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PM opens Community Consultation for Faafafine Week 2016

December 5, 2016 Latest News
Samoa Faafafine Week Community Consultations

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi officially opened the community consultations with human rights champions, law reformers and community leaders this morning. The one-day forum is part of the Samoa Faafafine Week 2016 programme. Samoa Faafafine Association President, Sooalo Tootooalii Roger Stanley welcomed guests and Reverend Maauga Motu lead the prayer service. The Prime Minister, who […]

Launch of Apia Waterfront Plan

December 5, 2016 Latest News
Apia Waterfront Plan Savalalo Markets

The Apia Waterfront Plan was launched this morning by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.  The plan is for the Apia Waterfront Project, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (through the Planning and Urban Management Agency) and the Samoa Tourism Authority on the development of the Apia waterfront area. Said Prime […]

Statistics Bureau launches Village Directory

December 2, 2016 Latest News
SBS Village Directory

The Village Directory 2016 publication by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics was officially launched this morning by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. “We are here this morning to mark the preliminary count of Samoa’s population, presented in a Village Directory that contains the population of each village in Samoa distributed by gender,” said Tuilaepa. “This […]

PM Welcomes Miss Pacific Islands contestants

December 1, 2016 Latest News, Press Releases
Tuilaepa and Sala with Miss Pacific Islands Contestants 2016

Reigning Miss Pacific Islands Abigail Havora of Papua New Guinea and beauty contestants from the region were welcomed last night by Prime Minister and Chairman of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, as Samoa readies to host the 30th Miss Pacific Islands pageant. The Chairman’s Reception at Taumeasina Island Resort was well attended […]

LDS Church College graduation

November 30, 2016 Latest News, Press Releases
LDS Church College Pesega Graduation

The Church College of Latter Day Saints held their graduation ceremony earlier today, with the Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi delivering the keynote address. Students of the graduating class of 2016 were joined by their parents, families and friends as they received their certificates and awards. The invocation was conducted by Aukuso Rasch and Student […]

SUNGO Forum on S.A.M.O.A Pathway and SDGs

November 30, 2016 Latest News
SUNGO Forum on Samoa Pathway and SDGs

The Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations (SUNGO) Forum on the S.A.M.O.A Pathway and Sustainable Development Goals was officially opened by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi this morning. The meeting at Millenia Hotel was funded by the United Nations. The forum convened especially to follow up on the S.A.M.O.A Pathway which resulted from the 2014 UN […]

Sugar Crush Week launched

November 28, 2016 Latest News

School children from Malifa, Ah Mu Academy and Samoa Primary Schools were warned by the Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, against eating sweets at this morning’s launch of the Sugar Crush Week. The nutrition programme was initiated by Nobesity Samoa, in collaboration with the Nutrition department of the Ministry of Health. The programme, funded by […]

Tui-Samoa Cable family includes Wallis & Futuna and Fiji

November 25, 2016 Latest News, Press Releases

Samoa’s new Tui-Samoa Cable will span more than 1,470 km, connecting Samoa to Fiji with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and Vanua Levu, Fiji, enhancing fast, reliable and affordable internet services across the region. Apia, Samoa and Paris, France, 25 November 2016 – on 18 October 2016 Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited (SSCC) and […]

USP Graduation

November 25, 2016 Latest News

More than 140 graduates received their higher learning certificates, diplomas and degrees this morning at the University of the South Pacific graduation. The Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers attended the ceremony at Mulinuu. Father Eteuati Vui Lapa blessed the occasion with a short prayer service and the EFKS Vini Fou choir sang the graduation songs. […]