samoa
August 5, 2020
A repatriation flight to Apia from Auckland on Friday is expected to be the last to arrive for three weeks or more as the Government moves to prevent quarantine facilities from becoming overwhelmed.
August 5, 2020
By the powers of Article 106 of the Const itution, the Head of State, le Ao Mamalu ole Malo, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II after consultation with Cabinet this evening signed into law new amendments to the COVID 19 State of Emergency Orders.
March 12, 2020
Samoa Hotel Association President Tupa’i Saleimoa Vaai says the industry is being adversely affected by the coronavirus travel restrictions and it is important to find short term solutions to ensure the social and economic impact on the people of Samoa is mitigated.
September 4, 2019
The first day of deliberations for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)’s 29th Meeting of Officials commenced this morning at the Tanoa Tusitala Conference Centre in Apia.
July 16, 2019
Agents who attend the Samoa Roadshow trade events around New Zealand later this month will have the opportunity to win some great prizes as well as catch up with about a dozen suppliers from the destination.
July 12, 2019
The opening of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa on the weekend was a showcase of the rich Samoan culture and heritage and heralds the start of two weeks of intensive competition by the best sports people in the region said SPTO Chief Executive, Christopher Cocker.
June 13, 2019
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga will take part in an international rugby double header in Auckland later this year as the Pacific teams fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup in Japan.
May 28, 2019
Samoa's Central Bank's Governor has announced the release next month of a new 10 tala note to mark the upcoming Pacific Games.
May 27, 2019
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and the National University of Samoa (NUS) renewed their ongoing partnership to support Samoa’s priorities in education through meaningful collaboration at a formal signing ceremony in Apia on Friday 24 May 2019.
May 22, 2019
SPTO has released its inaugural Pacific Tourism Forecast for 2019-2024. The forecast has noted a two percent growth of international visitor arrivals into 18 countries in the Pacific in 2018.
