Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are "ridiculous" and at odds with a government that purportedly values democracy, the Pacific island country's ...

Reigning Miss Fa’afafine Samoa’s, Annie Kaio ... Auckland motivated her to establish her initiative. “Le Lumana’i Siva Academy was inspired by the Siva academies across New Zealand.

She won all the major categories, claiming awards in every segment; including Best Sarong Wear, Best Coconut Demonstration, Best Siva Samoa, Best Talent, Best Traditional Wear, and Best Interview, ...

Growing up in the mid-00s, climate activist Suluafi Brianna Fruean loved watching the Miss Samoa beauty pageants. It was a form of representation that felt few and far between for young Samoan ...

“I don't have the posture, I never grew up dancing. Siva Samoa [dancing] is such a big part of Miss Samoa and of what we think a Pacific pageant should be. [...] I also don't sing,” she says.

Fred Vili arrived from American Samoa to the United States in 2022. [DREW BARTON/NORTH ALABAMA ATHLETICS] Fred Vili recorded his first college sack against Memphis, an FBS opponent, on Saturday.

I’m rarely one to push for an early bird special but at the Seabreeze Resort in Samoa, I made sunset seating mandatory. My motive: the nightly migration of megabats, best viewed from the resort ...

“Hersh! Hersh!” Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s voice roared over the Gazan border at a rally two days ago — then it whimpered: “It’s mama.” For 330 days, Hersh Goldberg-Polin became a name ...

Samoa held off a second-half revival by visitors Tonga to post a 43-17 win in Apia on Friday and their first victory in the Pacific Nations Cup. Winger Tuna Tuitama scored two tries as Samoa took ...