CABINET APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT) – Cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday, 29th March 2023 approved the appointment of Mr Kolone Tikeri as the Secretary to the Public Service Commission. Nine candidates interviewed for this position. Mr. Tikeri graduated with a Master’s Degree […]
Cabinet Appoints CEO for Ministry of Customs and Revenue
CABINET APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE MINISTRY OF CUSTOMS AND REVENUE (GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT) – Cabinet at its meeting this week, Wednesday, 29th March 2023 approved the recommendation to appoint Afioga Fonoti Talaitupu Li’a – Taefu as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR). Fonoti has been appointed for […]
Chancellor Tours all USP Campuses in Laucala, Fiji
The University of the South Pacific (USP) Laucala Campus welcomed its Chancellor, the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga i le Ao o le Malo, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, for a tour of the institute yesterday. The USP Chancellor, accompanied by Samoa’s High Commissioner to Fiji, His Excellency Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia, […]
Engineering Student Resumes Masters in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering under Japan MEXT Scholarship
The Government of Japan through its Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scholarship has once again granted the opportunity to a Samoan student to further his studies at a prominent University in Japan from 2023-2025. Earlier this week the Embassy of Japan in Apia organised a brief pre-departure orientation for Lynham Mariner, […]
Statement By Samoa Prime Minister for Plenary of the Second Democracy Forum
Mr Chair President Yoon Suk Yeol Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I thank you for the opportunity to provide a short statement at this Second Democracy Forum on how democracy delivers economic growth and shared prosperity in our country. I will begin by underscoring the fact that economic development is one of the prerequisites for democracy […]
Keynote Address By Pulotu Lyndon Chu Ling CEO of the MCIL
National workshops on Workplan for Child Labour Alliance 8.7 Path Finder Country 29 March 2023. Reverend Ma’auga, Secretary General of the National Council of Churches, ILO Director of the Pacific Island Countries, Mr. Matin Karimli Esteemed representatives from our UN partners, Constituents of the Samoa National Tripartite Forum and the Child Labour Taskforce, Ladies and Gentlemen, […]
Cabinet Approves New Board Appointments for State Owned Enterprises
At the conclusion of the advertisements of Directors Vacancies for Public Bodies, Cabinet has approved the appointment of 55 new Directors to the Boards of Public Bodies. The decision was made at Cabinet’s meeting held on the 1st March 2023. The new directors and the Public Body Board to which they have been appointed are: […]
Faaleaogaina e le Faamasinoga Moliaga o le Fasioti Tagata Paivalea
Faaleaogaina le faamasinoga moliaga o le fasioti tagata paivalea Ua solofua ma faaleaogaina e le Faamasinoga Maualuga moliaga o le fasioti tagata paivalea sa molia ai se tamā mai le afioaga o Lalomalava i se faalavelave na tula’i mai i le fitu tausaga talu ai. O Steve Afiafi na molia i le tausaga 2016 […]
Felt Earthquake in Samoa: Mag 5, No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake of magnitude 5 on the Richter scale was felt in Samoa at 7:26am on Thursday 30th March 2023. The Samoa Meteorological Services records the earthquake as being 10km in depth, at a distance of 182.04 km South West of Samoa. “There is NO TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake.” According to the US Geological […]
