Press Releases

The 2022 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM), held on 7 – 10 November 2022 in Apia, Samoa, reached consensus among 14 countries on agreed regional labour mobility priorities for FY2023/24. A range of initiatives were collectively identified, aimed at increasing development benefits for participating countries while addressing identified risks. The 2022 PLMAM Outcomes Document […]

8 December 2022 Apia, Samoa – Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, will arrive in Samoa on the 15th of December 2022 as part of its inaugural deployment to the region. Reliant is spending several months visiting seven Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste during the Pacific high risk weather season to provide maritime […]

At the 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) the Minister of Commerce Industry and Labour, Hon. Leatinu’u Wayne So’oialo was invited to be a part of a high level panel discussing an ‘Integrated Policy Agenda for a Human Centered Recovery that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient’. The High level session reflected on the necessary economic […]

APIA, Samoa – More than 10 Samoan exporters attended the opening of the PACER Plus ePhyto Workshop in Apia today. Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), the three-day workshop is funded by the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Implementation Unit. PACER Plus is a regional development-centered trade and investment […]

The fourth and final cohort of leading SVSG village representatives, trained on how to respond effectively and efficiently to cases of gender based violence (GBV) in the community, have completed for Upolu. After four sets of 2-days training, a total of 160 village leaders, registered as representatives of the Samoa Victim Support Group in village […]

30 November 2022, Apia,  – The Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Conference concluded today with a call by the Pacific SIDS leaders to foster and accelerate innovation to transform agrifood systems. The 3-day high-level conference, was co-hosted by FAO and the Government of Samoa to provide a platform for exchange of locally-grown knowledge […]