Sauniatu Waterfall Tragedy: Search mission find body of 19-year-old boy
The family of a 19-year-old boy from Pesega are mourning his death after he was washed away and drowned in a tragic swimming accident, when the Sauniatu river burst on Saturday afternoon. The young man has been identified by his family and friends on social media as Kurtis Fepuleai. The young man had helped to [...]The post Sauniatu Waterfall Tragedy: Search mission find body of 19-year-old boy first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 09:17:52

Young Boy’s Body Found
The family of a 19 year old boy from Pesega are mourning his death after he was washed away in a tragic swimming accident when the Sauniatu river burst on Saturday afternoon. The young man has been identified by his family on social media as Kurtis Fepuleai. A source from the village of Manunu told [...]The post Young Boy’s Body Found first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 09:17:52

Talia e le Kapeneta le Faamavaega a le Pule Sili o le Suavai
Tusia: Pesetā Tusiga Taofiga, Gvt Press Secretariat. Ua fa’ailoa aloā’ia e le afioga i le Palemia, Susuga i le La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polāta’ivao Fosi Schmidt, le talia ai e le Kapeneta o le fa’amavaega a le Pule Sili o le Pulega o Suāvai a Samoa [Samoa Water Authority] le afioga iā Fuimaono Dominic Fa’ato’ialemanū Tufuga Schwalger. [...]The post Talia e le Kapeneta le Faamavaega a le Pule Sili o le Suavai first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 06:55:00

