Power bills and food prices expected to increase warns academic
15 March 2026, 9:50PM
Matai bestowment on Luxon is an honour: Lealailepule
15 March 2026, 8:30PM
Cheques contradict PM claim Lauofo signed for drugs
Copies of two cheques obtained by the Samoa Observer show that Anoama’a No.2 Member of Parliament, Lauofo Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo, was not a signatory on documents Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt alleged in Parliament were used to purchase illicit drugs.
By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 15 March 2026, 9:30AM
Letter written to LTC to stop Luxon bestowment
A letter has been written to the Lands and Titles Court to stop the bestowment of the matai title Tuisinavemaulumoto'otua on New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
By Marieta Heidi Ilalio • 15 March 2026, 9:00AM
Assurance sought from ADB over hiring
12 March 2026, 6:00PM
Dr Tamara loses battle to cancer
12 March 2026, 5:00PM
Savalalo Fish Market relocates to Fugalei
12 March 2026, 5:30PM
PM accuses Lauofo of signing cheques to buy drugs
12 March 2026, 6:30PM
Opetaia becomes inaugural Zuffa cruiserweight champion
Although Jai Opetaia may not be the IBF cruiserweight champion come Monday morning, he is still the Ring Magazine champion and now the new Zuffa Boxing world champion.
By Shalveen Chand • 09 March 2026, 5:40PM
St Joseph’s returns to rugby after ban
23 February 2026, 7:00PM
Palalaua College powers through muddy conditions to win schools sevens
27 February 2026, 8:50PM
Dave Rennie named new All Blacks coach
04 March 2026, 1:10PM
Fitness pioneer marks 84th birthday, celebrates 44 years of Heems Fitness
09 March 2026, 4:00PM
Holding grudges will not help build a better nation
It is unbecoming of a leader when he or she starts holding personal grudges and blocks nation-building initiatives that are supposed to improve the lives of people. That is exactly what Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa has done.
By The Editorial Board • 12 March 2026, 9:00PM
The minister must explain his comments about fa'afafine
08 March 2026, 9:20PM
Why bring back unsustainable flight operations?
09 March 2026, 9:00PM
Voting for peace should never be given a second thought
10 March 2026, 9:00PM
A camera, a Prime Minister and the question of control
12 March 2026, 1:00PM
Street Talk: What are your plans for Christmas?
Christmas is just around the corner. Samoa Observer journalist Tautua Vaa and photojournalist Junior S Ami spoke to people about how they planned to spend their Christmas.
By Tautua Vaa • 15 December 2025, 4:00PM
Street Talk: What is your New Year's Resolution?
01 January 2025, 2:00PM
Street Talk. How will you use your four per cent payout?
25 January 2025, 3:00PM
Street Talk: How did the blackout affect you?
25 February 2025, 3:00PM
Street Talk: What qualities should an election candidate possess?
04 June 2025, 6:00PM
Europe and the Indo-Pacific: Partners for a resilient future
Europe and the Indo-Pacific find their futures increasingly interlinked in a world marked by geopolitical shifts, economic uncertainty, and intensifying strategic competition.
By Barbara Plinkert • 14 November 2025, 1:50PM
The Key to "the Governance of China": Insights from the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee
14 November 2025, 2:10PM
When good doctors go bad: A word of advice to my colleagues in Samoa
15 November 2025, 5:20PM
Why Samoa Observer deserves a seat in the room?
18 November 2025, 11:30AM
Ta'i's Take. The Jerusalem embassy, a move difficult to understand
The announced plan to set up a Samoan embassy in Israel this year is difficult to understand in light of what is going on between that country and the Palestinian people
By Seuseu Faalogo • 10 January 2026, 10:00PM
Ta'i's Take. Patience and its fruits
20 December 2025, 5:30PM
Ta'i's Take. A happy New Year
27 December 2025, 7:00PM
Ta'i's Take. Government needs support to achieve some of its goals
03 January 2026, 5:00PM
Schoolgirls drive change in electric transport
03 January 2026, 9:00PM
Make medicines a priority
We were promised, loudly and publicly, that health would be a priority under the current administration. That essential stocks would be ordered in advance.
28 January 2026, 3:00PM
Chaos in the condolences
24 January 2026, 11:00AM
District councils and political control
24 January 2026, 4:30PM
Conflict of interest and the state of our health services
24 January 2026, 5:30PM
Concerns about the hospital
27 January 2026, 8:30PM
Between the Lines
The bait has been thrown, the work of the devil, not on the corruption index, blood still needed, public servants yet to be tested and it is getting hot.
12 March 2026, 9:30PM
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