My name is Fiame Naomi Mataafa I am the Prime Minister of Samoa, and the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States. I lead a small independent island nation in the Pacific Ocean with approximately 200,000 people. We are small, but we matter. Our island nations rank amongst the most vulnerable countries in the […]
Official Opening of the 31st SPREP Meeting (Monday, 4 August 2023, Taumeasina Island Resort) Reverend Nuuausala Siutaia Siaosi Honourable Members of Cabinet Honourable Ministers of SPREP member countries and Representatives Members of Parliament Director-General of SPREP Director-General of the SPC Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the pleasure, on behalf of […]
Pay raise and cost of living SAMOA OBSERVER – Govt recently approved pay raise for the civil servants funded by ACC. Is the govt considering a similar incentive for those in the private sector given they too pay for ACC? PM RESPONSE The Government budget for the current fiscal year includes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) […]
Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests Visiting Friends and Relatives Ladies and Gentlemen Thirty-three years ago, Samoa celebrated its first Teuila Festival. Three years ago, due to covid restrictions we had to transition the Festival to a virtual format. Tonight, due to God’s Grace, we are here to resume with the celebration. And with […]
Honourable Ministers of Cabinet Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of Parliament Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Talofa lava and a very good evening to all of you. There is an air of excitement and expectancy about this evening, and so it should. It gives me great pleasure to deliver this address tonight and to […]
O lea ua i liu o lou sa Samoa le atu sa tulituliaupu e tautai o le loloto, e tusa ma la tatou taulaga molia i le Atua. O lea foi ua maea ona taoto ma paepae ulufanua paia ma mamalu fa’a-le-atunuu, fa’a-le-ekalesia ma paia fa’a-le-malo. O paia lava e le avea, e tumau mai […]
First Aid Training, Anti-Doping & Team Manager Refresher CourseAugust 21st-25th, 2023
31 August 2023, Apia Samoa – The almost full attendance by parties of the first face-to-face meeting of the Noumea Convention, since 2019 when COVID-19 hit and devastated communities around the world, has signalled our commitment to strengthen efforts to protect the Pacific’s natural resources and marine environment to ensure sustainable development for present and […]
The Government of Japan has reaffirmed its commitment and partnership with the Government of Samoa in a significant collaborative initiative through the provision of Food Processing Machines under its Economic and Social Development Programme (ESDP). An Exchange of Notes was signed between the two Governments today (31 August) by Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister […]
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