Press Releases

The following is a Letter to the Editor by the Government’s Chief Statistician Aliimuamua Malaefono.Tauā-Ta’aloga Fa’asalaina to correct the misinformation contained in the front page article by Samoa Observer, headlined ‘ Nearly Half of Households’ water contaminated: study.” It was published on Monday 17th August 2020 and written by Reporter Soli Wilson. 18th August 2020To […]

ADB – MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 July 2020); The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $20 million grant to help the Government of Samoa respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The grant will help fund measures to upgrade Samoa’s health sector and support the government’s economic stimulus program. “As Samoa works to keep the […]

(MATAGALUEGA O TUPE); E pei ona fa’alauiloaina ile Fono Aoao a le Palemene ile masina o Me 2020, ua tu’uina atu nei le fesoasoani a le Malo i lalo o le Vaega II o lana Polokalame e Tali Atu ai i Aafiaga o le Koviti19 mo fa’alapotopotoga i totonu o le atunu’u o lo’o fa’atinoina […]

(MINISTRY OF FINANCE); As announced in Parliament in May 2020, the Government of Samoa extends its financial assistance as part of the Phase II of its COVID-19 Stimulus Package to select non-profit organizations within the country who work towards providing support services to citizens deemed as most vulnerable. The Government of Samoa understands that these […]