Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called for media access, criticism and public accountability to be protected, while the Government says scrutiny does not extend to comments it considers defamatory.In his Letter to the Editor titled "When Truth Becomes the Casualty of Po...
Samoa
Politics, Government
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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26 August 2026, 6:00PM
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has axed the government's long-running weekly press conferences for all media,…
Falelatai and Samatau MP, Lupematasila Galumalemana Tologata, has issued a blunt challenge to Samoa's public servants to carry…
Dear Editor,The recent cancellation of the Prime Minister's scheduled weekly press conference has raised serious questions about…
It was heartwarming to see Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt opening the World Press Freedom Day and Journalists…
Prime minister has accused the Samoa Observer of inaccurate reporting during his eight-week medical stay in New Zealand
The Samoa Observer’s reporting on concerns over proposed changes to Samoa’s central banking law was raised in Parliament by the…
