SAMOA COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES 2015 OPENING CEREMONY SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE 5 SEPTEMBER 2015, APIA PARK Lau Susuga i le Taitai o le Sauniga Your Highness the Head of State President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Member of the Council of Deputies Honourable Ministers The Commonwealth Secretary […]
Samoa ready to welcome the world as 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games begins Over 1,000 athletes and officials have arrived in Samoa for the Vth Commonwealth Youth Games which begins with an immersive and uniquely Pacific-style Opening Ceremony tonight, 5th September 2015. The joyous celebration of impactful sporting celebration, personal development and international friendship will feature […]
Commemorative coin marks great Games achievement
September 3, 2015
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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 […]
“Buoyed by David Grevemberg’s favourable feed-back and with 86 days to go, we are now full speed ahead, with greater confidence making the final preparations for this wonderful celebration of Samoa, youth and sport. We are delighted to welcome David Grevemberg to Apia, and to introduce him to the welcome, venues and facilities that will be enjoyed by up to 1000 athletes in barely three months’ time.” – Chief Coordinator of the Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games, Vitolio Lui.
With less than 90 days to go before the Commonwealth Youth Games kick off in Samoa, the Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mr David Grevemberg, will be in Samoa from 9-11 June to meet with Samoa’s Organising Committee and tour the games facilities.
In just 100 days, up to 1000 young Commonwealth athletes aged 14-18, including 159 athletes and team officials from Team Samoa, will compete for 107 Gold Medals in nine sports over five days at the Vth Commonwealth Youth Games hosted in Samoa from 5-11 September 2015.
News from Cabinet, 20 February 2015
February 20, 2015
Cabinet Releases, Latest News
1. Appointment of Samoa’s Consul General in American Samoa.
2. $45,000.00 for the Samoa Weightlifting Federation.
3. Renovation and Extension Works for Malietoa Tanumafili II Hospital.
4. Polynesian Pacific Group meeting.
5. Financial Assistance for Marist Sports Club.
6. Catering Services for Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 .
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