Press Releases

(4th June 2020); The Ministry of Customs and Revenue (‘MCR’) wishes to inform the general public that the Olioli Wine manufactured and distributed by Skyline Co Ltd is confirmed to be classified as a wine under Customs international standards given the fermentation method been used to produce the wine from rice. It is categorized and […]

GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Samoa will celebrate its 58th Independence Anniversary on Monday 1st June, 2020 online with the official opening and closing ceremonies pre-recorded and distributed to media outlets for broadcast and dissemination. The opening ceremonies, per request from the Independence Coordinating Committee will be aired on television and online simultaneously by our media partners […]

29th August 2019 – Samoa took another step towards fulfilling its commitments under Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action, with the signing today of an agreement on a new project named the Third National Communication (3NC) and First Biennial Update Report (BUR).The project focuses on climate change and aims to assist Samoa in the preparation […]

In accordance with section 2 of the Public Holidays Act 2008, the public, government agencies, and the private sector are hereby advised that Monday, 1st June 2020 is to be treated as a Public Holiday in commemoration of our 58th year of Independence. Shops selling goods may open during public holidays in accordance with the […]

E tusa ai ma aiaiga o le Fuaiupu e 2 o le Tulafono o Aso Malolo mo Tagata Uma 2008, e fa’ailoa atu ai e fa’apea, o le a fa’amamaluina le Aso Gafua, 1 Iuni 2020 e avea ma Aso Malolo mo tagata uma mo le fa’amanatuina o le Tuto’atasi o le Malo o Samoa. […]

21st MAY 2020,  Apia, Samoa – The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional US$9.9 million to help Pacific Island countries respond to COVID-19, bringing the total USAID assistance for the region to nearly US$12.2 million. USAID has also provided Papua New Guinea with US$3.5 million for […]