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SUVA, FIJI (9 August 2021) — The rollout of vaccines to protect children against cervical cancer, pneumonia, and rotavirus has begun in Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. The deployment of these three vaccines is part of the $29.7 million System Strengthening for Effective Coverage of New Vaccines in the Pacific Project, which is supporting the introduction […]

6 August 2021, Apia, Samoa Planning for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, scheduled for 30 – 31 August 2021, is underway. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has invited world leaders from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific, African, Indian Ocean and Caribbean, as well high-level […]

(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT); Twelve Cabinet Ministers including Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa took office this week, following the April 2021 Elections.  Each Cabinet Minister has been assigned an Associate Minister. Below is the list of the Government of Samoa’s Cabinet and their respective portfolios for 2021 – 2026. Government’s Cabinet and portfolios for 2021 – […]

Apropos the State of Emergency Orders and in ensuring that the necessary precautionary measures are strictly followed, the general public is hereby advised that access to ALL COVID-19 QUARANTINE SITES is strictly prohibited. Authorized personnel approved by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) are the only ones permitted to […]

Team Samoa to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, comprising eight athletes and several officials have arrived safely at the Games Village in the Harumi Waterfront district of Tokyo, ready to compete. Here is the list for Team Samoa: • Marion Faustino Ah Tong-Boxing (Welterweight) • Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali –Boxing (Heavy)oEroni Leilua –Sailing (Men’s Laser) • Peniamina […]

23rd July 2021 MEDIA RELEASE The Samoa National Provident Fund (‘SNPF’) together with the Unit Trust of Samoa (‘UTOS’) has executed a co-investment agreement for the funds to jointly invest in ATH International Ventures (ATHIV), a company registered in Singapore and is tasked with financing a new mobile broadband telecommunications network construction project  in Papua […]