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News in Samoan for 23 July 2025

6:40 am today

The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio

Dengue fever cases surge in the Pacific

6:03 am today

Dengue cases have increased significantly across the Pacific this year, with outbreaks in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. Audio

Final checks underway ahead of Samoa election

6:01 am today

With just weeks to go before Samoa heads to the polls, the Electoral Commissioner says final checks on the voter roll are underway, with more than 102,000 people registered to vote. Audio

Samoa election: Political parties make big promises

22 Jul 2025

As campaigning ramps for the next month's polls, Samoans are being promised free public healthcare, cash payments for families, job creation schemes, and major infrastructure investments.

News in Samoan for 22 July 2025

22 Jul 2025

The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio

Samoa is in need of true leadership - academic

22 Jul 2025

A Samoan philosopher and academic says Samoa needs a values-based system to sit alongside its political and fa'amatai structures. Audio

News in Samoan for 21 July 2025

21 Jul 2025

The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio

How Samoa's Ballroom scene is carving space for Pacific futures

18 Jul 2025

Rooted in queer Black and Latinx resistance, ballroom culture is an underground art form of performance, fashion, and chosen family now finding resonance in Samoa.