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Government of Samoa and WFP launch analysis to enhance access to healthy diets
Samoa Global News
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November 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASe 21 November 2024, Apia, Samoa. The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) jointly held a workshop today to mark the launch of a Cost of the Diet analysis in Samoa. The...
Kiribati launches PACER Plus partnership to boost agricultural exports
Pacific News Service
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Kiribati is set to benefit from technical support and sustainable economic development opportunities arising from participation in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus). This is after the Government of Kiribati launched...
How has China-Samoa friendship featured on Samoan banknotes?
CGTN
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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is paying an official visit to China from November 20 to 28. Although Samoa may be unfamiliar to some, this South Pacific island nation, which sits near the International Date Line, is an old friend of...
Guangdong Province is the home of many first immigrants to Samoa from China in the early 1900s
Samoa Global News
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November 24, 2024
By Nanai Taofiga Laveitiga Tuiletufuga, Guangdong Province 24th November 2024. Guangdong Province is the home of the majority of first immigrants to Samoa from China in the early 1900s. One among those pioneers was the National University of Samoa...
Former SNPF chair Panoa passes away
Samoa Observer
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Papali’i Panoa Moala, also known as "Spano", a beloved father, grandfather and a notable public figure in Samoa, is believed to have passed away on Wednesday night. He was a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa National...
Australia rallies behind the Pacific in Push for Ambitious Plastics Treaty
Pacific News Service
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Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to working with Pacific island countries to secure a legally binding, meaningful and effective global treaty to end plastic pollution by 2040. Representatives progressed efforts during the Pacific Regional...
Global health experts sound alarm over RFK Jr., citing Samoa outbreak
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Health officials around the world are alarmed over the likely impact of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a longtime vaccine skeptic who was tapped for the health secretary role — on global health. Experts from Samoa have been particularly vocal in sounding...
Coca-Cola announces stunning results of innovative customer reward program: 'We're delighted'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
"That number has more than doubled." by Antonella Gina FleitasJuly 10, 2025 A recycling program in Samoa is showing what's possible when a community comes together for the planet. According to Packaging Europe, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners...
UN Commits to Support Samoa in Combatting People Trafficking
Talamua
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November 22, 2024
By Lise Schmidt/ Apia, Samoa – 21 November 2024 – The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its commitment to assist Samoa in its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). This commitment was articulated by the UN Resident Coordinator Themba Kalua...
The Samoa Diary
The Standard Gambia
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November 27, 2024
- Advertisement - By Saikou Ceesay I have travelled to almost every country in the world. I know, you already concluded that I am lying but bear with me as I wrap a context cloth around this quite bold revelation. We all travel to places before we...
Hawaiian Luau is a Cultural Event at Corso
Atlanta Jewish Times - Georgia
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July 16, 2025
When Tapua Ainu’u arrived at Corso Atlanta as the new life enrichment or activities director earlier this year, he came with a background quite unlike most of the residents of the upscale senior community in West Buckhead. Mr. T, as he’s more...
Australia to cooperate with UK and India on energy storage in new partnerships
Energy Storage News
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November 20, 2024
The partnership, an extension of a similar cooperation agreement signed between the two nations at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting earlier this year in Samoa, is divided into two core pillars. One covers renewable energy...
Australia launches US$48M climate-responsive agriculture partnership with Africa
Food Business Africa Magazine
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November 18, 2024
AFRICA – The Australian government has committed US$48 million over six years to support agricultural research and capacity development programs in Africa, focusing on climate resilience and food security. The initiative, led by the Australian...
Australia and UK sign a new climate and energy partnership
The National Tribune
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November 19, 2024
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water Australia and the UK have signed a new climate and energy partnership at the Conference of the Parties (COP29) United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. This partnership builds on an...
Pacific Tourism Leaders Explore Resilience Strategies at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Samoa
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 6, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) participated in this year’s Commonwealth Business Forum in Apia, Samoa. Regional leaders, industry experts, and stakeholders gathered to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing tourism Micro,...
Haylani Kuruppu Showcases Samoa to the World at Miss Universe after 38 Years of Absence
Samoa Global News
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November 17, 2024
The elegant Haylani Pearl Kuruppu has made her mark at yet another international pageant, showcasing Samoa to the world. Miss Kuruppu represented Samoa with pride, competing at the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico over over the past weeks with...
HMNZS Manawanui: Sāmoa's first responders honoured
Pacific Media Network
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The head of New Zealand's Defence Forces has awarded high-level commendations to first responders to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Sāmoa last month. On 5 October, the vessel hit a reef while conducting a hydrographic survey off...
Australia Pacific Business Councils participate in talks at Samoa CHOGM
PNG Business News
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The Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) 2024, held in Apia, Samoa on 23–24 October as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) and associated meetings, marked a landmark event as the first such forum of Commonwealth countries hosted by a...
Report Unveils Growth Potential for Rooftop Solar in Samoa
Talamua
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November 17, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 18 November 2024 – A recent study has shed light on the promising demand for rooftop solar energy in households and businesses across Samoa. The study was conducted by the Market Development Facility (MDF), funded by the Australian...
NZ Government to open travel corridor with Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu – allowing seasonal workers to skip managed isolation stay
Pacific News Service
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Seasonal workers will be able to travel to New Zealand from Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu without undergoing a two-week stay in managed isolation, the Government has announced. The Government are keen to get this arrangement in place before September,...