Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure chief executive says the final fate of the sunken Manawanui is still to be decided. The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the coast of Upolu in ...

The tropical island of Upolu is about as far as it is humanly possible to travel from Abu Dhabi. Deep in the Pacific Ocean and part of Samoa, the island is more than 17,000 kilometres from the capital ...

MATT Meafua's fondest memories growing up are of watching his uncles play rugby in the front yard of their family home in ...

If you feel the need for exercise, there’s the usual hothouse choice of diving, fishing, snorkelling, sea-kayaking and ...

Samoa's Ministry of Health had deemed its last outbreak over in August 2024. A political storm is brewing in Tonga over the ...

SUVA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Samoan Ministry of Health has declared a dengue fever outbreak with one reported death and 15 confirmed cases since January.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said the "significant increase" in the number of suspected and confirmed cases has climbed over the past two weeks, especially in Upolu.

All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered 1.6 kilometres off the coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. The ship was one of only nine in New Zealand's navy and was ...