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Manawanui work finishes, diesel still on board Overwhelming market supply does little to dent prices 07 March 2025, 4:00PM Speaker rejects Cabinet motion to remove him Speaker Papalii Lio Masipau once again rejected a proposed motion from the cabinet to remove him and his deputy Auapaau Mulipola Aloitafua. By Matai'a L
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Second fire in five days as El Niño dries Samoa
5+ day, 13+ 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…...
Concerns over China’s missile test at P.I.F
1+ week, 1+ day ago (440+ words) Pacific leaders have voiced concerns about China's Pacific missile test and had urged further nations to be open about these testings and to notify the region beforehand if such acts are planned. On 4 September, the final day of the 55th Pacific…...
Pacific to turn security commitments into action
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…...
U.S. pledges deeper partnership with Pacific Islands on security and trade
1+ week, 5+ 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…...
Fuel shocks risk wider security problems: Report
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (511+ words) A new regional report has warned fuel shocks, rising living costs and employment constraints can develop into wider social and political security problems across Pacific Island countries. The 2026 Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue report said economic security could not be…...
Pacific governments warned of deep sea-mining legal risks
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…...
Samoa Observer | Samoa included in 6 million euro Pacific marine
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (410+ words) Samoa will join three other Pacific island nations in a €6 million (SAT$19 million) project to tackle marine litter and improve plastic waste management, according to SPREP Executive Board Meeting. The meeting was held Aug. 12-13, 2026, at the Secretariat of the Pacific…...
American Samoa government warns public of fake missile strike memorandum.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) The American Samoa Government has warned the public against a false document circulating on social media which claims missile strikes have occurred in the territory. In a statement issued by the Office of the Governor and the American Samoa Government,…...