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Apia, SAMOA – Sports has the enduring power to bring people and communities together. The Australian High Commission, together with Digicel Samoa, was pleased to co-host a screening of ‘FREEMAN’, a documentary featuring celebrated First Nations Australian athlete Cathy Freeman.  The event aimed to inspire Samoan athletes ahead of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon […]

16th September 2023: Samoa has a long history of suffering from lymphatic filariasis which is a chronic disease caused by filarial worms living in affected people’s blood and lymphatic vessels. It is spread by mosquitoes. The affected people can progress to develop permanent swelling of limbs, breast and genitals with significant disfiguration. Many people with […]

 Safe and Equal Online Spaces – a Pacific cyber safety symposium Tuesday, 12 September 2023, Suva, Fiji The Honourable Lynda Tabuya, Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection of Fiji Ambassador Stephanie Copus Campbell, Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality The Director-General of the Pacific Community Women Leaders of the Pacific Distinguished representatives of SPC member […]

Friday, 15th September 2023 Honorable Members of the Cabinet Chaplain Richard Lander of the New Zealand Defence Force US Charge’ D’ Affaires Ms Noriko Horiuchi From the US Navy, Commander Michael Winslow, Commanding Officer of the USS JACKSON Captain Joe Dransfield, Deputy Commander Pacific Partnership – From the UK Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished […]

THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 _________________________________________________________________ The new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland to Samoa, Her Excellency Ms Jane Connolly presented her Letter of Credence to the Head of State, Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, during the Credentials ceremony held at the Residence of the Head of State at Vailele this morning. Her Excellency Ms […]