia, SAMOA — American Samoa Men’s National Team fell to New Caledonia 5-0 in their first game of the 2019 Pacific Games Samoa on July 7, 2019.
American Samoa played with two players high up front, but with lack of possession, they changed to more of a defensive and compact formation. This team...
Apia, SAMOA — The only medals Team American Samoa is after are gold and nothing but gold.
Team American Samoa will be competing in 15 sports and they would like a gold medal in each of these Team American Samoa Chef de mission Falefata Moli Taai Lemau said.
“ We are competing in 15 sports and our...
O le au ta'a'alo mai Amerika Samoa i le malae i Ti’afau i Samoa, o lo’o auai i Ta’aloga o le Pasefika in Apia. [ata: foa'i]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa women’s national team is very young, with an average age of 17 for the 21 players selected.
Three players were part of last year’s 2018 OFC Nation’s Cup qualifying team for American Samoa — Saono Enesi, Elcy Lui and Rayxena Foma’i. Lela Waetin is...
Apia, SAMOA — More than 2,000 students are expected to perform in the Opening Ceremony of the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games today as organizers seek to showcase the country's culture.
Local officials have worked to develop an Opening Ceremony around the Games slogan "One in Spirit".
Students from 16...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa is investing heavily to avoid the use of single-use plastics at the Pacific Games which starts this weekend.
More than $US460,000 is being spent on the Greening of the Games initiative which will provide 250 water stations and more than 100 water dispensers at venues for the 12-...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's capital Apia has had a facelift which opened yesterday just in time for the Pacific Games which begins this weekend.
Apia's waterfront and downtown area have had a $US4 million makeover which was jointly funded by the New Zealand government and the Global Climate Fund.
The...