Press Releases

The donation of variety supplies by the Samoa Police Women’s Advisory Network to the children survivors of violence, marks the International Women’s Day celebration on Wednesday this week, for the Ministry of Police and the Samoa Victim Support Group. The President of the S.P.W.A.N, Detective Inspector Aldora Mamaia spoke on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner […]

13 March 2023 Apia, Samoa –The Samoa Chamber of Commerce has appointed its new Chief Executive Officer who takes over previous CEO Lemauga Hobart Vaai, who resigned to move overseas in late January 2023. Lita Lui has been appointed as the new SCCI CEO and was officially introduced to Chamber members at its March members […]

The Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR) welcomed the delegation from American Samoa Customs this week.  The visit, which was facilitated through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, stemmed from the Atoa Samoa discussions held in October 2022.  This was aimed at improving customs relations between the two countries and promoting open dialogue in […]

Apia, Samoa – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded grants worth USD $1.5 million to two organizations working to build the resilience of vulnerable populations in communities in Samoa. These grants will support a wide range of activities at the community level ranging from disaster risk reduction preparedness and response, […]

Weaving Dreams: How WIBDI is reviving the art of fine mats and empowering women, including those with disabilities, to weave their own futures Fine mat weaving is intrinsic to Samoan culture.  A measina, or cultural treasure, the art of weaving fine mats was in danger of disappearing due to modernisation, commercialisation and the cash economy. […]

Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) has hosted a series of industry sessions to help enhance Samoa’s tourism products and services.  Hosted in Apia and Savai’i over two days, the Industry Talanoa Meet’s were initiated by STA and gathered local tourism industry members to collaborate on issues covering tourism product offerings, marketing and promotion, research and statistics, […]

A joint statement by the UN Resident Coordinators across the Pacific – Jaap van Hierden, Richard Howard, Sanaka Samarasinha, and Simona Marinescu, based in Micronesia, PNG, Fiji, and Samoa respectively. Happy International Women’s Day (IWD) from the United Nations teams across the Pacific! International Women’s Day puts a spotlight on the achievements of women and […]

A signing ceremony was held today (7 March) at the University of the South Pacific – Samoa Campus, to formalize a new Grant Assistance for Japan’s Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP). Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, H.E. Mr. SENTA Keisuke signed over the grant to the recipient’s representatives of the University of […]

The Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) is starting March with the roll out of the Train the Trainer Workshops for the Group’s Psychosocial Team as well as the Facilitators of the Offenders Program. The capacity building sessions are part of the SVSG and the British High Commission’s partnership approach to addressing gender based violence in […]