A pioneering survey - the Pacific Attitudes Survey Samoa - was released on 9 June in Apia; it measures the views of Samoan citizens on a series of questions relating to democracy, the economy, tradition, trust in institutions, climate change, social media

An addendum to the existing 2012 bilateral agreement was signed with the US to continue and expand operational cooperation in the suppression of transnational illicit maritime activities

Some 26.000 Samoans will be assisted by a project of the US Agency for International Development's Office of Humanitarian Assistance, preparing them to cope more effectively with the shocks of future disasters

The Regulator, Lematua Gisa Purcell, said the current price of the internet is lower than in previous years and network's cost will fall again before the end of the year, in response to growing concerns raised in Parliament about internet's high cost

After six months of planning and recruitment, the Office of the Election Commission is set to open Samoa's online registration portal on May 6, while manual registration will begin in Aprile