POU TIUTE O LEOLEO
[ata: SN]By LALI STAFFPago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOAMISA SE AIGA I SE FANUA I FUTIGAIa Tesema 19, 2025, na tula’i mai ai se fa’alavelave i le va o le susuga ia Tafa Satele (le na molia) ma tagata o le aiga o Snow, ma o’o ina agai atu ai leoleo e taumafai e fa’ato’ato’a le mataupu.E tusa ai ma fa’amaumauga a le faamasinoga, a’o agai atu leoleo i Futiga, sa va’aia se pikiapu lanu uliuli, o agai ese mai i le nofoaga na tupu ai le faalavelave, ma taofia e leoleo. O le na molia, e masani ai leoleo, ona o nisi foi o fa’alavelave na a’afia ai.Sa faatonuina e leoleo ia Tafa, e agai atu i le Ofisa a Leoleo i Leone, e fai sana faamatalaga e tusa ai ma le faalavelave na tupu. Ae peitai, sa le’i usita’ia e le na molia, ia le faatonuga a leoleo.E taunu’u atu leoleo i le nofoaga na tupu ai le faalavelave, ua leai seisi o toe iai. Ae sa toe maua atu seisi ripoti mai i le ofisa leoleo i Leone, o lo’o agai atu i latou na a’afia i le faalavelave, mo le faia o a latou faamatalaga.Ina ua fa’atalanoaina e leoleo ia le alii na a’afia i le faalavelave, sa ia faamatalaina e faapea, sa faia sana galuega i le fanua a le latou aiga i Futiga, ae alu atu Tafa (le na molia) ma faatonu o ia (le na a’afia) e alu ‘ese ma le fanua. Sa fa’ailoa atu e le na a’afia, i leoleo, e leai se pule a le na molia, e tuli ‘ese ai o ia (le na a’afia) mai i le fanua.Sa ta’ua e le na a’afia, ia le toe fo’i atu o Tafa (le na molia) i lana ta’avale ma fa’afefeina o ia, ma e foliga mai sa ia u’uina se fana.Na faamatala foi e se molimau sa galulue faatasi ma le na a’afia, ae o atu le na molia ma nisi, ma amata ona ave’ese ia ma’a ia e maka ai le tuaoi o le fanua. Ae ina ua alu atu iai le na a’afia, sa tago Tafa i le tu’i le itu tauagavale o ona foliga.Sa ta’ua e le molimau, ia lona le va’aia o se la’au malosi i le taimi na tupu ai le faalavelave.O le aso na soso’o ai, na toe agai atu foi leoleo i le nofoaga lava e tasi i Futiga, ona o seisi foi faalavelave ua tupu, i tagata lava e tasi. Ae o Tafa sa vala’auina leoleo ma fa’ailoa atu i leoleo, ua le mafai ona o latou o ‘ese ma lana aufaigaluega, ona ua toso e le aiga a Snow ia se filifili, e poloka ai le auala e agai atu i le fanua.Ma na ta’ua foi e Tafa ia le sauaina o ia ma lana aufaigaluega.Ina ua taunu’u leoleo, sa va’aia le tamo’e mai o Tafa i le taavale a leoleo ma talosagaina se fesoasoani, ona o lo’o taofia o ia e le aiga, mai lona tu’ua o le fanua. O sina taimi mulimuli ane, sa tatagi ai le telefoni a le na molia, ma ia ta’ua le sauaina o lana aufaigaluega.Na ta’ita’i atu e le na molia, ia leoleo, i le mea o iai lana aufaigaluega. Na molimauina e leoleo ia le ‘e’e ma palauvale o Tafa (le na molia) i se tamaloa mai i le aiga a Snow. Ma i’u ina tamo’e atu le na molia, e foliga mai o le a fusu ma le tamaloa. Sa fa’atonu fa’afia e leoleo ia le na molia, e alu i lana taavale, ae peitai, sa fa’aauau pea ona taumafai le na molia, e osofa’i tagata o leisi aiga.Sa mafai ona ave uma e leoleo ia itu e lua, i le ofisa a leoleo i Leone mo le faia o se latou su’esu’ega.Na faamatalaina e se alii mai i le aiga a Snow, i leoleo, e faapea, sa faia se latou galuega i luga o le fanau, ae alu atu ia le na molia ma amata ona ‘e’e ma palauvale atu ia i latou, ma faatonu i latou, e o ‘ese ma le fanua.Sa ia ta’ua ia lona alu atu ia Tafa, e talosaga iai, e tu’u lona ‘e’e ma taumafai e fa’ato’ato’a le mataupu, ae ina ua ia va’ai i le taunu’u atu o leoleo, sa iaatalitali loa i le o’o atu o leoleo, e taumafai e fa’afilemu le mataupu.Na fesiligia foi e leoleo ia le aufaigaluega a le na molia ma sa o latou te’ena se ripoti e faapea na sauaina i latou. Ae na’o le pau le faalavelave na tupu, o le tauga’upu i le va o le na molia ma tagata o le aiga a Snow.Ina ua taunu’u le na molia, sa fautuaina o ia e tusa ai ma ona aia tatau fa’aletulafono. Ae sa musu le alii e saini ia pepa e fa’amaonia ai le fa’atinoina o tiute a leoleo, po o le faia o sana o faamatalaga e tusa ai ma le faalavelave na tupu.Ina ua su’esu’e e leoleo ia le na molia, sa maua ai i totonu o le taga o lona ofu, ia se tama’i fana meata’alo lanu uliuli. Na fa’apea foi ona su’esu’eina lana ta’avale. Ma aveina atu loa o ia i le to’ese i Tafuna, e faatalitali ai lona faamasinoga.O moliaga na faia faasaga ia Tafa Satele, na aofia ai:Faitauga 1&3: Faatupu Vevesi i nofoaga tumaoti – O se vaega ‘C’ i solitulafono mama, e mafai ona nofosala ai i le falepuipui, i aso e le silia ma le 15, po o se sala tupe e le silia ma le $300; po o faasalaga uma e lua.Faitauga 2: Fa’ao’olima i lona tulaga e tolu – O se vaega ‘C’ i solitulafono mama, e mafai ona nofosala ai i le falepuipui, i aso e le silia ma le 15, po o se sala tupe e le silia ma le $300; po o faasalaga uma e lua.LOKA SE ALII MA MOLIA I LE FA’AO’OLIMAO le vaveao o Tesema 28, 2025 na agai atu ai leoleo i le falekalapu a le Flames, ona o se vala’au na o’o mai i le ofisa a leoleo, e tusa ai ma se faalavelave na tupu i le pakaga o le falekalapu, lea na i’u ina ave faapagota ai le susuga ia Bruce Vine.Sa molia Bruce i le Fa’ao’olima i lona tulaga e tolu – O se vaega ‘A’ i solitulafono mama, e mafai ona nofosala ai i le falepuipui, e le silia ma le tasi tausaga, po o se sala tupe e le silia ma le $1,000; po o faasalaga uma e lua.E tusa ai ma fa’amaumauga a le faamasinoga, na o’o atu se vala’au i leoleo, e tusa ai ma se alii o lo’o tatu’i ina ia taavale o lo’o paka i le pakaga. A’o agai atu leoleo, sa o latou lagonaina se tagata o ‘e’e leotele mai i le fale faatali pasi, o lo’o latalata i le fale kalapu.Na afe ai loa leoleo ma va’aia se alii e leai sona ofu tino o ‘e’e ma palauvale, ma ia tu’iina seisi alii ma pa’u ai i lalo. Sa taofi e leoleo ia le na molia ma ave loa o ia i le tu’u i totonu o le taavale a leoleo.Ina ua taunu’u atu isi leoleo, sa o latou siakiina le na a’afia ma aveina atu o ia i le ofisa a leoleo i Tafuna, e faatali ai le vaega a le EMS.Sa va’aia e leoleo, i le ofisa a leoleo, le fa’asua’ava, o le na molia.I le faamatalaga a le na a’afia, i leoleo, sa i le fale faatali pasi, e faatali lana taavale, ae fa’ate’ia o ia, i le alu atu o le na molia ma ‘e’e atu ia te ia ma tu’i o ia. Sa ia fa’ailoa atu foi i leoleo, ia lona le masani i le na molia, ma le leai o se taimi na o la fetaui ai ma lea alii.Section: Le Lali
2026-02-01 06:44:03

