Press Releases

The Director of UNESCO to Samoa, Nair-bedouelle, Shamila, paid a courtesy visit the Samoa Victim Support Group this week, as one of UNESCO’s implementing partners for the Samoa Spotlight Initative to End Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. The visit was to sign the contract for Phase II of the Performing Arts Awareness Raising program […]

Apia, SAMOA – Students across the Pacific are one of the most impacted groups when it comes to climate change. They also represent the future of a region that is leading the way on climate action. This is why Australia’s High Commissioner, Her Excellency Emily Luck, was pleased to present new resources to Aeau Christopher […]

The Samoa Ministry of Health (The Ministry) and The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ (The Foundation) have signed a new five-year partnership agreement, from 2023 – 2028, with the overall goal of reducing avoidable blindness and vision impairment in Samoa. Both organisations have a long-standing successful relationship spanning nearly two decades and have made significant progress […]

THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2023 _________________________________________________________________ The new High Commissioner of India to Samoa, Her Excellency Ms Neeta Bhushan presented her Letter of Credence to the Head of State, Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, during the Credentials ceremony held at the official residence of the Head of State at Vailele this morning. Her Excellency Ms Neeta […]

The Samoa Ports Authority continues to honor its Annual charity event, in supporting The Little Sisters of the Poor at Mapuifagalele, as witnessed last Friday 15th September 2023. This initiative is evident of the SPA’s commitment to support the community through charity work.  The SPA Management and Staff donated a monetary gift of $5,000 as […]

Apia, SAMOA – Sports has the enduring power to bring people and communities together. The Australian High Commission, together with Digicel Samoa, was pleased to co-host a screening of ‘FREEMAN’, a documentary featuring celebrated First Nations Australian athlete Cathy Freeman.  The event aimed to inspire Samoan athletes ahead of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon […]

O le fa’amai o le mūmū tutupa e le o se fa’amai e fou ma ua tausagā le iai pea o lea fa’amai i totonu o Samoa. O le mūmū tutupa o se faama’i e feaveaia e namu. E aafia le tagata pe afai e ū e se namu, ua aafia i anufe o le […]

16th September 2023: Samoa has a long history of suffering from lymphatic filariasis which is a chronic disease caused by filarial worms living in affected people’s blood and lymphatic vessels. It is spread by mosquitoes. The affected people can progress to develop permanent swelling of limbs, breast and genitals with significant disfiguration. Many people with […]