"In the traditional context she has equal or higher status to the state leadership, and for sure above other chiefly titles," Ms Mayron says. In Samoa, custom and respect for her status would ...

He said: “The royal and traditional ava ceremony, the highest protocol of respect in the Samoan culture in honour of Your ...

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He is already known as King Charles III, head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith and head of the Armed Forces. Today in Samoa, he added one more title to that list: High Chief. The new ...

Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla attended a traditional Ava ceremony Thursday organized in honor of their arrival in Samoa. Fernando Valenzuela, Legendary Dodgers Pitcher ...

A Hawaiian Airlines customer service agent was terminated after getting a traditional Samoan tattoo on her hand.

Noting that Samoa was among the first Pacific Island countries to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China nearly five decades ago, Xi said the two countries have maintained ...

Several public and privately-owned media outlets operate in Samoa, and internet access has expanded rapidly in recent years. Press freedom is "generally respected", according to US-based Freedom ...

King Charles was snapped grimacing today as he watched the "painful" process of having a traditional Samoan tattoo etched onto a woman’s skin in Samoa. The King, who is on his 11-day tour of ...

King Charles sipped traditional ava root tea during a Samoan ceremony welcoming him and Queen Camilla to the island nation. Samoa’s head of state and his village afforded the King the highest ...

Xi said the two countries have maintained traditional friendship, mutual respect, equal treatment and win-win cooperation. He said China supports Samoa in safeguarding its sovereignty and ...

The Fiji Airway Fijiana 7s development side has been crowned the new champions of the 2024 Oceania 7s tournament after ...