Samoa to Strengthen its Disaster Preparedness with the support of Fono Faavae
Samoa will be strengthening its disaster preparedness with a 10 year Natural Disaster Management Plan 2025-2035 to be coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Prime Minister Hon Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt said the Government will prioritise and strengthen Samoa’s preparedness for responding to emergencies. He set out some important initiatives to [...]The post Samoa to Strengthen its Disaster Preparedness with the support of Fono Faavae first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 04:16:00

Samoa to Strengthen its Disaster Preparedness though Fono Faavae
Samoa will be strengthening its disaster preparedness with a 10 year Natural Disaster Management Plan 2025-2035 to be coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Prime Minister Hon Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt said the Government will prioritise and strengthen Samoa’s preparedness for responding to emergencies. He set out some important initiatives to [...]The post Samoa to Strengthen its Disaster Preparedness though Fono Faavae first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 04:16:00

Samoa to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness with the support of Fono Faavae
Samoa will be strengthening its disaster preparedness with a 10 year Natural Disaster Management Plan 2025-2035 to be coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Prime Minister Hon Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt said the Government will prioritise and strengthen Samoa’s preparedness for responding to emergencies. He set out some important initiatives to [...]The post Samoa to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness with the support of Fono Faavae first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 04:16:00

Minister Announces Huge Drop in Fuel Prices for February 2026
01 February 2026, Apia Samoa. Retail Fuel Prices. The Minister of Finance has advised that the following changes in retail petroleum product prices, inclusive of VAGST, will apply from 1st February 2026: Petrol: decrease by 5.7 sene per litre, from $2.97 to $2.91 Diesel: decrease by 22.9 sene per litre, from $3.22 to $3.00 Kerosene: [...]The post Minister Announces Huge Drop in Fuel Prices for February 2026 first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-02-01 00:00:21

Toe Faamalosia Tapenaga a Samoa Atoa mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei
Ua iai le fuafuaga alualu mamao a le faigamalo e toe faataatia ma faamalosia ai tapenaga a Samoa atoa mo le tali atu i taimi o faalavelave tutupu faafuasei, lea ua tu’uina atu ai nisi tapenaga tāua e galulue iai Fono Fa’avae a itumalo uma. Ao feagai Samoa ma isi atunuu uma o le lalolagi [...]The post Toe Faamalosia Tapenaga a Samoa Atoa mo Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-01-31 23:04:35