Press Releases

(GOVERNMENT PRESS SECRETARIAT): Cabinet has approved the appointment of susuga Tafesilafa’i Ipiniu Filipo as the new General Manager for the Samoa Shipping Services, (S.S.S.). Tafesilafa’i was strongly recommended by the panel to lead the SSS for the next three years, from 5 candidates that were interviewed for the position. Since 2019, he served as S.S.S. […]

(GOVERNMENT PRESS SECRETARIAT): Cabinet appointed Lemalu Selesitina Meni – Reti as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF). Lemalu was strongly recommended from five candidates that were interviewed by the panel, to lead the SNPF for another three years. She took over from Pauli Prince Suhren who was CEO for […]

Apia, SAMOA – His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency Mrs. Linda Hurley, were pleased to meet the team at the Samoa Family Health Association (SFHA) as well as tour the soon-to-be launched diagnostic pathology lab based at SFHA. The Governor-General and Mrs. Hurley had the privilege of engaging […]

Fisheries Division – Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries held a two-day national stakeholder consultations for more than sixty coastal village communities’ representatives and tilapia farmers on Tuesday 20 June and line ministries and non-government organizations today Wednesday 21June 2023 in Upolu. The consultation was to introduce and present the Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture management plans […]

Monday 19th June, 2023 Lava Hotel, Sogi. A total of 200 (100 Samoan & 100 English) braille-translated Disaster Risk Management booklets for the benefit of People’s with Disabilities in particular the blind or visually impaired community; were officially launched on Monday 19th June, 2023. The launching event was witnessed and attended by a number of […]

Monday 19th June 2023. H.E. Mr. Gareth Keith Hoar, the new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Samoa arrived in Apia on Saturday 10th June 2023.  He presented his Letter of Credence to the Head of State, Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II at the Credentials Ceremony that took place this morning at the Official […]

(Aso Lua, 16 Me 2023 – Maota o Tooa, Sogi) Fa’asainiina o Maliega tau tupe o le Miliona O le asõ, na fa’atautaia ai le sainigalima a le Malo o Samoa e tauala atu i le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Afioaga ma Agafesootai ma Fono Faavae a Itumalo ua lautogia mo le […]