(MENAFN) Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has officially assumed office as Samoa’s new Prime Minister, marking the start of his five-year leadership term. The inaugural session of Samoa’s newly elected 18th Parliament was held on Tuesday at the...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...
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, June 16 - [PRESS RELEASE] – Samoa’s national women’s cricket team are travelling to Port Moresby to compete in the Inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational. The team will be battling against an Australian Indigenous team and teams...
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, June 5 - Under the leadership of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa [PRESS RELEASE APIA, SAMOA] – A bold and promising new chapter in Samoa’s democratic journey begins this Thursday, 5 June, with the official soft launch of the Samoa...
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...
Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African...
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...
SAMOA, June 13 - [PRESS RELEASE] – Since Monday 9th June and until Friday 13th , more than sixty heads of state and government, including many leaders from the Pacific and Latin America, are meeting in Nice, on the French Riviera, for the 3rd...
A shofar was used during the swearing-in ceremony. A shofar is an ancient musical horn, typically a ram's horn, used for Jewish ritual purposes. (Photo: Junior S. Ami) Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has publicly declared Samoa’s...
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry testing whether Māori born offshore have a right to citizenship has prompted firm positions from Ministers and the Prime Minister, even as officials laid out how an existing law already handles children of...
17 September 2025, Apia Samoa Source: SPPCS. A Cybercrime Investigation Training is underway at the Samoa Police Academy at Tafaigata. Acting Deputy Commissioner Papalii Efo Moalele delivered opening remarks to launch the training on behalf of the...
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Mrs. Pula extend their heartfelt congratulations to the newly sworn-in Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt, following the official ceremony held yesterday at Tuana'imato....
Prime Minister Laʻaulialemalietoa Polataivao Fosi addresses journalists during his first press conference at the Government Building in Apia on Tuesday, just hours after being sworn in as Samoa’s new head of government. (Photo: Junior S. Ami) Just...
Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt was sworn in on Tuesday as Samoa’s new prime minister, alongside 31 successful candidates of his Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST), during a ceremony at the Tuanaimato Multipurpose Gymnasium. The Head of...
Laaulialemalietoa Leauatea Polataivao Fosi has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Samoa. The oath of office was administered by Samoa’s Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II at the Tuana’imato Multipurpose Complex this...
Pauga Talalelei Pauga of the Vaimauga 1 constituency has been appointed Minister for Revenue and Minister for the Audit Office in his first term as a Parliamentarian. Formerly the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR) Laaulialemalietoa’s Cabinet...
