Press Releases

Apia, July 9, 2024 Fourteen (14) Americans arrived in Samoa on Monday, joining a select group of citizens who have come to Samoa to serve as US Peace Corps Volunteers. The Government of Samoa first requested the assistance of the Peace Corps in 1967. Since then, more than 2,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in […]

(CENTRAL BANK OF SAMOA, 5th July 2024)- At its meeting on the 28th of June 2024, the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) Board of Directors approved the continuation of the Central Bank’s monetary policy for FY2024/2025 to bring down the elevated level of excess liquidity in the financial system. In addition, the CBS will also […]

4 July 2024 Apia, SAMOA – Today, the Governments of Samoa and Australia celebrate the groundbreaking for construction of Samoa’s new Legislative Assembly Office. Located in Mulinu’u next to the Maota Fono – the construction of which was also funded by Australia and opened in 2019 – the Legislative Assembly Office will contribute to the […]

Apia, Samoa – Thursday 4th July 2024 As part of its 25th Anniversary Celebration this week, the Samoa Ports Authority, officially opened its Domestic Ports Upgrade Project this morning, at the Salelologa Port in Savaii. The program started with the opening prayer by Rev. Asosili Suesue of the Salelologa Methodist Church, followed by the Keynote […]

She merely heard about the Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) from a good friend. Still, it was enough to get the late Carolyn Rogers to fly 20 hours from Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates to Samoa to volunteer at the School of Hope, for the abused children under SVSG’s shelter care. Carolyn was […]

The Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS), in collaboration with the World Bank and the United Nations (UN), held a workshop on “Official Statistics and Related Legislation in Times of Change” at Taumeasina Island Resort on Tuesday 2nd July 2024. The workshop brought together users and producers of statistics to discuss the importance of official statistics […]

APIA, SAMOA (2 July 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Samoa today signed a grant agreement totaling $100 million to help fund the Alaoa Multipurpose Dam Project. The grant is sourced from ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) that provides grants to ADB’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. It is replenished […]

Apia, Samoa – Monday 1st July 2024 On the theme, “SPA for a greener tomorrow”, the Samoa Ports Authority celebrates its silver jubilee of 25 years of service to the people of Samoa this week. The Authority, reflects on its journey, as a public trading body, mandated to develop and manage Samoa’s main international seaport […]