Press Releases

Press Release: Embassy of Japan 29 October 2020: The Government of Japan and Safotulafai Primary School celebrated the handover of renovated school buildings earlier today (29 October) at the school’s compound in Savaii. The project was largely funded through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP), with a grant worth up to US […]

GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Cabinet has appointed Agafili Tomaimano Shem Leo as the Interim Chairman of the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), until a new CEO has been appointed for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The NEOC leads the government coordination and responses to disasters. Beginning from September last year, the NEOC has been […]

PRESS RELEASE: Samoa Airport Authority 27th OCTOBER 2020; The Samoa Airport Authority wishes to advise that temporary cost cutting measures have been implemented effective 26thOctober 2020. It has been determined that a 50% reduction to staff working hours (80hrs –40hrs) is the most viable option to ensuring it remains afloat during these unprecedented times and […]

(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT); Cabinet has approved a schedule of repatriation flights for returning citizens from Europe, Hawaii, the United States etc. The schedule flights are tentatively planned starting from October 30th 2020 until 11th December 2020 with details contained in amendments to the COVID 19 Emergency Order signed into law by the Ao Mamalu o […]

PRESS RELEASE: October 2020 Live It Nation, Inc. has launched its 1st Annual Poetry Contest for Secondary School students in Samoa. The Poetry Contest was announced on Live It Nation’s social media platform by a youth ambassador of the organization detailing the contest rules and regulations on September 23rd. The contest runs until December 3rd. […]

Around ten of Samoa’s best seed-stage start-ups will participate in a bootcamp and compete to represent the country at the regional Seedstars Competition with the chance to access the final stage in Switzerland and win up to USD 500,000 in equity investments and other prizes. Apia, Samoa, 1 October 2020 – Seedstars World, the largest […]