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Remarks by the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa, Honourable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa at the Reception to Celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival 2025.- 23 January, Vailima.
Government of Samoa
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January 23, 2025
Lau Afioga, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II ma lau Masiofo Members of the Council of Deputies ma tou Faletua Ministers of Cabinet, The Chief Justice and Members of the Judiciary, Honourable Speaker Leader of the Opposition, Members of...
USP Samoa welcomes biggest students delegation from Monash University
Talamua
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January 22, 2025
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 22 January 2025 – For two weeks, USP Samoa hosted the biggest delegation of staff and students from Monash University, as they immerse themselves in Samoan culture and way of life. The first day of the USP-Monash...
A no confidence vote? What's going on at Samoa's parliament
RNZ
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January 20, 2025
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa on the floor of parliament, 21 January, 2025 Photo: Parliament of Samoa The first day of the first sitting of Samoa's parliament for 2025 has ended with the prime minister saying if a vote of no confidence is...
Samoa Diary: In the End is the Beginning: The Last Day of CHOGM
The Round Table
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October 26, 2024
[Derek McDougall is a member of the Round Table’s International Advisory Board and contributing his Samoa Diary series during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.] (With apologies to T.S. Eliot). Politically the last day...
Samoa PM emerges new chair -in-Office as 27th CHOGM kicks off
TVC News Nigeria
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October 25, 2024
The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is now the chair-in-office of the Commonwealth Heads of Government as the 27th meeting opened on the island of Samoa. She, together with the new Secretary General, will steer the affairs of the...
Diaspora unite to pray for Samoa amid political turmoil
RNZ
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January 19, 2025
Over 300 members of the Samoan community in Aotearoa gathered at the Maota Samoa complex in Mangere to participate in a prayer service Photo: LJ Lolesio A prayer service was held in Auckland over the weekend by various Samoan churches due to the...
Samoa Diary Four – The Opening Ceremony: The Theatre of Politics
The Round Table
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October 25, 2024
[Derek McDougall is a member of the Round Table’s International Advisory Board and contributing his Samoa Diary series during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.] This is the first CHOGM I have attended and hence this...
Service joins in prayer for Samoa amid political tumult
1News
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A prayer service was held in Auckland over the weekend by various Samoan churches due to the political turmoil unfolding in Samoa. The saga started with the removal of La'auli Leuatea Schmidt as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries after criminal...
Disapora unite to pray for Samoa amid political turmoil
RNZ
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January 19, 2025
Over 300 members of the Samoan community in Aotearoa gathered at the Maota Samoa complex in Mangere to participate in a prayer service Photo: LJ Lolesio A prayer service was held in Auckland over the weekend by various Samoan churches due to the...
Samoa’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Leads Delegation to FAO World Food Forum and Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2024
Samoa Global News
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October 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE – The Honourable La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, Samoa’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, lead a high-level delegation to attend the prestigious FAO World Food Forum and Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum, held...
More Sāmoa MPs dismissed
Pacific Media Network
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Sāmoa's Prime Minister, Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, has dismissed three more Cabinet Ministers. Her decision follows the recent termination of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, La'auli Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt, who is facing multiple criminal...
More MPs removed in Samoa political saga
RNZ
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January 14, 2025
Samoa's prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Photo: Samoa Government Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa has confirmed the sacking of three Cabinet Ministers in a press conference. The three are: Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio'o, Minister of...
Trouble brewing in Samoa: Fiame's leadership hangs in the balance
RNZ
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January 17, 2025
Photo: Samoa Government By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Junior S. Ami Analysis - With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa faces a political upheaval threatening a peaceful end to her term....
Four new cabinet ministers for Samoa
Talanei
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January 14, 2025
Four new cabinet ministers were sworn in Wednesday (Samoa time) by the Head of State Tuimalealiifano Sualauvi Vaaletoa II in a swift move to replace the four ministers who were removed by Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa. Associate Minister of...
News24 | Minister in Presidency probed; Proteas U19 Women thrash Samoa: Today's top 7 stories in 7 minutes
News24
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January 20, 2025
- The South African Parliament will reconvene next week to process a host of outstanding legislation, including bills related to state enterprises, interception of communications, and the Reserve Bank. - Key bills to watch include the National...
New Cabinet Ministers in Samoa sworn-in to replace those dismissed
RNZ
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January 15, 2025
Swearing in ceremony for four Cabinet Ministers in Samoa Photo: Samoa Government Four new Cabinet Ministers in Samoa have been sworn into their new roles by the country's Head of State, Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II. Their appointments...
More Cabinet Ministers Removed In Samoa Political Saga
Scoop
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Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific Journalist Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has confirmed the sacking of three Cabinet Ministers in a press conference. The three are: Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio'o, Minister of Women, Community and...
Industry presses PMs to address extreme weather threat
Insurance News
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The Insurance Council of Australia and its peers in the UK, Canada and New Zealand have urged British Commonwealth leaders to tackle worsening extreme weather challenges facing the bloc’s communities. They made the call in a letter to the four...
Pacific news in brief for 16 July
RNZ
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July 16, 2025
Tonga's Health Minister Dr ʻAna ʻAkauʻola said that the system has been fully restored. Photo: 123RF Tonga - attack Tonga's National Health Information System - hacked three weeks ago in a cyber attack - is now back in action. Health Minister Dr...
Samoa: The Switzerland of the Pacific
The Interpreter
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October 16, 2024
There are a select few countries on this earth that stand out as regional leaders for peace. The most famous would have to be Switzerland, renowned and admired for its constitutional Law of Neutrality, which dictates that the country should ensure...