Oceania Samoa Ferry services between the islands resumed after halts due to bad weather that brought strong winds and high waves; many travellers between Upolu and Savaii were stranded for up to two days
Oceania Samoa Samoa Airways has been ordered to shift from the international terminal at Faleolo Airport to the new USD9,12 million regional terminal; the airline reportedly said it was not given any choice and the change will impact its services to and from Pago Pago
Oceania Samoa Samoa started celebrating Christmas 13 days before the day itself; in these 13 days, government ministries and other congregations are invited to sing Christmas carols in their own style which are aired on TV
Oceania Samoa The Asian Development Bank signed a transaction advisory agreement with the Electric Power Corporation of Samoa to support the development of a solar photovoltaic plant and battery energy storage systems in Upolu and Savai'i
Oceania Samoa Samoan families are increasingly choosing to send patients to India or Fiji rather than New Zealand to avoid high medical costs; Samoa launched "Manu" application, a digital medical records system designed to improve patient follow-up
Oceania Samoa The Samoa Conservation Society has enlisted the help of the public to help eradicate the invasive rattan palm; initial work to combat the plant began in 2006 after it was introduced in the 1990s
Oceania Samoa Samoan small-scale family farmers said they felt a sense of pride and happiness that many people arriving for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting could feast on locally grown produce; on the occasion they could present their climate-linked issue
Oceania Samoa Children aged from 4 to 14 from Samoa became the youngest official delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia
Oceania Samoa The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Samoa today and tomorrow with the participation of the leaders of all the 56 countries that form the association
Oceania Samoa Three digital kiosks, strategically placed, will help travellers to Samoa to acquire any kind of local information for their trip, upon initiative of the Samoa Tourism Board
Oceania Samoa 76 electric vehicles to be used for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were presented by the Government of Samoa, in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme
Oceania Samoa Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, questioned the moral compass of those who stood by while an innocent student was beaten for no reason, calling for action to put an end to fights
Oceania Samoa The local journalists' association wrote to the Prime Minister to express its grievances over the restrictions imposed on the fourth sector at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting