Samoa News

This photograph of Siva Afi, or fire-knife dancing, was taken in 2008 at the Hotel Kitano Tusitala in Apia, Samoa's capital city.

Tafuna airport workers around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday clearing out the water inside the arrival area following heavy rain in the day.

Brisbane Broncos NRL player, Israel Folau, left, and Carlton AFL captain, Chris Judd, in tyre flip race during a Powerade sports drink TV commercial shoot at the SCG .

A married man with seven children, whom Chief Justice Michael Kruse says has continued to deny his crime despite entering a guilty plea under oath has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.

From all of us at Samoa News "we wish the people of American Samoa and our Toa o Samoa, Merry Christmas." [photo: Jim McGuire] A peaceful American Samoa joins Christians around the world tomorrow to celebrate Christmas 2009, although in other places on Earth, conflicts and war mar the celebration of Christ's birth.

New Delhi: South pacific Ocean country Samoa hit by earthquake. A moderate earthquake struck off the south Pacific island state of Samoa on Saturday.

A moderate earthquake struck off the south Pacific island state of Samoa on Saturday, seismologists said, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate reports of damage.

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

Even in deeply Christian Samoa, Christmas promises little joy for the thousands trying to rebuild their lives after September's devastating tsunami.

Real money has enabled real help in Samoa by Rotary. Stuart Batty, director of Rotary's international community development activity in New Zealand, says the cash given by New Zealanders to Rotary's appeal through Westpac Bank after the tsunami in September is helping fund the rebuilding of people's lives and their communities.

Artist Vanya Taulea alo prepares to launch her new Tsunami series. [courtesy photo] APIA, Samoa: One of Samoa's most celebrated artists, Vanya Taule'alo, will be launching her upcoming Tsunami series via her new website www.vanyataulealo.com as a way of interpreting the impact of the Tsunami through visual art.

A much higher number of visitors arrived in the territory during the third quarter of 2009 compared to the first two quarters of the year, according to the Commerce Department report on International Arrivals and Cruise ships for the period of July to September.

Bay Farm Elementary School's Media Center buzzed with activity. A group of fourth-grade girls moved quickly from piles of books stacked on the floor to boxes labeled, "toddler," "fiction" and "nonfiction." Three boys stood at a round table trimming slogans printed on paper that read, "get hooked on a book" and "may reading be with you." Outside the ...

Chamber of Commerce president David Robinson is not seeking office during the next meeting of the board of directors.

APIA : Despite what will be said and argued in Copenhagen, climate change due to a warming globe is irrefutable.

Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept.

The presentation was made to The Honorable Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi, by the Polynesian Blue Board, including Virgin Blue Airlines Group Chief Executive and co-founder, Mr Brett Godfrey, who travelled to Samoa with his senior management team Wednesday 9 December 2009: In Apia today, the Board of Polynesian Blue presented WST$9 million to ...

A view of the Sinalei resort, south of Apia, capital of Samoa, after it was struck by a tsunami Sept.29, 2009.

Ex-Pat Fijian issues warning on Samoa 'democracy' Falaniko Tominiko was a presenter at the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association's Conference held recently in Auckland.

The front view of Aggie Greya s Hotel in Apia, Western Samoa. [photo bismarcktribune.com] This is personal.