Press Releases

GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Telei’ai Dr Lalotoa Mulitalo Seumanutafa has been reappointed by Cabinet to the position of Executive Director of the Samoa Law Reform Commission (SLRC) this week. This would be her second term in Office. A lawyer by profession, Telei’ai holds a PhD in Law, Master of Laws, LLB and LLM. She had also […]

Launching of the Faleasiu-uta Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd Pack-house, funded by the Government of Australia in Partnership with the Government of Samoa through the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) 25th June 2020, APIA– The Faleasiu-uta Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd launched the successful completion of its packhouse initiative earlier today, which was made possible with funding […]

FAASALALAUGA FAAPITOA FAALAUA’ITELE MAI LE OFISA O LE LOIA SILI A LE MALO O SAMOA; TUTOATASI O LE OFISA O LE LOIA SILI I MATAUPU TAU SOLITULAFONO – LAAULIOLEMALIETOA LEAUATEA SCHMIDT & ISI (19 Iuni 2020); I le ava e tatau ai, ua faia ai lenei faasalauga e tali atu ai i faamatalaga ma saunoaga […]

(Friday, 19 June 2020); Samoan students can look forward to improved educational outcomes with the signing of a joint funding agreement between the Governments of Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. The Government of Australia is contributing AUD13 million and the Government of New Zealand is contributing NZD11 million to the next phase of the Education […]

(19th June 2020); This press statement is made in response to comments on TV Stations News Items, and newspaper articles published by Media Outlets. The Parliament of Samoa recognizes the importance of fair and factual reporting of Parliamentary proceedings. However, the House Rules set forth by Hon Speaker facilitates media access and reporting of parliamentary […]

This press statement is made in response to comments made by Hon. Laauliolemalietoa Leauatea Schmidt (‘Laauli’) on the Manuo Program on TV3 (“Manuo program”) broadcasted on Thursday, 11 June 2020. His statements and references concern a criminal case in which he is the defendant. Laauli’s comments impact on two important aspects of the powers, duties, […]