Govt Secretariat Press Release

  Head of the National Emergency Operations Center Ulu Bismarck Crawley has been reappointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. A cabinet press release confirms the appointment of Ulu for a second term.  “Ulu brings to the Ministry a wealth of 25 years of experience in the environment sector. […]

  The Government of Samoa has issued a press release warning the Executive Leader of the Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) Pastor Willie Papu as well as TV1 Samoa “to expect the Government’s full legal wrath”. Pastor Willie Papu has delivered sermons on the SISDAC facebook page with his version and interpretation of […]

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION NUMBER SEVEN (7) – TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ISSUED BY THE SAMOA METEOROLOGY DIVISION AT 5:00 AM THURSDAY 30th APRIL 2020 … HEAVY RAIN WARNING FOR SAMOA… …FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ALL MAJOR RIVERS AND VULNERABLE AREAS… A trough of low pressure system with associated rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds continues to remain […]

By Nanai Taofiga Laveitiga Tuiletufuga Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Leasiosio Oscar Malielegaoi has said resorting to external debts to bail out the country will be Samoa’s last resort, should prolonged lockdowns due to COVID-19 continue to impose drastic effects on the local economy and residents’ livelihoods, The MOF CEO told […]

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says all specimens awaiting testing for Samoa have been taken to New Zealand, with results expected back early next week. Tuilaepa confirmed that an special ambulance flight had come into Samoa to evacuate a patient which opened the opportunity for Samoa to get specimen to New Zealand for testing. He […]

  Japan has once again stepped up to support Samoa’s development with a ST$1.8 million tala project to procure a range of medical equipment including ambulances for countermeasure against infectious diseases such as Measles and COVID-19. Last month H.E. Mr. Terasawa Genichi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, signed a Grant Contract for […]

Waymaker Assembly of God Church and Samoa Assembly of God have presented gfts to assist Samoa’s preparedness to transmittable disease in the dace of COVID-19. The gifts valued at over US$10,000.00 included 160 cartons of food, a selection of medical supplies and gears, over 70 boxes of toys, over 60 cartons of water, boxes of […]

Samoa’s Public Health Ministry had imposed stricter provisions for the protection of Samoa’s borders from the global coronavirus pandemic, to include actual test results for COVID-19. In an announcement issued last Saturday night, all passengers are to submit a test result clearing them of the coronavirus before they can be cleared to travel into Samoa. […]

Statement by the Hon Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi at the Israeli-Pacific Leaders meeting, Suva Fiji Excellency Reuven Rivlin Fellow leaders of our Blue Pacific family Ladies and Gentlemen. I wish to acknowledge this historical event between Israel and the Pacific because it demonstrates our strengthened role in creating durable and genuine partnerships towards the […]

Cabinet has reappointed Seuseu Dr. Joseph Edward Tauati as the Chief Executive Officer of the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS). SROS was set up 14 years ago to lead scientific researches and develop technologies that sustain and add value to our goods and services for export. Dr. Tauati started tertiary education in Samoa studying […]