Since being discharged from hospital, Blessing has told his parents he wants the men who assaulted him released from prison so he can forgive them. Video: Junior S Ami / Samoa Observer | Samoa Observer

The Moatoga Warehouse, located behind the SMI Hardware building near the Fugalei Market area, was engulfed in flames after 10 p.m. The Samoa Observer was at the scene and observed firefighters and police securing the area as fire trucks made their way through the narrow road to reach the back of the property. Video: Junior S. Ami / Samoa Observer | Samoa Observer

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109K views · 1.6K reactions | FAST Party leaders have falsely claimed that the Samoa Observer apologised to the Deputy Speaker Auapa’au Mulipola. The Samoa Observer has clarified no apology was made, rejecting the claims made by La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt and Mulipola Anarosa Molio'o. | Samoa Observer | Facebook

The Samoa Observer faced criticism during a gathering outside the main police station in Apia, organised by the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party in support of its chairman, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt, who is facing charges. A supporter in the crowd began chanting, “We don’t need the Observer here.” Meanwhile, former Samoa National Development Party member Vui Masinamua Seinafolava confronted a Samoa Observer photojournalist, pointing directly at them and demanding that all his statemen

The Samoa Observer has launched an interactive map of the 2025 General Elections by constituency, providing readers with real-time updates as the results unfold. The map will display the vote share for each seat as well as the overall tally of seats secured by each political party. It will go live on the Samoa Observer website from today, Friday 29 August, and remain active until the final results are declared on Monday 1 September. A dedicated section, Samoa Elections 2025, is also now live on