SAMOA CANCER SOCIETY; The Samoa State of Emergency (SOE) due to COVID19 did not hinder the efforts of the community Stomal Therapy nurses working with the Counties Manukau District Health (CMDH) Board and Middlemore Hospital in Auckland to come to the rescue for gastric cancer patients who have had an ostomy operation in Samoa with […]
20th MAY 2020; The Government in collaboration with the Government of New Zealand and Air New Zealand will begin repatriation flights out of Auckland for Samoan nationals and residents on Friday 29 May and thereafter on June 12 and 26th as well as July 9th and 23rd. The flight on May 22nd is still operating […]
The Government of Samoa, through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has received assistance, totaling USD$6,360.00, from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office in Samoa, to provide a Year’s Subscription for Fifty- three (53) ZOOM Accounts from a well-known Virtual Meeting Infrastructure provider called ZOOM from 24 April 2020 to 24 April […]
On May 13, 2020, China and Pacific Island Countries held a special meeting on COVID-19 via video link. Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang of China and Foreign Minister Patrick Pruaitch of Papua New Guinea co-chaired the meeting. Present at the meeting from the Pacific Island Countries side are: Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, The […]
(The following is a joint release from the World Health Organization, Australian High Commission and New Zealand High Commission on the arrival of COVID-19 testing equipment in Samoa for your information and discretion.) (8th May 2020); Samoa will be better able to detect and prevent the spread of COVID-19 with the arrival of new laboratory […]
(8 May 2020); The Australian Government has committed WST18.4 million (AUD 10.5 million) in response to the economic and health shocks caused by COVID-19, and it is working in partnership with the Government of Samoa to deliver this support package. Australia and Samoa have supported each other to combat several challenges over recent months, including […]
GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has responded to New Zealand Law Society President Tiana Epati’s “serious concerns” with the constitutional law reforms under review in Samoa.The Prime Minister’s reply is published verbatim. “There is no place for the President of an overseas Law Society to use that organization’s name to try to […]
(PRESS RELEASE); The IMF Executive Board approved the disbursement of US$22.03 million in emergency financing to help Samoa address urgent balance of payments needs created by COVID-19. IMF financing support provides resources to the authorities to maintain macroeconomic stability with the aim of assisting the private sector adversely affected by COVID-19. To address the pandemic, […]
May 1st 2020: The Unit Trust of Samoa is pleased to announce an interim dividend distribution of .04 sene per unit for its Unitholders. This is the first time in the Trust’s history that an interim dividend has been paid out to its Unitholders with UTOS CEO Tevaga Viane Tagiilima stating that “the relatively strong […]
Me 1 2020 ; E fiafia lava le Fa’aputugātupe Teufa’afaigaluega o Mavaega Tausi a Samoa e fa’alauiloa le fa’amatu’uina atu o se tufatufaga o tupe fa’asili fa’avaitaimi e .04 sene i le iunite mo le aufai’iunite. O se taimi muamua lenei ua faia ai lenei tufatufaga fa’avaitaimi i le tala’aga o le Fa’aputugātupe Teufa’afaigaluega o […]
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