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(30th September 2020): The Office of the Electoral Commission, (OEC) wishes to clarify comments made by a potential candidate that any potential candidate who had rendered a monotaga “from 1997 to 1999” is qualified to contest the General Elections in April 2021. While OEC respects potential candidate’s freedom to express his views and his own […]

A virtual event entitled “The Island Resilience Forum: #SC1.5NCEnotSILENCE” took place on 29 September 2020 (around 5am Samoa time, 30 September) at the margins of the High Level Week of the 75th United Nations General Assembly. It was organized by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in partnership with March for Science, YOUNGO, Island Resilience […]

(US Embassy Apia, Samoa) – U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Jon Yoo today presented completion certificates to participants who successfully completed the Project Management Practice course supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The course is part of the USAID Ready Project’s partnership with the University of the South Pacific/Pacific TAFE to help […]

Remarks by the Hon Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of the Independent State of Samoa at the side event Island Resilience Forum: #SC1.5NCE not SILENCE 29 September 2020 (11:00am – 12:30pm EDT) Excellencies, Ladies & Gentlemen.Last year during the United Nations General Assembly, I joined the Island Resilience Forum to announce Samoa’s public-private partnership to achieve […]

Samoa’s International Borders are still closed under State of Emergency (SOE). Flights in to Samoa are considered under special circumstances requiring certain conditions. As of today Samoa is COVID19 Free and we wish to eliminate any potential risk for COVID19 to be introduced into Samoa. We cannot at this stage rule out any exposure you […]

(27th September 2020); I have been asked several times by the Samoa Observer to explain the meaning of the new painting on the wall of the Cabinet chamber. This is my response. Art is a God given talent. It is a mechanism that carefully blends the colors, creativity and imaginations to create beauty, tell stories, […]

Fa’afetai i le vala’au o a’u tatou te auai i le asō e sami le 75 tausaga o le Malo Aufa’atasi – o se Fa’alapotopotoga fa’atuina fa’apitoa e Malō o le lalolagi ina ia fa’atumauina le galulue fa’atasi o Malō uma ia maua se lalolagi e to’afilemu, e fesoasoani ai,  ia si’itia ai le soifua […]