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Coronavirus Battle in China

February 3, 2020 Latest News, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A report on the Coronavirus Battle in China was drafted by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies(SIIS). Founded in 1960, SIIS is a government-affiliated high-caliber think tank dedicated to informing government decision-making by conducting policy-oriented studies in world politics, economics, foreign policy, and international security. Click on the link below to view the full report

Alaoa Flood Control Multi-Purpose Dam touted

July 5, 2018 Latest News, Press Releases

(PRESS SECRETARIAT); Under the government’s microscope is the Alaoa Flood Control Multi-Purpose Dam, a brainchild by the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) which will minimise the flooding vulnerability to the Vaimauga District from Alaoa all the way down to the coastal area. In its Inception Report tabled before the Cabinet Development Committee, (CDC) EPC highlighted the […]

Students sought for higher nursing qualifications in Samoa

July 5, 2018 Latest News

(RNZI) A new postgraduate programme in Samoa to address the shortage of higher qualified nursing graduates is now open to suitable applicants. The course is a collaboration between Samoa’s School of Nursing and Wellington’s Victoria University. Victoria’s Dean of the Faculty of Health Professor Gregor Coster says students in Samoa can now pursue higher qualifications […]

Israel to share her wealth with Samoa

June 30, 2018 Latest News, Press Releases

(PRESS SECRETARIAT); Two of Israeli’s finest will be in Samoa next October to share their wealth of experience and intelligence in water and agricultural technology. The experts from the Israeli’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, tagged by the Israeli Government as MASHAV will partner with the USP Alafua Campus to facilitate a two week course […]

Shave, Save or Dye it campaign collects $88,000 so far

June 29, 2018 Latest News, Press Releases

(PRESS SECRETARIAT); Government remains firm on its resolve to support the Samoa Cancer Society’s mission to provide every possible treatment available for local cancer patients. The commitment from government was cemented Thursday evening by Acting Prime Minister Lautafi Selafi Purcell in his address to officially launch the “Bluesky Shave, Save or Dye It” Fundraising drive […]

Ava Standard Launched

May 25, 2018 Latest News, Press Releases

Ava plays a significant role in ceremonies and social way of life or fa’asamoa. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor officially launched Samoa’s first ever “Ava Standards” this week on Friday the 25th of May 2018. The aim of the Ava Standard is to ensure that Samoan Ava is produced and stored accordingly to […]

Chinese hand over medical equipment for Samoa

February 6, 2017 Latest News

  The Huizhou Municipal People’s Hospital of Guangdong of the People’s Republic of China through China’s Ambassador in Samoa, HE Wang Xuefeng presented medical equipment for Samoa this morning. The ceremony was held at the Samoa Pharmaceutical Warehouse at Motootua, where the Minister of Health, Afioga Tuitama Dr Leao Talalelei Tuitama received the donation on […]