Samoa ready to welcome the world as 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games begins Over 1,000 athletes and officials have arrived in Samoa for the Vth Commonwealth Youth Games which begins with an immersive and uniquely Pacific-style Opening Ceremony tonight, 5th September 2015. The joyous celebration of impactful sporting celebration, personal development and international friendship will feature […]
Commemorative coin marks great Games achievement
September 3, 2015
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A newly minted collectible coin has been released to celebrate the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The coin, issued by the Central Bank of Samoa, is a nickel-plated steel 50 sene piece, stamped with the Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 logo. Central Bank Governor Maiava Atalina Ainu’u-Enari said the coin would make a great keepsake […]
News from Cabinet, 1 September 2015
September 1, 2015
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CABINET RELEASE (English and Samoan) 1. Speaker of the House attends World Conference Cabinet has approved the trip by the Honourable Speaker of the House of Parliament, Laauli Leuatea Polataivao for the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, being held in New York from 30 August to 2 September 2015. […]
Apia signs sister-city agreement with Shenzhen
August 31, 2015
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Shenzhen, a major city in southern China has established sister-city relations with Apia. A delegation lead by Mr Zhu Tingfeng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal government, met with the Prime Minister, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Malielegaoi today signed sister-city agreement between the two cities. “This agreement we are signing has been in the works since last […]
Government receives Million Tala dividend from EPC
August 29, 2015
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Earlier this month, Government received a $1 million tala dividend payout from the Electric Power Corporation. Minister of EPC, Manualesagalala Enokati Posala presented the cheque to Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and spoke briefly of the EPC’s commitment, as a state owned enterprise, to contributing to the Government’s development agenda with dividend payouts. The Prime […]
Samoa seeks health sector support from India
August 22, 2015
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The Prime Minister last night delivered Samoa’s statement to the Second Forum on India-Pacific Cooperation (FIPIC), hosted by the Government of India in the city of Jaipur. HEALTH SECTOR Prime Minister Tuilaepa outlined his hopes for possible health sector support, particularly with respect to post-graduate training opportunities for Samoa’s doctors in India’s vast network of […]
Progress in PACER Plus negotiations
August 6, 2015
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The fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs), Australia and New Zealand are meeting in Apia, Samoa this week to advance the negotiations of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. Significant progress has already been registered on the first day of the negotiations with agreements reached on labour mobility, development assistance and investment. All […]
CBS approves easing of monetary policy stance
August 6, 2015
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MONETARY POLICY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2016 Wednesday, 5 August 2015: At its Board Meeting on 31 July 2015, the Central Bank Board of Directors approved the continuation of its easing of monetary policy stance for the financial year 2015/16. In making its decision, the Board took into account the current sluggish growth […]
Upgraded water project for Safata
August 4, 2015
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Over 160 families in the two villages will have access to fresh and clean water from the $1.2 million project under the Independent Water Scheme.
Remarks by Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Honorable Prime Minister of Samoa at the Security Council Open Debate on “Peace and Security challenges facing Small Island Developing States 30 July 2015, Security Council Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York. Mr President of the Security Council, Mr Secretary-General Members of the Security Council, Heads of State and Government, […]
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