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NUS AND SAMOA SUBMARINE CABLE COMPANY SIGN NDA TO STRENGTHEN UNIVERSITY CONNECTIVITY AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SAMOA, October 7 - [PRESS RELEASE Apia, Samoa Oct 8, 2025] – The National University of Samoa has signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited, marking a significant step toward enhancing the university’s...
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THROUGH BOLD PROJECT, SAMOA WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE, PRESERVE IDENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
SAMOA, October 2 - [PRESS RELEASE 3 October 2025, Apia] – Samoa is taking active steps to build resilience by capitalising on a “new era” where Pacific communities placed at the forefront of climate change impacts can begin to systematically...
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LAUNCH OF THE SAMOA SCHOOL GARDENING INITIATIVE
SAMOA, October 2 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS by the Minister of Education, Aiono Alec Ekeroma [02nd October 2025] Honorable Ministers of Cabinet, Representatives from the UN and FAO Distinguished Guests Teachers, Students, and Community Leaders, Ladies and...
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Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
SAMOA LEGALLY PROTECTS 30% AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGES 100% OF ITS OCEAN SAMOA BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST PACIFIC NATIONS TO LEGALLY PROTECT 30% OF ITS OCEAN, AHEAD OF THE 2025 UN OCEAN CONFERENCE. – [04 June 2025]
SAMOA, June 4 - [PRESS RELEASE] – Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt a legally binding Marine Spatial Plan — a milestone step to fully protect 30% and ensure sustainable management of 100% of its vast ocean...
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Timor-Leste Ratifies SAMOA Agreement
Mon. 30 of June of 2025, 15:04h The National Parliament approved, in a Plenary Session held on June 22, Draft Resolution No. 17/VI/2nd, referring to the ratification of the SAMOA Agreement, with 58 votes in favor, with no abstentions or votes...
Owner: East Timorese Government
JAPAN FUNDS MOBILE CLINIC VEHICLE FOR KIDNEY FOUNDATION & ALEIPATA COLLEGE RENOVATION. 01st October 2025.
Signing Ceremonies Of The Project For The Procurement Of Mobile Clinic Vehicle And Equipment For The National Kidney Foundation Of Samoa And The Project For Renovation Of Aleipata College Under Japan’s Grant Assistance For Grass-Roots Human...
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SAMOA TRAINS 30 ECO-GUARDIANS TO LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN
[PRESS RELEASE 25 April 2025] – Conservation International (CI) and the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) co-hosted a comprehensive Training of Teachers (TOT) workshop at the Elisa Hotel Conference Room in Sogi from the 22 – 25 April. The...
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HANDOVER CEREMONY FOR THE PROJECT, “CHANGING MINDSETS: REMOVAL OF SINGLE USE PLASTICS IN THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA”
SAMOA, June 13 - [JOINT PRESS RELEASE, 13 June 2025] – A handover ceremony was held earlier today (13 June) to mark the completion of installation of 10 water stations in the National University of Samoa (NUS) and provide 1300 reusable water...
Owner: Samoan Government
U.S. COAST GUARD, U.S. EMBASSY APIA, SAMOA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MARITIME BOARDING OFFICER COURSE IN SAMOA.
SAMOA, June 13 - [PRESS RELEASE] – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Embassy conducted a Maritime Boarding Officer Course from June 9 – 20, 2025, designed to strengthen maritime law enforcement operations and U.S. Coast Guard collaboration with...
Owner: Samoan Government
OPENING OF THE NEW ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL BUILDING
SAMOA, October 2 - KEYNOTE Speech by the Minister of Education and Culture, Aiono Alec Ekeroma [Friday 03rd October 2025] Today marks a milestone not just for Rober Louis Stevensons School but for Samoa’s education system. This new primary school...
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SAMOA AIRPORT AUTHORITY CLARIFIES LANDSIDE RANDOM VEHICLE SECURITY SCREENING MEASURES AT FALEOLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
[PRESS RELEASE 07 April 2025] – The Samoa Airport Authority (S.A.A.) wishes to clarify the recent vehicle screening operations conducted at the entry gate of Faleolo International Airport. The SAA’s decision to implement random screening of...
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SAMOA BUREAU OF STATISTICS IS GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT SAMOA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY-MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY (SDHS-MICS) 2025 SINCE LAST SURVEY IN 2019
SAMOA, March 24 - [PRESS RELEASE – 24th March 2025] – The Samoa Bureau of Statistics through its Census, Survey and Demography Division will be hosting an official opening of the Samoa DHS-MICS 2025 main training for enumerators on Monday 24th...
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80TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2025
Samoa’s Participation At The High Level Week Of The Eightieth Session Of The General Assembly Of The United Nations, New York [PRESS RELEASE 22-30 September 2025] – The Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Toelupe Maoiautele Poumulinuku Onesemo led Samoa’s...
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FAO AND THREE MINISTRIES PROMOTE SCHOOL GARDENING AND HEALTHY EATING TO SAMOAN STUDENTS
[PRESS RELEASE Apia, Samoa 2 October 2025] – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Health, has...
Owner: Samoan Government
SAMOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY INC. SPECIAL LAUNCH OF ITS RENEWABLE ENERGY REPORT 2024
(PRESS RELEASE Apia, Samoa 6th March 2025) – The Samoa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), with the assistance of Market Development Facility and Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, soft launched its Renewable Energy...
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SAMOA ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH BELIZE.
[PRESS RELEASE – 27th February 2025.] – The Independent State of Samoa and Belize have formally established diplomatic relations, effective 25 February 2025. The Joint Communiqués were signed at the Permanent Mission of Belize in New York by H.E....
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USP SAMOA CAMPUS AND MNRE FORESTRY DIVISION JOIN FORCES FOR THE 3 MILLION TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGN AT USP POP-UP MARKET
SAMOA, April 24 - [PRESS RELEASE 25 April 2025] – The University of the South Pacific (USP) Samoa Campus, in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Forestry Division, is thrilled to announce a special event...
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CEREMONY FOR THE AUXILIARY WORKS OF THE NINTH-PHASE CHINA AID SAMOA APIA COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS VENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
SAMOA, April 23 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS by the Minister of Sports and Recreation Hon. Laumatiamanu Matthew Ringo Purcell MSR Samoa [Thursday 24 April 2025] Lau Susuga i le Taitai o le Sauniga Your Excellency – Fei Mingxing, Chinese Project managers,...
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