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
Oceania Samoa The Kirikiti Samoa championship kicked off as part of the Teuila festival celebrations at the Methodist Compound in Faleula
Oceania Samoa The ‘Tour of Samoa’ cycling race successfully concluded among Samoan cyclists who shared their enthusiasm for the initiative
Oceania Samoa A proposal was made to set up a Drug Control Council, with the task of monitoring drugs entering national borders, with particular attention to ingredients used in the production of illicit drugs
Oceania Samoa There are differing opinions among speakers of the Sāmoan language on the use of certain diacritical marks and glottal stops that indicate specific pronunciations; the debate occurs in New Zealand
Oceania Samoa In an effort to strengthen emergency medical capabilities throughout Samoa, the Emergency Life Support course recently concluded a series of intensive training sessions in both Savaii and Upolu
Oceania Samoa As Samoa struggles with the recent declaration of a dengue epidemic, local authorities and international agencies are taking proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the disease
Oceania Samoa Thousands of Methodist believers, both local and foreign, gathered in the Mulivai-o-Aele church in Faleula to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Annual Methodist Church Conference
Oceania Samoa The Government of Samoa granted Samoan dollars 500.000 (€170,000) to the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympics Committee to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games
Oceania Samoa A body to investigate corrupt practices within the government will soon be established, as the first national anti-corruption policy and strategy was officially launched in Apia
Oceania Samoa The National Bank of Samoa is developing a series of new banking products to benefit women entrepreneurs and improve remittances in Samoa, with support from the IFC and the New Zealand government