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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa is set to become the third Pacific nation to have an embassy in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt told a gathering of the Sāmoa branch of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem on Tuesday he'd instructed the country's Ministry of...
Apia, SAMOA — (September 30, 2025) A State of Emergency has been declared in Samoa, effective from September 30 to October 29, 2025, to authorize the release of funds from the Treasury to address an ongoing economic emergency.
The proclamation was signed on Sept 26 by the Head of State, His...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the Samoa business community and even the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Leatinu'u Wayne Fong, have fallen prey to scammers suspected of using a special app to imitate voices.
The police are investigating more than 10 such cases and Police...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government has declared a 30-day state of emergency as the main island of Upolu grapples with a severe power crisis.
Major disruptions to Samoa's electricity supply have affected residents and businesses, with power rationing in place since February.
The crisis is due to...
Apia, SAMOA — The third recent power outage on the main island of Upolu was triggered while linesmen were carrying out clearance work on Tuesday.
Power supplies to residents and businesses were disrupted throughout Monday and Tuesday as workers cleared up debris that caused extensive damage to...
Apia, SAMOA — A woman is fighting for her life at Samoa’s Moto’otua hospital from gunshot wounds she sustained earlier this week from a firearm alleged to have been triggered by a two-year-old.
The Samoa Observer is reporting the incident occurred in Aleisa and it has been referred to the Criminal...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police Commissioner, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo confirmed that two deaths occurred in the independent state on New Year's Day and investigations are currently underway.
The first fatality involved a young man from Faga, Savai'i, who was tragically struck by a speeding car while...
Apia, SAMOA — Two men from Afega are in custody and facing charges after 10 illegal power rifles were confiscated together with substantial cash following two separate police raids on Christmas Eve.
Hugo Fata, 38, and Fata Voi Selafi, 51, both of Afega, are the suspects in the police raid that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The report by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), presents a sobering evaluation of Samoa's environmental conditions.
According to Samoa Observer, this latest...
Apia, SAMOA — In an incident on Saturday night in Samoa, a 21-year-old man from Sinamoga was hospitalized after sustaining a gunshot wound to his knee in an alleged drive-by shooting, the Samoa Observer reported yesterday.
The victim, identified as Richard Kitiona, was admitted to Acute 7 at Tupua...