Quiet in Samoa before Election Day

The 2025 General Elections in Samoa will be held this Friday, August 29, (Thursday local time) when 101,981 registered voters are expected to front up at polling booths around the country to cast a vote for the 51 seats of the 18th Parliament. Pre...

SolFa Music: Celebrating Samoa and China’s 50 Years of Friendship

In celebration of the 50-year friendship between China and Samoa, SolFa Music Samoa Inc. paid tribute by hosting His Excellency Fei Mingxing, his esteemed Lady, and the entire Chinese Embassy in Samoa for an afternoon of camaraderie and...

Samoa victim support group for children in growing crisis

A Samoan organisation which has helped around 10,000 children faces a David and Goliath battle with the level of demand in the country. The Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year and needs more land...

No official Preliminary Result of election declared

By Staff Reporters/ Apia, Samoa – 30 August 2025: It was 2.21am this (Saturday) morning and the media were still waiting for the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) to declare the official preliminary results of yesterday’s national...

What does success look like for England v Samoa?

With England overwhelming favourites to beat Samoa in their second Women's Rugby World Cup pool game, BBC Sport pundits Simon Middleton and Katy Daley-Mclean debate what success would look like for the Red Roses from that encounter. WATCH MORE:...

Fiji, Samoa players hit with three-match World Cup bans

Fiji prop Bulou Vasuturaga and Samoa centre Melina Grace Salale have received three-match bans for their red cards at the Women's Rugby World Cup. They will miss the rest of the pool matches for their teams. Both went on as second-half...

Fiji, Samoa players hit with three-match World Cup bans

Fiji and Samoa players get 3-match bans for Women’s Rugby World Cup red cards

LONDON (AP) — Fiji prop Bulou Vasuturaga and Samoa center Melina Grace Salale have received three-match bans for their red cards at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. They will miss the rest of the pool matches for their teams. Both went on as...

RWC Samoa Rugby

Frankfort, IN (46041) Today Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 71F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies. Low around 45F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: August 26, 2025 @ 5:51 am

Samoa stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, condemns Russia’s invasion

Samoa has voted in support of Ukraine in the 11th Emergency session of the UN General Assembly Wednesday. Samoa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru also condemned “Russia’s unprovoked attack...

Coast Guard, partners conclude Operation Ika Moana in Samoa 

Boats crews comprising Samoan Police Maritime Wing officers, U.S. Coast Guard Mobile Training Team members, and Operation Ika Moana participants conduct training offshore Apia, Samoa, Aug. 12, 2025. During Operation Ika Moana, patrol boat crews...

Campaigning over - Samoa gets ready to vote in 'unpredictable' election

Samoans will vote for their next government on Friday. Photo: RNZ Pacific Samoan voters will head to the polls in a national election on Friday described as one of the country's "most unpredictable", with no clear favourite. Election campaigning...

Samoa show there is far more to this Women’s Rugby World Cup than winning in 73-0 defeat to Australia

The other two sides in England's pool battled it out at Salford Community Stadium on Saturday Maybe there is more to this game than just winning. If ever you wanted an example of that then Saturday’s Pool A clash at the Salford Community Stadium...

Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Australia v Samoa

Highlights from the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool A clash between Australia and Samoa, held at the Salford Community Stadium in Salford, Lancashire on 23 August 2025. These images capture the intensity, passion, and skill on display as both...

Three children return to Samoa after life-saving heart surgeries in Fiji

Source: Samoa High Commission in Suva. Three children have returned to Samoa after undergoing life-saving heart surgeries in Suva, Fiji. Supported by Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Gift of Life surgical mission, the children all...

Samoa opens Pacific Nations Cup Campaign with a 30-16 Loss to Tonga

The Ikale Tahi have set up a good start to their Pacific Nations Cup and Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign with a strong 30-16 victory over Manu Samoa before an elated Tongan home crowd at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nukualofa. Tonga’s last victory...

“Record breaking win” – Australia 73-0 Samoa: Wallaroos dominant in opening RWC match

Australia began their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, sweeping aside Samoa 73–0 in Salford. It was the Wallaroos’ biggest-ever victory at the tournament, built on pace, precision, and relentless attacking intent. For Samoa,...

ADB, Sun Pacific Energy Ltd sign 2.8 mln USD deal to boost solar power in Samoa

MANILA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it and power producer Sun Pacific Energy Ltd (SPEL) have signed a loan of 2.8 million U.S. dollars to help increase renewable energy generation in Samoa. The ADB said the...

ADB, Sun Pacific Energy Ltd sign 2.8 mln USD deal to boost solar power in Samoa

MANILA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it and power producer Sun Pacific Energy Ltd (SPEL) have signed a loan of 2.8 million U.S. dollars to help increase renewable energy generation in Samoa. The ADB said the...

Australia vs USA: A Big Clash in the Women’s Rugby World Cup

Australia face the USA on Saturday, August 30, at York Community Stadium in one of the standout fixtures of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The USA are looking to recover from a heavy 69–7 defeat by England, while Australia sit top of Pool A after a...