Apia, Samoa – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded grants worth USD $1.5 million to two organizations working to build the resilience of vulnerable populations in communities in Samoa. These grants will support a wide range of activities at the community level ranging from disaster risk reduction preparedness and response, […]
PRESS RELEASE (8 March 2023)
March 9, 2023
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Weaving Dreams: How WIBDI is reviving the art of fine mats and empowering women, including those with disabilities, to weave their own futures Fine mat weaving is intrinsic to Samoan culture. A measina, or cultural treasure, the art of weaving fine mats was in danger of disappearing due to modernisation, commercialisation and the cash economy. […]
Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) has hosted a series of industry sessions to help enhance Samoa’s tourism products and services. Hosted in Apia and Savai’i over two days, the Industry Talanoa Meet’s were initiated by STA and gathered local tourism industry members to collaborate on issues covering tourism product offerings, marketing and promotion, research and statistics, […]
A joint statement by the UN Resident Coordinators across the Pacific – Jaap van Hierden, Richard Howard, Sanaka Samarasinha, and Simona Marinescu, based in Micronesia, PNG, Fiji, and Samoa respectively. Happy International Women’s Day (IWD) from the United Nations teams across the Pacific! International Women’s Day puts a spotlight on the achievements of women and […]
A signing ceremony was held today (7 March) at the University of the South Pacific – Samoa Campus, to formalize a new Grant Assistance for Japan’s Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP). Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, H.E. Mr. SENTA Keisuke signed over the grant to the recipient’s representatives of the University of […]
The Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) is starting March with the roll out of the Train the Trainer Workshops for the Group’s Psychosocial Team as well as the Facilitators of the Offenders Program. The capacity building sessions are part of the SVSG and the British High Commission’s partnership approach to addressing gender based violence in […]
4 March 2023 Apia, SAMOA – To mark World hearing Day, four audiology booths were unveiled at the Ministry of Health to enhance Samoa’s capacity to diagnose and treat individuals of all ages with hearing impairments. The unveiling of booths was made possible through the Samoa Hearing Program, a partnership between the Ministry of Health, […]
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT)- The National University of Samoa’s Board and Selection Panels’ recommendation to appoint Associate Professor Tuifuisa’a Patila Amosa as their new Vice-Chancellor and President was unanimously approved by Cabinet this week. At the completion of interviews for the four applicants, Tuifuisa’a is described by the panel as the best candidate for the job […]
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT)- Cabinet in its weekly meeting this week, re-appointed Iuli Moefa’auo Salale Moananu as the Chief Executive in charge of the Samoa Sports Facility Authority, (SSFA) for an additional three years. Iuli has been in charge of the Governments’ Authority responsible for the management and administration of all government-owned sports complex, gyms, facilities […]
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