Press Releases

Apia, Samoa – The Climate Action Pathways for Island Transport: Land and Maritime Decarbonization Project, or CAP-IT, is gaining momentum with the demonstration today of how electric vehicle (EV) charging stations work. The demonstration was held at the One UN House, Tuanaimato, where an existing EV charging station was previously installed under the United Nations […]

In celebration of Commonwealth Day a historic cricket match will take place on Saturday 9March, 2024 at the Tuana’imato Cricket Grounds bringing together communities and membersof the Commonwealth residing in Samoa to celebrate the spirit of unity and collaborationthrough sport.Organized by Samoa International Cricket and the British High Commission Apia, this eventserves as a testament […]

More than twenty women entrepreneurs in Savaii have completed three business modules training, bringing the total number of Nofotane women entreprenurs trained under the Catalysing Women’s Entrepreneurship (CWE) Program, to one hundred women. Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) is fronting the learning journey of the selected Nofotane women, who are regarded as Star Earners by […]

Apia, Samoa – February 29 – The first series of subject matter exchanges for the State Partnership Program with Samoa has come to a successful conclusion. For the past week, the Nevada National Guard, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy Samoa, conducted their first exchange with the Ministry of Police, Prisons and Corrections Services, the […]

The Australian Government and Rugby Australia will partner to deliver a four-year $14.2 million investment to support high-performance Rugby Union across the Pacific through the Australian-Pacific Rugby Union Partnership (APRUP), bringing the region closer together through a shared love of rugby. Funded through the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program, APRUP will create pathways to increase […]

The newly established Penina Pasifika women’s rugby team has arrived in Australia ahead of their first match against the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby Women pre-season tournament. Local Pasifika and community leaders and Rugby Australia officials welcomed the team to Australia at a dinner in their honour. City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate […]

[Apia, February 21] The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the commencement of the first subject matter exchange under the State Partnership Program (SPP) between the Nevada National Guard and the Government of Samoa. This workshop, taking place over the next two weeks from February 19 – March 1, it will cover various critical fields […]