Press Releases

Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was presented this week with a hafted stone adze known in Samoan as a to’i fafau. The implement, gifted to Her Excellency by Galumalemana Steve Percival of the Tiapapata Art Centre, was once the main tool used by tufuga before the arrival of steel tools. With ingeniously made stone […]

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and Blue Orca New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to initiate their partnership in collecting and exporting of electronic waste out of Samoa. The MOU sets forth the terms and understanding between the Parties with regard to the implementation of the “Environmental Takeback Programme” […]

1 Aug 2024: Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) and Samoa Recycling and Waste Management Association (SRWMA) are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Pacific Recyclers Meeting, set to take place at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji, from the 1st to the 2nd of August 2024. This groundbreaking initiative aims to foster discussions toward forming a […]

Apia, Samoa – August 1, 2024 – The Government of Samoa announced a strategic partnership with the Bank South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group as the Anchor Partner for the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) 2024, set to be hosted in Apia, Samoa from 23 – 24th October 2024. This collaboration represents a significant step towards advancing […]

Training for the Improvement of the Coral Reefs in Salē Saipipi and Asaga, Savaii “A leai se amu i gataifale, ua leai foi se i’a ma se figota e tua iai o tatou tagata.” “If there are no corals in the reefs, there are no fish or shellfish for our people to rely on.” O […]

His Excellency Ambassador Fei Mingxing likens the Campus of Hope shelter facility to a home. The observation by the Chinese Ambassador was made this week during His Excellency’s first visit to the refuge for abused and vulnerable women and children, operated and managed by the Samoa Victim Support Group. The visit was an opportunity for […]

The University of the South Pacific (USP) Samoa Campus, Pure Pacific Water (PPW) and the British High Commission held a handover ceremony on Tuesday to officially launched a collaboration to provide free, cold, and filtered drinking water to students and faculty in an initiative to reduce single use plastics on campus and in the local […]

As part of ACIAR the project “Responding to emerging pest and disease threats to horticulture in the Pacific islands” (HORT 2016 185), Workshops are being held in Samoa and Tonga to discuss strategies to control the most destructive citrus pest and a recent introduction into the South Pacific Islands, the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). The […]

PRESS RELEASE- It is with extreme sadness that the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) announces the passing of boxing coach Mr Lionel Elika Fatupaito. Elika passed away this morning, local Paris time, in the Games Village. “Lionel was one of Samoa’s top boxing coaches and a great believer in the Olympic […]