NEW ZEALAND'S governance of Western Samoa has been fraught with increasing difficulty and disillusionment. The capture of the islands in 1914 appeared to be a long-deferred fulfilment of the dreams of ...

The happy-go-lucky Polynesians on the lush tropical islands of Western Samoa give their children imaginative names—Falesiva (Dance Hall), Vaalele (Flying Boat), Okisenep (Oxygen). Last week many proud ...

The Mau a Samoa i le Sitiseni 2024, a group of Samoans led by former Members of Parliament Anae Lupematasila Arthur Anae, and Afioga Aupito Toeolesulusulu Tofae Sua William Sio is stepping up its ...

From finishing third in the first tournament in 1987 to being dumped out in the group stages four years later, Wales' World Cup journey has been littered with highs and lows from the outset. The 1991 ...

A monument in Mulinu'u marks Germany's annexation of Samoa 1722 - Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to explore Samoa. 1830 - London Missionary Society arrives in Samoa. 1899 - ...

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 ...

The Samoan islands that have been struck by tsunamis are divided between independent Samoa and the US territory of American Samoa. The overall population of the islands, which lie in the central South ...

A report received here from the Island of Samoa said that A.M. Gurau, the only Jew living in western Samoa, was elected to the western Samcan Legislative Assembly. He is one of five Europeans elected ...

Inside Ofu Island, part of American Samoa, a pristine and very remote small landmass 5,000 miles away from the mainland.