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Commemorative coin marks great Games achievement

September 3, 2015 Latest News

A newly minted collectible coin has been released to celebrate the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The coin, issued by the Central Bank of Samoa, is a nickel-plated steel 50 sene piece, stamped with the Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 logo. Central Bank Governor Maiava Atalina Ainu’u-Enari said the coin would make a great keepsake […]

News from Cabinet, 1 September 2015

September 1, 2015 Cabinet Releases, Latest News

        CABINET RELEASE (English and Samoan) 1.  Speaker of the House attends World Conference Cabinet has approved the trip by the Honourable Speaker of the House of Parliament, Laauli Leuatea Polataivao for the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, being held in New York from 30 August to 2 September 2015. […]

Apia signs sister-city agreement with Shenzhen

August 31, 2015 Latest News

Shenzhen, a major city in southern China has established sister-city relations with Apia. A delegation lead by Mr Zhu Tingfeng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal government, met with the Prime Minister, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Malielegaoi today signed sister-city agreement between the two cities. “This agreement we are signing has been in the works since last […]

Government receives Million Tala dividend from EPC

August 29, 2015 Latest News

Earlier this month, Government received a $1 million tala dividend payout from the Electric Power Corporation. Minister of EPC, Manualesagalala Enokati Posala presented the cheque to Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and spoke briefly of the EPC’s commitment, as a state owned enterprise, to contributing to the Government’s development agenda with dividend payouts. The Prime […]

Samoa seeks health sector support from India

August 22, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

The Prime Minister last night delivered Samoa’s statement to the Second Forum on India-Pacific Cooperation (FIPIC), hosted by the Government of India in the city of Jaipur. HEALTH SECTOR Prime Minister Tuilaepa outlined his hopes for possible health sector support, particularly with respect to post-graduate training opportunities for Samoa’s doctors in India’s vast network of […]

Prime Minister’s remarks at Second Summit of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation

August 21, 2015 Prime Minister's Speeches

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Remarks for the Formal Plenary Session of the Second Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation Friday 21 August 2015. Jaipur, INDIA   Your Excellency, Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and distinguished members of the Government of India, Honourable Pacific Leaders. I would like to express my delegation’s deep […]

Progress in PACER Plus negotiations

August 6, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

The fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs), Australia and New Zealand are meeting in Apia, Samoa this week to advance the negotiations of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus.  Significant progress has already been registered on the first day of the negotiations with agreements reached on labour mobility, development assistance and investment. All […]

CBS approves easing of monetary policy stance

August 6, 2015 Latest News, Press Releases

MONETARY POLICY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2016 Wednesday, 5 August 2015:  At its Board Meeting on 31 July 2015, the Central Bank Board of Directors approved the continuation of its easing of monetary policy stance for the financial year 2015/16. In making its decision, the Board took into account the current sluggish growth […]

UPDATE: Dengue Fever Outbreak in Samoa

July 31, 2015 Latest News

Samoa has confirmed a Dengue Fever serotype 3 outbreak since early July 2015. The total of Dengue-like illnesses (DLI) is recorded at 121.  So far, most cases are from the North West part of Upolu. The age groups that have been most affected are under 25 years of age with a current attack rate of […]