Press Releases

The path to eradicating domestic violence in Samoa. (11 November, 2023) Apia Samoa- Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS) has officially launched its Domestic and Family Violence Strategy co-existing with its Family Violence Policy and Procedure which was launched in April. The launch of the strategy is significant towards enhancing Samoa Police’s efforts in […]

After an intense week of learning, 52 more students received their well-deserved certificates from the Guardians environmental educational campaign on Friday 10 November 2023. These additional students are now part of over 1000 others who have completed the program since its inception in 2018. The campaign was hosted as part of Samoa’s Environment Week with […]

08 October 2023 The Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. (Nanai) Sovala Agaiava as the new Deputy Head of Secretariat following an intensive selection process across the region. Mr. Agaiava resumed employment on Wednesday, 1st November 2023 at the PIDC headquarters located at the Development Bank of Samoa […]

Apia, 8 November 2023 – The Samoa Competition and Consumer Commission (SCCC) is delighted to announce its participation as a founding member of the Pacific Island Network of Competition, Consumer and Economic Regulators (PINCCER). This newly formed forum brings together regulatory bodies from across the Pacific Region with the shared goal of promoting well-functioning markets […]

Malo le sausaunoa i lau Susuga ile Tausi Matagaluega. O lea ua tautupu le so’ai, ae mapu i Fagalia’ina le Fa’amoana ale Ali’i Fa’asautele, auā le vi’iga ole Atua, e pei ole tofa lia’ina e le Ta’ita’i ole Sauniga, lau susuga i le Tausi Matagaluega, Livigisitone Peseta Paese. Malo fa’afetai. Ae ua fa’afualalafo se leo […]

(PRESS RELEASE)- The Samoa Agreement – a testament to the enduring Partnership Arrangement between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). On 15 November 2023 the European Union (EU) and its Member States, and the 79 Member States of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) […]

Apia, Samoa – As the Samoa Victim Support Group’s Torch of Peace makes its way around Samoa this week, and as we head into the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence at the end of the month, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is privileged to support both events through the Spotlight Initiative. This […]

6th – 10th November 2023 The National Environment Week will be commemorated from the 6th – 10th November 2023, on the theme “Louder Actions to Build Back our Environment and Climate Resilience”. The event celebrates the importance of our natural resources and environment, highlighting our efforts to date and innovative ways to enhance the protection […]