Press Releases

Apia, Samoa (Tuesday 21 April 2020) – The Legislative Assembly of Samoa in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, has risen to the challenge by quickly adapting the way it is conducting its business and moving part of its work online with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With the COVID-19 pandemic, many Parliaments […]

In these extraordinary times as the loss of lives from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to rise globally, the necessary measures undertaken to protect human lives and contain the further widespread of this greatest health crisis of our time, will also have a severe impact on the global economy.  According to the International Monetary Fund’s […]

The Office of the Regulator (‘OOTR’) wishes to take this opportunity to acknowledge first and foremost the unwavering love of the Almighty Father for His protection and guidance on us all during these unprecedented times. We are also grateful to our partners, telecom sector, stakeholders, families and friends for their continuous support shown towards the […]

17 April 2020- Apia, Samoa. The Government of Samoa through the Civil Society Support Program II (CSSP II) funded by the European Union (EU) has awarded six Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) grants worth € 800,000 (SAT. 2.4 million) for capacity building and gender equality initiatives or programmes in Samoa. Civil society organizations (CSOs) make a difference […]

Against the backdrop of the extraordinary and unprecedented response to the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic around the world, and in line with Samoa’s current Orders of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency, the New Zealand and Australian High Commissions in Samoa, along with the Samoa RSA, wish to advise the public that the 2020 […]