Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) had joined the global commemoration celebration of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 with the theme: Embrace Equity. The global campaign seeks to draw attention to the fact that equal opportunities are not enough to achieve true inclusion and belonging. As such, SVSG President Siliniu Lina Chang has made a […]
Environment
Wed 8 March: Heavy Rain Warning and Flood Advisory Issued for Samoa
ISSUED BY Samoa Meteorological Services PUBLIC AND MARINE SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SĀMOA. WEDNESDAY 08th MARCH 2023 | 5:00AM VALID: 🔴HEAVY RAIN WARNING 🟠FLOOD ADVISORY 🟠MARINE ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MARINE WATERS Wet and unsettling weather conditions prevail over Samoa as the convergence zone lies near south of the group in conjunction with the prevailing moist […]
Ta’aviliga Vaivai o Savili i le Vasa Pasefika i Saute
Source: Samoa Meteorological Services, 1:30pm Sat 25 February 2022. Ta’aviliga Vaivai o Savili i le Vasa Pasefika i Saute. Ua fa’anumeraina nei e le Ofisa Va’aitau a Fiti le Ta’aviliga o Savili TD08F (Tropical Disturbance) o lo’o i Sisifo nei o Samoa. O le va’aiga lata mai, e iai le avanoa e ono fa’atupula’ia ai […]
Heavy Rain and Flood Warning for Samoa: 5am Fri 24 Feb Update
PUBLIC AND MARINE SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION NUMBER FIVE (B05) FOR SAMOA. ISSUED BY THE SAMOA METEOROLOGY DIVISION AT 5:00 AM FRIDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2023. VALID: HEAVY RAIN WARNING VALID: FLOOD WARNING VALID: WIND ADVISORY VALID: MARINE ADVISORY Wet and unsettling weather conditions continue to persist as the convergence zone remains within the vicinity of Samoa. […]
Faamatalaga o Uiga Louloua o le Tau: 5am Aso Faraile 24 Fepuari
FA’AMATALAGA O UIGA LOULOUĀ O LE TAU MO LAUFANUA MA ‘OGASAMI O SAMOA. FA’AMAUINA E LE OFISA O LE VA’AI-TAU I LE ITULA E 5:00 I LE VAVEAO NEI ASO FARAILE 24 FEPUARI 2023. FA’AMALOSIA: 🔴LAPATA’IGA O TIMUGA MAMĀFA 🔴LAPATA’IGA O LŌLŌGA 🟠FAUTUAGA O SAVILI MALOLOSI 🟠FAUTUAGA MO ‘OGASAMI O uiga susū ma loulouā o […]
Vini Fou Residents Celebrate the Restoration of their ‘Punaoleola’ Freshwater Pool
Apia, Samoa – Residents of Vini Fou today celebrated the restoration and rehabilitation of their freshwater pool, Punaoleola, which was implemented under the EFKS Vini Fou’s Conserving our Natural Spring and Waterways Project. The project has not only increased people’s awareness of the importance of conserving fresh water resources, but has also improved the quality […]
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Sanitation Program at Sa’anapu
The Crops Division of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) continues its awareness program focusing on eliminating the coconut rhinoceros beetles from our lands. The beetle is known to be native to Southeast Asia. The beetle has devastated our coconut resources and industry as it bores into the crown of coconut trees, damaging growing […]
NZ Cyclone: Power Outages to more than 17,000 Northland Customers
More than 17,000 customers in Northland were left without power on Sunday night with wind gusts of more than 100km/h bringing down trees and branches on to power lines, Civil Defense Northland confirms. Both Northpower and Top Energy NZ in the Far North advised that customers without power are likely to remain without power until […]
Miss American Samoa says there is Plenty We Can Do in our Everyday Lives to Fight Climate Change
Miss American Samoa, Kauhani Mea’alofa Teisia Fuimaono says there are many things we can all do in our everyday lives as a Pacific family, to fight climate change and it is important to educate our people on what they can do to help. In her research of the pre-pageant topic, Ms Fuimaono gave an overview […]
No Tsunami Threat for Samoa; Earthquake Mag 4.8
FELT EARTHQUAKE BULLETIN ISSUED by SAMOA METEOROLOGY An earthquake Magnitude 4.80 on the Richtor scale was felt in Samoa at 2230 hours on Tuesday night 17 January 2023. DEPTH:10.00 km DISTANCE FROM APIA: 189.77 km – South-West There is NO Tsunami Threat for Samoa from this Earthquake (0)
