Press Releases

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 […]

Apia, Samoa – Wednesday 31st January, 2024. The National University of Samoa (NUS) celebrated a significant milestone on Monday 29th January 2024 with the official launch of its Bachelor of Health Science programme. The ceremony, held at the Fale Samoa at the Le Papaigalagala campus, was well attended by esteemed guests including the New Zealand […]

I le ava tele, ua fa’alauiloaina atu tau fou o le suau’u e afua atu i le Aso 1 o FEPUARI,2024. Ua fa’amauina le pau uma o tau o oloa tau suauu, o le Penisini o le a pau i le 2.7 sene i le lita mai le $3.15 i le $3.12 i le lita, […]

As Minister of Finance, I hereby announce the following changes in the Retail Petroleum Products Prices that will apply from the 1st February 2024 All products recorded price decreases, Petrol will decrease by 2.7 sene per litre from $3.15 to $3.12, Diesel will decrease by 6.0 sene per litre from $3.38 to $3.32 and Kerosene […]

Key findings from the Samoa Labour Force and Child Labour Survey undertaken in 2022 were presented by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics at its launch on Friday 26 February 2024, at the TATTE Convention Centre. The Minister of SBS, Hon. Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio’o, provided a snapshot of the findings stating the statistics provided valuable insights […]

The Ministry of Customs and Revenue held a combined Thanksgiving Service and International Customs Day 2024 commemoration earlier today, the 26th of January 2023. Namulauulu Apelu Ioasa, Assistant Chief Executive of the Ministry’s Internal Audit Division led the service  with an encouraging message on keeping the spiritual fire lit, by adding faithfulness, integrity and honesty […]