(PRESS RELEASE- 31st January 2025) – A son of Savaii has earned a highly competitive scholarship and is looking forward to furthering his studies overseas. Mr Alesana Alesana Ulusele, from the village of Faga, won a highly sought-after Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship following the successful conclusion of his Foundation year at the National University of […]
The Ministry of Customs and Revenue, in its ongoing efforts to protect the nation’s borders, hassuccessfully intercepted another illicit drug shipment. During the week of celebrating InternationalCustoms Day 2025, a suspicious package arriving through the Samoa Post was flagged for furtherinspection. Upon thorough examination, the package was found to contain 214 grams of marijuana.This seizure […]
29 January 2025 The Government of Samoa is pleased to acknowledge the generous support of 6,000 doses of Boostrix vaccines from New Zealand. This timely contribution comes as Samoa addresses a Pertussis (Whooping Cough) outbreak, providing crucial support to safeguard public health and protect vulnerable populations. Boostrix is an adult vaccine that protects against Tetanus, […]
(PRESS RELEASE-Ministry of Customs and Revenue}- The Ministry of Customs & Revenue has made a seizure this evening of about 10kgs of crystal meth. All we can render at this time is that the substance has been confirmed with the use of NIK test kits and further tests will be conducted. The seizure was made […]
(28 January 2025 Apia) To start afresh for 2025 and empower community women, SVSG conducted Life-Skill training for Ma’agiagi women of all ages. This initiative focused on building their capacities with basic skills that can facilitate economic development within families and communities. The NSSE project which aims at Nofotane women and their husbands envisions a […]
In an extraordinary display of goodwill and international friendship, representatives from the village of Vaiala in the Vaimauga district, Samoa, will travel to Nauru on January 29,2025, to attend the country’s Independence Day celebrations on January 31, 2025.The trip marks the strengthening of the sister city relationship or So’o , between Vaiala and Nauru, which […]
The Ministry of Customs & Revenue commenced its week long commemoration of the International Customs Day with a thanksgiving service on Monday, 27th January 2025. The International Customs Day (ICD) is an annual event that was initiated by the World Customs Organization in the year 1983, to recognize the important role that Customs play in […]
It has come to my attention that some of the companies are selling electronic equipment illegally in Samoa. Such equipment includes mobile phones, walkie talkie, laptop, drone, etc. All equipment that emits and receive frequency signals have to be type approved as per Type Approval Rules 2018 in order to legalize its use in Samoa. […]
[PRESS RELEASE]- The Government of the Independent State of Samoa and the Government of the People’s Republic of China has reaffirmed its joint commitment and partnership to strengthen relations and cooperation between both countries and to facilitate exchange of visits between citizens of both countries including promotion of people to people linkages and sub-national cooperation. […]
Apia, SAMOA –22nd January 2025. Samoa’s pathology services are being strengthened by the efforts of Dr Seventeen Toumoua and Dr Mareta Tautogi, who are working together to provide essential diagnostic services and build local expertise for the years ahead. Dr Toumoua, a pathologist from Tonga, is helping to address immediate needs in pathology while mentoring […]
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