Press Releases

PRESS RELEASEMinistry of Education, Sports & Culture, (MESC) MESC’s free and secure Wi-Fi project for Schools (30th September 2020): The newly launched “Free Wi-Fi for schools” Project by Netvo Samoa, FAST and associated partners provides a great prospect for an improved access to the internet and information for learning. However, the absence of appropriate security […]

(30th September 2020): The Office of the Electoral Commission, (OEC) wishes to clarify comments made by a potential candidate that any potential candidate who had rendered a monotaga “from 1997 to 1999” is qualified to contest the General Elections in April 2021. While OEC respects potential candidate’s freedom to express his views and his own […]

A virtual event entitled “The Island Resilience Forum: #SC1.5NCEnotSILENCE” took place on 29 September 2020 (around 5am Samoa time, 30 September) at the margins of the High Level Week of the 75th United Nations General Assembly. It was organized by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in partnership with March for Science, YOUNGO, Island Resilience […]

(US Embassy Apia, Samoa) – U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Jon Yoo today presented completion certificates to participants who successfully completed the Project Management Practice course supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The course is part of the USAID Ready Project’s partnership with the University of the South Pacific/Pacific TAFE to help […]

(27th September 2020); I have been asked several times by the Samoa Observer to explain the meaning of the new painting on the wall of the Cabinet chamber. This is my response. Art is a God given talent. It is a mechanism that carefully blends the colors, creativity and imaginations to create beauty, tell stories, […]

(MFAT); Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa addressed the Global Education Compact meeting on Saturday 26th September at 3.00am. The Hon Prime Minister joined President Sarle –Work Zewde of the Republic of Ethiopia, the UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay CEO Microsoft and a number of different stakeholders and panelists to share with […]

(MFAT); Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa addressed the annual General Debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly on 26 September via pre-recorded video. The General Debate, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, is being held virtually for the first time in the organization’s 75 year history […]

(PSC); The Public Service Commission conducted its Customer Service Training for the Public Sector at the Samoa Shipping Services Conference Room at Savalalo from the 21st – 24th September 2020. The training was held for four (4) half days. This program was designed as a response to the growing need to improve Customer Service across […]

(MFAT); The Government of Samoa in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and other partners co-sponsored a side event at the 75th session of the General Assembly which convened virtually on Wednesday 23rd September 2020 (New York) and around 6am Samoa time. The side event looked at ‘Treaty Body Reform – Lessons […]