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Progress in PACER Plus negotiations

August 6, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

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 Latest News, Press Releases

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 […]

Speech by PM Tuilaepa at the UN Security Council Open Debate

August 1, 2015 Latest News, Prime Minister's Speeches

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, […]

UPDATE: Dengue Fever Outbreak in Samoa

July 31, 2015 Latest News

Samoa has confirmed a Dengue Fever serotype 3 outbreak since early July 2015. The total of Dengue-like illnesses (DLI) is recorded at 121.  So far, most cases are from the North West part of Upolu. The age groups that have been most affected are under 25 years of age with a current attack rate of […]

Government donates buses

July 23, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases
SIDS Buses donated from China

Government has presented a dozen buses, previously used for the UN SIDS Conference, to various Schools, Non-Government Organisations, Church Groups and Government agencies. The 12 buses were gifted to Samoa from China as part of their assistance for the UN-Small Island Developing States conference which Samoa hosted in September 2014. Prime Minister Tuilaepa spoke at […]

Polynesian Leaders Group Climate Declaration

July 20, 2015 Latest News
Polynesian Leaders Group meet to sign Taputapuatea Declaration on Climate Change

“The Pacific Ocean is a vital regulator of climate for the whole world and needs a voice.  We, the Polynesian Leaders Group, are the voice for the Pacific Ocean, and wish to carry our strategic vision to deal with the adverse effects of climate change by limiting global warming below 1.5 (degrees Celsius) and having […]

National Literacy Week 2015 Opens

July 20, 2015 Latest News

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi officially opened the 2015 National Literacy Week today in front of the Government building at Matagialalua. The ceremony was attended by school children, teachers and parents from across Samoa. In his keynote address, Tuilaepa urged all Samoans to prioritise reading to young children. “Today I urge each and every one of you […]