“Size Limit in Fisheries Matter!” The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is proud to announce the official launching of the awareness campaign for the Size Limit Regulation 1995, an initiative aimed at preserving and sustaining our valuable marine and fisheries resources. The event will take place on Wednesday, 5 th June 2024, at the Apia […]
Samoa has ratified two International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions, namely, the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention 2006, (No.187), and the Violence and Harassment Convention 2019, (No.190). Samoa’s original Instruments of Ratification, signed by the Prime Minister of Samoa, were presented by the Honourable Leota Laki Lamositele Sio, Minister of Commerce, Industry and […]
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated yearly on 31 May and this year’s campaign focuses on the many ways the tobacco industry aggressively designs and markets nicotine and tobacco products to children and young people; literally “Hooking the next generation.” The same titled report by the World Health Organization and STOP (a global tobacco […]
A courtesy meeting by SVSG’s Ambassador for Children’s Rights Afioga Toleafoa Father Leatuao Larry Tupai-Lavea, with the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration, highlighted the pivotal role the Ministry plays in ensuring that justice is served for the children victims. The meeting was held at the Ministry’s Conference Room this […]
The Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) has taken a huge step in making official statistics easier to understand, usable and more accessible for the general public. The launch of simplified statistical products this morning was opened by the Assoc. Minister of Works, Afioga Niuava Eti Fata Malolo with the keynote address delivered by First Secretary, […]
A handover ceremony was held earlier today (30 May) to mark the completion of the reconstruction project for Lalomalava Primary School in Savaii, funded under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP). The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, H.E. Mr. SENTA Keisuke, […]
Apia, Samoa – Wednesday, 29th May 2024. The National University of Samoa (NUS) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have strengthened cooperation to fight climate change, work to protect the environment and promote sustainable development in the Pacific region. This the focus of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the […]
Antigua and Barbuda, 27th May, 2024 – “SIDS are a test case for climate justice and financial justice,” declared United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, at the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (SIDS4) on Monday 27th May in Antigua and Barbuda. “With the 1.5-degree limit in temperature rise already fast approaching, we […]
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