Press Releases

Apia, 7 February 2024: Mr Leaula Mata’afa Dr. Desmond. U. Amosa and Mr Papalii Malietau Malietoa, have officially began their three (3) year tenure as Commissioners of the Samoa Competition and Consumer Commission (‘the Commission’) with the signing of their contracts today at the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labour (MCIL). The two new Commissioners […]

Former AG of Samoa, Lemalu Hermann Retzlaff, has been appointed the newly createdposition of National Public Defender of New Zealand. The position works as a part of the Senior Leadership Team of the New Zealand PublicDefence Service, led by Director Peter Hutchinson, and oversees the legal management ofthe ten offices and some one hundred and […]

Purpose of Visit: As part of the Global Immersion Guarantee program which is designed to help Monash University students understand the human impact on the environment, and importantly, to learn from local experts about how to best develop responses and solutions to some of the key challenges in the areas of Food Safety, Agriculture and […]

The Australian Government is partnering with Rugby Australia, Oceania Rugby, and World Rugby to support the establishment of the Penina Pasifika rugby team. The Penina Pasifika team will develop pathways for Pacific players to compete in high-level Australian rugby competitions, in turn, promoting inclusion of women and girls from across the Pacific in rugby and […]

Japan took a significant step forward in demonstrating an unwavering commitment to human security earlier today (2 February), through a provision of ten new vehicles for the Ministry of Police, Prisons and Corrections. A handover ceremony was held at the Police Headquarters, attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, H.E. Mr. […]

Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is currently working with researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) – Australia to develop limu recipes to promote health and wellbeing through every day cooking. The recipes will display two local edible seaweeds, limu fuafua (sea grapes, Caulerpa species) and limu a’au (red […]

January 28, 2024, Apia – Samoa is sending a high-level delegation to a major international conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in a multilateral effort to reform agrifood systems across the Asia-Pacific region after years of pandemics, climate emergencies, volatile markets, and economies that have affected millions of producers and consumers. The Regional Conference for Asia […]