In an exclusive interview with the Samoa Observer, relatives of Toa Samoa star Taylan May remember him as 'Taylan May the fearless one', who would carry coconuts from the mountains behind the village of Lauli'i as a young boy. Video: Piui Simi/ Samoa Observer Full story: https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/100600 | Samoa Observer

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

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