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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister had an achilles tendon operation during his two-month absence in Aotearoa, according to the Samoan High Commission.
The country's High Commissioner to New Zealand Afamasaga Fa'amatalaupu Toleafoa said that he flew from Wellington to Auckland to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Atoa o Samoa Talks between the governments of Samoa and American Samoa are set to resume in early 2026, with the exact date to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Speaking from Auckland, New Zealand—where he has been receiving scheduled medical treatment for a leg...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Independent State of Samoa welcomed its eighth Prime Minister since gaining independence in 1962, as Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi took the oath of office on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in a historic ceremony that lasted nearly five hours.
The swearing-...
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa remains the leader of the government after surviving a second vote of no-confidence vote in two weeks.
The motion of no-confidence was moved by the chair and leader of the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Party La’auli Leuatea Schmidt.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Representative in American Samoa's fono has rebuked Samoa's prime minister for calling the territory the source of drugs and illegal weapons.
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, speaking on Radio 2AP, blamed returned American Samoan servicemen for illegal weapons and...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police say an alleged conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, involved money changing hands between plotters.
The revelation comes as they broaden their investigations outside of Samoa.
Police are examining at least one financial transfer...
![[l-r] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lolopm_n_lt_3010.jpg?itok=5CA5F7Zs "[l-r] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga last Thursday morning during the telethon/ radiothon fundraising for Samoa’s national rugby team, Manu Samoa, which is preparing for the upcoming Rugby World Cup international competition. ASG donated $100,000 to the Manu Samoa. [photo: FS / SN file]")
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has resorted to the ‘we are one Samoa’ card, in defense of heavily criticised American Samoa Governor, Lolo Matalasi Moliga
The Governor ended up at the centre of angry public reactions in the territory, for a recent donation of...