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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 […]

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 […]

Samoa Bureau of Statistics launch reports and website

June 26, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

The Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) reached another milestone yesterday with the launching of five official publications and a website.  The ceremony was attended by Government representatives, members of the Diplomatic Corps and the public.   Associate Minister for the Ministry of Public Enterprises, Susuga Papalii Niko Lee Hang delivered the keynote address.   “We hope […]

Four New Roads for Savaii

June 25, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

Earlier today, Government opened four new roads in Savaii as part of ongoing infrastructure projects to provide inland access roads for communities across the country.
The infrastructure projects totalled $3 million tala and saw more than ten kilometres of road built for the villages of Sagone, Saleaula, Pu’apu’a and Salelavalu.

PRESS RELEASE from the National Human Rights Institution

June 21, 2015 Press Releases

  PR: In January and February of this year, the Office of Ombudsman/National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) inspected Samoa’s places of detention. Following the inspections, the Detention Centre Inspections Report 2015 was produced which identifies prisoners as one of the most vulnerable groups in Samoan society from a human rights perspective. This is the first […]