9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (209+ words) French is being taught to children and adults in Samoa as a local group works to create more opportunities for people to learn the language and French culture. Fale Falani Society Inc. holds French classes for adults on Tuesday evenings…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (332+ words) The admission by Lise Schmidt, relative and chief spokesperson of Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, to misleading the police and attempting to pervert the course of justice is making national and regional headlines. Ms. Schmidt admitted to the Courts that…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (99+ words) A fire broke out in the Vaitele area, just five days after an earlier blaze in Tuanaimato, as El Niño brings an increased risk of prolonged dry conditions and wildfires across Samoa. Mulipola to lead Samoa at UN General Assembly…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (504+ words) The exchange took place in Palau during the annual Pacific Islands Forum, where 7NEWS Political reporter Josh Martin questioned Albanese about the cost of the summit and the number of leaders expected to attend. Martin said the event would cost Australian…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (580+ words) Pacific countries have the plans to deal with growing security threats, but leaders now need the political will to turn those commitments into action. That was the message from Pacific leaders and regional experts at a side event of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (210+ words) I’m excited to embark soon on my third trip to the region, where I’ll be representing the United States at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Palau, with follow-on stops in the Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (76+ words) Samoa will join regional stakeholders at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau to advocate for caution regarding deep-sea mining. Police probe death with witness accounts of brutality By Su'emalolefasula Taylor Ieremia • 30 August 2026, 5:10PM AG cleared by-election candidate of criminal suspicion Two…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (328+ words) For Brigadier Commander Esther Harrop of the New Zealand Defence Force, marking ANZAC Day in Apia was about honouring the link she has with Samoa. It was a personal reflection on ANZAC Day at the dawn service held on Saturday…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) Pacific governments could face lawsuits costing millions of dollars, if they change course on deep-sea mining, a new report warns. The report identifies Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Nauru and the Cook Islands as countries facing different levels of exposure as…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (650+ words) The surprises from this Government just keep coming. We now know FAST deputy leader Leota Laki Lamositele Sio has been Chief Adviser to Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt since May 18, earning $129,393 a year. Only weeks ago, the public also learnt…...