(PRESS RELEASE)- Balancing the safety and needs of visiting CHOGM delegations, the many officials and teams supporting CHOGM delivery, and those who live and work in and around Apia, is central to Samoa’s CHOGM transport and security planning and preparedness. To ensure traffic flow and access in and out of the CHOGM Peninsula in the […]
10 October 2024/Press Release/Apia, Samoa – The Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) findings has confirmed that the HMNZS Manawanui is leaking oil from three separate locations. Observations by the Committee via the New Zealand Defense Force in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) shows that whilst the leak continues, it is […]
10 October 2024/Press Release/Apia, Samoa – The Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) findings has confirmed that the HMNZS Manawanui is leaking oil from three separate locations. Observations by the Committee via the New Zealand Defense Force in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) shows that whilst the leak continues, it is […]
Apia, Samoa – Wednesday 9th October 2024 The National University of Samoa invites the public to a Special Seminar presentation by Dr. Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland (https://interfaithscotland.org) on Thursday 10th October at 12pm in the CSS Seminar Room (Niule’a Building). Dr. Sier is a graduate of Aberdeen University where she earned First-Class Honors […]
09 October 2024/Press Release/Apia, Samoa – The Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) continues to assess the situation relating to the run aground HMNZS Manawanui at Tafitoala. On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the Chairman, Afioga Fui Tupai Mau Simanu, Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure conducted a meeting with the Ministry of […]
09 October 2024/Press Release/Apia, Samoa – The Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) continues to assess the situation relating to the run aground HMNZS Manawanui at Tafitoala. On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the Chairman, Afioga Fui Tupai Mau Simanu, Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure conducted a meeting with the Ministry of […]
Experts from Maritime New Zealand, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and various Samoan agencies are assisting with understanding the environmental impacts following the sinking of HMNZS MANAWANUI and preparing for clean-up actions. As part of this marine scientists are conducting sample testing of the nearby waters and beaches for any traces of oil. New […]
(October 5, 2024) Mr Kalafi Moala President Pacific Island News Association (PINA) And Mr Robert Iroga Chairman Pacific Freedom Forum (PDF) Dear Sir. I write in response to your correspondence, RE: ‘Let au tell our own stories, Our Way, To our own people’, received by my office on 3 October 2024. Samoa’s hosting of the […]
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