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PM Tuilaepa awarded PNG’s Order of Logohu

September 10, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases
PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Papua New Guinea’s Acting Governor General, Hon. Theodore Zurenuoc and Kiribati's President, HE Anote Tong

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi was awarded the Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL) conferred with the title of ‘Chief’ in Papua New Guinea yesterday. The Orders of Papua New Guinea under its Constitution comprises of three Orders with the Order of Logohu as the Principal and Highest Order Grand Companion (GCL). The […]

Samoa acknowledged at opening of POMPIF2015

September 9, 2015 Latest News
PM Tuilaepa meets Michael Somare with Peter O'Neill onside

The Government and people of Samoa were congratulated during the official opening of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting last night. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is leading Samoa’s delegation at the meeting, currently being held in Port Moresby. Samoa was praised for the successful hosting of the 3rd UN-Small Islands States meeting in Apia last […]

PM attends 46th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting

September 8, 2015 Latest News
Pacific ACP Leaders' Meeting, Family Photo

Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is in Port Moresby for the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting. He attended the Pacific’s African Caribbean Pacific (PACP ) leaders’ meeting in the capital earlier today. The 46th Pacific Islands Forum will officially open tonight and the Forum Leaders’ Plenary Formal Sessions are scheduled to begin tomorrow. Climate change, […]

Youth Games Begin in Samoa

September 7, 2015 Latest News

With the first day of competition already underway, Samoa is already making history as host of Commonwealth sporting action at the Vth Commonwealth Youth Games. Following an impressive Opening Ceremony on Saturday, seven of the nine sports kick off today, Monday 7 September, across two sporting complexes. The Athletics and Tennis action starts at Apia […]

Samoa ready to welcome the world as 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games begins

September 5, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases
Samoan style transport.

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 Latest News
50 Sene Collectible Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games coin

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 Cabinet Releases, Latest News

        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 Latest News
PM Tuilaepa shortly after signing the sister-city agreement with Samoa's Ambassador to China, Tapusalaia Terry Toomata looking on.

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 Latest News
PM Tuilaepa flanked by Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Infrastructure

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 Latest News, Press Releases
FIPIC - Family Photo Pacific Leaders - 21 Aug 2015

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 […]