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

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In an exclusive interview with the Samoa Observer on Tuesday evening, Chairman of the Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) party, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt warned the United Nations' (U.N.) Resident Coordinator for Samoa, Simona Marinescu, to be "very careful." Read the full story: https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/94357 | Samoa Observer

19K views · 443 reactions | To mark World Press Freedom Day today, we asked members of our editorial team about the value of a free press in Samoa - and what it means to practise journalism without fear or favour. | Samoa Observer | Facebook

Samoa sevens coach Brian 'the Chiropractor' Lima says they are looking at an Olympic gold on the back of an impressive outing in Hong Kong. | Samoa Observer