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Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge
Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge The Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge yesterday in Lawaqa Park Sigatoka. They took an early 17-5 lead at...

Samoa sends warning to Fijiana XV
Samoa sent a strong warning to the Vodafone Fijiana XV after thrashing Tonga 64-14 on Tuesday setting the stage for a physical and high-stakes Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship final tomorrow at Lawaqa Park. With both teams unbeaten, the clash at...

Increasing incomes, Samoa Labour Party launches

Tongan Trailblazer; Puloka Makes History at Basketball Without Borders Asia
SINGAPORE - Among 22 young Oceania athletes, Fa'anaetaua (Taua) Puloka is breaking new ground for Tonga Basketball, becoming the first-ever Tongan athlete to participate in the prestigious National Basketball Association (NBA) and International...

OPINION : Fighting Poverty and Driving Economic Growth for Samoa
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Cameroon takes front row in ratifying new EU t...
The vision-bearers insists that the end of the Cold War reshaped international alliances and saw the emergence of new economic and political powers. At the same time, the advent of globalisation accelerated the flow of goods, services, capital and...

HRPP tune hits right notes with supporters
A new campaign song for the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) is making waves among supporters, with its creator, Sinapi Logovii, saying the track was written to uplift the party and remind people of its accomplishments over the years. Logovii,...

Aeau Tima is back
Former member of parliament Aeau Tima Leavai has confirmed her candidacy for the upcoming general election, expressing a deep sense of duty to continue her family’s legacy of service to the village of Falealupo. Aeau, who was officially handed...

All you need to know about Auckland City, the Club World Cup's amateur team
Auckland City FC made history at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, albeit not in a manner they would have liked. The amateur team from New Zealand were obliterated 10-0 by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the biggest defeat ever suffered by a...

Samoa to hold snap election on Aug. 29, six months earlier than expected
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) -- Samoa will head to the polls on Aug. 29, a half-year earlier than expected, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's government collapsed following a budget defeat in parliament late last month. Fiame, who became...

Samoa call up one-cap England back Umaga
Former Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga, who was capped by England in 2021, has been called up by Samoa for the first time. The 26-year-old moved to Italian side Benetton Treviso when Wasps went bust in 2022, helping them to finish 10th in the United...

Samoa sets date for snap election with official writ
Samoa's election will take place on August 29, with the South Pacific nation heading to the polls in an intriguing contest. The election is taking place a year earlier than expected, following the collapse of Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's government....
Samoa to hold snap election on Aug. 29 after PM’s government collapses
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Samoa will head to the polls on Aug. 29, a half-year earlier than expected, after Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s government collapsed following a budget defeat in parliament late last month. Fiamē, who became the...
Samoa head of state issues official election writ
Photo: RNZI / Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia It's official: Samoa will be heading to the polls in August. Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, Samoa's Head of State, has issued the formal writ confirming that elections are set for 29 August this...

Samoa to hold snap election on Aug. 29 after PM's government collapses

Getting Manu Samoa ready, what do we need?
The last time Manu Samoa played an international match was in September last year. That makes it 10 months to the day when they face Scotland at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Manu Samoa played the United States on 21 September 2024 in the...

Fisher: Fijiana XV ready for Samoa
Vodafone Fijiana XV captain Alfreda Fisher says her team is ready to stand strong against a tough and physical Samoa side in tomorrow’s final of the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship at Lawaqa Park. With both teams unbeaten and Samoa coming off a...

Cameroon Ratifies Samoa Agreement to Extend EU-ACP Trade Pact
(Business in Cameroon) - On June 11, Cameroon officially deposited its instruments of ratification for the Samoa Agreement at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. This new partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the...

Samoa protects 30% of its ocean with new marine spatial plan
Samoa’s ocean is filled with deep trenches, underwater seamounts, and coral reefs teeming with life. The new MPAs have been established to protect a place that is home to a number of critically endangered and endangered species, including the...

Flying Fijians and Manu Samoa rugby squads revealed
The Flying Fijians putting in some defense work against Manu Samoa at Apia Park on Saturday. 29 July 2023. Photo: Piui Simi / Samoa Observer Player omissions were noticed when the Flying Fijians and Manu Samoa head coaches announced their...