The South Pacific island nation of Samoa will hold a snap election on Aug. 29 after Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s government collapsed following a budget defeat. The vote sets up ...

With less than nine weeks left until Samoa's early election, several senior public servants are throwing their hats in the ...

Samoa's Parliament was formally dissolved on 3 June and the country is heading to an early election. Electoral Commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo Stanley had sought an additional six weeks to aide in ...

He is already known as King Charles III, head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith and head of the Armed Forces. Today in Samoa, he added one more title to that list: High Chief. The new ...

According to the 2023 Samoa Poverty and Hardship Report, 21.9 percent of Samoa’s population lives below the basic-needs poverty line, 3 percentage points higher than in 2013‒14.

The Independent State of Samoa is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which - Savai'i and Upolu - make up more than 99% of the land. It was governed by New Zealand until its people voted for ...

A statement posted by the official X account of the royal family said: “As we head towards (Samoa’s capital) Apia, we can’t wait to visit Samoa for the first time together and to experience ...