Press Releases

Apia, Samoa – August 1, 2024 – The Government of Samoa announced a strategic partnership with the Bank South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group as the Anchor Partner for the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) 2024, set to be hosted in Apia, Samoa from 23 – 24th October 2024. This collaboration represents a significant step towards advancing […]

Training for the Improvement of the Coral Reefs in Salē Saipipi and Asaga, Savaii “A leai se amu i gataifale, ua leai foi se i’a ma se figota e tua iai o tatou tagata.” “If there are no corals in the reefs, there are no fish or shellfish for our people to rely on.” O […]

His Excellency Ambassador Fei Mingxing likens the Campus of Hope shelter facility to a home. The observation by the Chinese Ambassador was made this week during His Excellency’s first visit to the refuge for abused and vulnerable women and children, operated and managed by the Samoa Victim Support Group. The visit was an opportunity for […]

The University of the South Pacific (USP) Samoa Campus, Pure Pacific Water (PPW) and the British High Commission held a handover ceremony on Tuesday to officially launched a collaboration to provide free, cold, and filtered drinking water to students and faculty in an initiative to reduce single use plastics on campus and in the local […]

As part of ACIAR the project “Responding to emerging pest and disease threats to horticulture in the Pacific islands” (HORT 2016 185), Workshops are being held in Samoa and Tonga to discuss strategies to control the most destructive citrus pest and a recent introduction into the South Pacific Islands, the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). The […]

PRESS RELEASE- It is with extreme sadness that the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) announces the passing of boxing coach Mr Lionel Elika Fatupaito. Elika passed away this morning, local Paris time, in the Games Village. “Lionel was one of Samoa’s top boxing coaches and a great believer in the Olympic […]

Apia, Samoa – Friday 26th July 2024 The NUS-Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship (FOBE) launched the ‘Afa Project”, a remarkable initiative aimed at promoting and preserving Samoa’s rich and vibrant cultural heritage for future generations; led by Aliimalemanu Dr. Bernadette Samau Sila, Head of Department for Management and Marketing, and Muliagatele Sesilia Lauano, Head of […]

The second Advance Visit for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October 2024 took place on 24 and 25 July 2024. Sixty-five (65) delegates from fourteen (14) Commonwealth member countries including the Commonwealth Secretariat participated in the visit. The Head of the Commonwealth Foundation and her two staff attended alongside a three-member team […]

(i) Private Sector Organisations (PSO) Grant The Government of Samoa continues to reaffirm its commitment on an annual basis to strengthening its Public-Private Partnership through supporting the ongoing development of the Private Sector, in the form of a Grant to the value of $200,000 disbursed to eligible PSOs to assist with their administrative operations. On […]