Drug tests delayed for cops

Plans to roll out drug testing for police officers this month will likely be pushed back until after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

By Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong • 18 September 2024, 12:00PM

Ioane grabs bronze

Nevo Ioane has settled for a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in the 67kg division. He missed the gold medal in his last attempt.

By Vaelei Von Dincklage • 18 September 2024, 3:50PM

A public tender should have been called

The $2.5 million broadcasting contract awarded to New Zealand-based company MMG Communications Ltd on a single source deal for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is not surprising.

By The Editorial Board • 18 September 2024, 10:00AM

As China’s space technology advances, Antarctica’s relevance may be frozen out

Developments in space technology are serving Antarctic scientists well. Starlink, European relay satellites and China’s growing suite of ocean-observation satellites, among others, are boosting connectivity and observational capability.

By Claire Young • 15 September 2024, 7:00PM

Ta'i's Take. We need to see the CHOGM Bluebook

The Samoa Observer’s Editorial Board has already strongly condemned the arrangement for covering next month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) by the local and international media.

By Seuseu Faalogo • 15 September 2024, 2:00PM

God’s timing for Federal Pacific Insurance's new Vanuatu offices

The Federal Pacific Insurance (FPI) Company officially opened its doors in Vanuatu this week at its new office located in the Central Business District of Port Vila.

23 February 2024, 1:18PM

Inaccurate and extremely misleading

I read with interest the Letter to the Editor by the Leader of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which was titled “Fundamental communal rights of people abolished”, and published in your newspaper on Friday, 6 September 2024.

07 September 2024, 8:00PM

Between the Lines

A lucky escape, unaware of minimum wage, bingo and road chaos, village wages war on drugs, dogs still a problem and just cross from anywhere.

16 September 2024, 9:00AM

“The Climate Change Conference is an opportunity – if we all play our part”

Opinion | "It is important that we all have the same goal: a climate-neutral and resilient future in which our children can live in security and prosperity."

By Annalena Baerbock • 28 November 2023, 10:00PM