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(UPDATE: 26 January); All travellers Entering Samoa are advised to take note of the following requirements: A Special Health Declaration Form is now required to be filled out by all travelling passengers inflight or on arrival to Samoa. Travellers from the countries listed in the table below are required to undergo medical examination by a Medical practitioner […]

(PRESS SECRETARIAT); Under the government’s microscope is the Alaoa Flood Control Multi-Purpose Dam, a brainchild by the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) which will minimise the flooding vulnerability to the Vaimauga District from Alaoa all the way down to the coastal area. In its Inception Report tabled before the Cabinet Development Committee, (CDC) EPC highlighted the […]

(RNZI) A new postgraduate programme in Samoa to address the shortage of higher qualified nursing graduates is now open to suitable applicants. The course is a collaboration between Samoa’s School of Nursing and Wellington’s Victoria University. Victoria’s Dean of the Faculty of Health Professor Gregor Coster says students in Samoa can now pursue higher qualifications […]

We wish to inform the public and our respective stakeholders that the Money Laundering Prevention Amendment Act 2018 has been passed by Parliament, and assented to by the Head of State on Friday 22 June 2018. The purpose of these amendments is to strengthen Samoa’s anti- money laundering frameworks based on international standards that have […]

(PRESS SECRETARIAT);  It’s not a question of why anymore but a question of when as Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi today gave his official endorsement for Samoa to be granted visa entry to Israel. In recent months, officials from the State of Israel and Government have been engaged in negotiations for Samoans to […]