The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly has confirmed that the Parliamentary Committee tasked to hear and consider public views on the three controversial Bills now before Parliament, will begin its work next week. The Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020, the Lands and Titles Bill 2020 and the Judicature Bill 2020, have passed their first and […]
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Samoa’s Legislative Assembly to Conduct Virtual Parliamentary Committee Meetings
Apia, Samoa (Tuesday 21 April 2020) – The Legislative Assembly of Samoa has adopted a new way of working online, using information and communication technology (ICT) to conduct its business. Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff are now able to continue the crucial work of conducting virtual parliamentary committee meetings with equipment funded by Japan […]
Australia Funds Samoa’s New Legislative Assembly Office Building
The Australian government have resumed planning to complete Samoa’s new Legislative Assembly Office building. The building of the LA offices is the second phase of the Samoa Parliament Complex Redevelopment Project under which Samoa’s Parliament House was built. The Australian High Commission team, with the Clerk and Parliament team, today participated in a virtual meeting to […]
Budget Address by Samoa Minister of Finance on COVID-19 Stimulus Package
BUDGET ADDRESS ON THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ESTIMATES 2019/20 Mr. Speaker and Honourable Memebers of Parliament, On behalf of the Government, I would like to table the Second Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2019/20 for the consideration of the House. Mr. Speaker, First and foremost, we give thanks to our Heavenly Father for his […]
Quotes Received for Prison’s $300k tala Budgeted Standby Generator
01 April 2020, Apia Samoa. Three companies have submitted tenders to supply a standby generator for the Tanumalala Prison, for which a provision of $300k tala was proposed in government’s first supplementary budget for 2019/2020 presented to Parliament in December 2019. This week the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Finance Leasiosio Oscar Malielegaoi […]
MP Calls for Increase to the Quota of Women in Samoa’s Parliament
Member of Parliament for Gagaifomauga No3 Faaulusau Losa Duffy Stowers has called for an increase in the quota for women in parliament from 10% to 15% or 5 to 8 in numbers. Speaking during recent parliamentary debates on constitutional amendments, Faaulusau argued that Parliament were being asked to increase the number of cabinet ministers […]
Alu ifo i luga faleoloa Saina ae alu i lalo faleoloa Samoa
“E le’o toe põ fo’i malaē i lenei vaitaimi, ua alu a’e i luga faleoloa Saina, ae alu ifo i lalo faleoloa o Samoa.., Aisea le mafuaaga?” O manatu faaalia ia o le sui o Vaisigano Numera 3 ia Faaulusau Rosa Duffy Stowers i alumalelaga o le Palemene i lenei vaiaso. O se faafitauli o […]
“O loo lava faiaoga pe a fua i le aofai o tamaiti aoga i Samoa”
O loo lava faiaoga pe afai e fua i le aofai o tamaiti aoga i Samoa, ae o le faalatonu o loo tulai mai, o le tofu o le nuu ma le aoga, ua lē lava ai le faasoa a le Matagaluega. O le mau lea a le Afioga o Aoga Taaloga ma Aganuu ia […]
Aliimalemanu Calls for the Establishment of a Quality Parenting Program
The Member of Parliament for Alataua i Sisifo, Aliimalemanu Alofa Tu’uau has called for the establishment of a national program that teaches health, nutrition and hygiene for early childhood care of children and babies. Also Chair of the Parliamentary Finance Committee and former Chief Financial Officer with SPREP, Aliimalemanu suggested the initiative could be named […]
E Tatau ona fai se Komiti Suesue o le Misela
Samoa Parliament. O loo tumau pea le finau a le sui o Salega i Sasa’e ia Olo Fiti Vaai, e tatau ona faia se komisi suesue i le mataupu ua toatele ai e maliliu i le misela. “Ua tatou nonofo ai ma le le mautonu ma tuufesili poo le a ea le sa’o o le […]
