Samoa is a parliamentary democracy that preserves local traditions known as fa'a Samoa, and its legal system is based on customary and civil law. The main entry point to Samoa is Faleolo ...

A 50-year lease agreement was signed between the U.S. government and eight villages in American Samoa in 1993. It reflects the Samoan way of life (Fa'a Samoa), which upholds communal customs and ...

But in Samoa, being unmarried — and without children ... where the Samoan language phrase "fa'agutugutulua" — referring to two-faced behaviour — has trended on social media in forums ...

Source: Supplied/Alex Muese Na faaalia e Talipope Kalolo, o se tagata faigaluega fa'avaitaimi mai Samoa o loo galulue ma nisi tagata Samoa i lalo o le polokalame o galuega fa'avaitaimi ...

Samoa has its first-ever female prime minister, and the first new leader in 22 years. But Fiame Naomi Mata’afa comes to power at a fraught time. Given the HRPP’s refusal to accept the April ...