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Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....
Mike Stoker Exposes the Untold Stories of Trump’s Environmental Policy and the Battle to Protect America's Public Health
EIN Presswire
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February 22, 2025
A revealing look behind the bureaucratic curtain in “Inside Trump’s EPA.” COOKSTOWN, NJ, UNITED STATES, February 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mike Stoker’s “Inside Trump’s EPA” is the first and only insider account of what truly happens within...
PRESS RELEASE – Samoa Airways Responds to False Allegations of Drug Transport in Coffin
Government of Samoa
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February 18, 2025
SAMOA, February 18 - APIA, Samoa – Samoa Airways would like to address the false and damaging allegations made by an individual named Mau Hunt this week regarding the transport of an empty coffin from Pago Pago, which he claims contained illegal...
Welcoming Remarks by the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Lands Hon. Toeolesulusulu Cedric Pose Salesa Schuster at the PACIFIC PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE 16TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD…
Government of Samoa
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September 9, 2024
SAMOA, September 9 - 9 – 14 September 2024, at 9am, Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) at SPREP Director General of SPREP, Permanent Secretary, Directors and CEOs, Senior Government Officials, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,...
Keynote address: Honourable Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Lands Afioga Toeolesulusulu Cedric Posē Salesa Schuster at the Launching of the Fourth State of Environment Report 2023 and National Environment Sector Plan 2023 – 2027
Government of Samoa
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September 12, 2024
SAMOA, September 12 - (Friday 13th September 2024, Taumeasina Island Resort) • Lau Susuga Faifeau Faiaoga, Rev. Dr. Alesana Palaamo • Lau afioga ile Sui Palemia, Afioga i le Saoalii, Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio • Afioga i Minisita o le Kapeneta • Pule...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS by the Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa to Official Open the Peer and Collective Learning (PCL) Talanoa (Forum) for Polynesian Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) 2025.
Government of Samoa
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February 17, 2025
SAMOA, February 17 - 17th February, 2025 @ 9:30AM – Sheraton Hotel, Apia. Rev Maauga Motu, Members of the Diplomatic Corp, Private Sector and Civil Society Organizations, Representatives of Organizations of persons with disabilities from the...
Remarks by the Prime Minister, Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa at the Reception for the commemoration of Australia Day. High Commissioner’s Residence Tiapapata. 13th February 2025.
Government of Samoa
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February 13, 2025
SAMOA, February 13 - Rev Siaosi Salesulu Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II and Masiofo Members of the Council of Deputies Cabinet Ministers Chief Justice and the Judiciary Speaker of the House Leader of the Opposition Members of...
PRESS RELEASE – Samoa Launches Early Childhood Development (ECD) Framework to Secure Resources for Children
Government of Samoa
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February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025 Samoa has officially launched the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Framework 2024-2034. This initiative aims to provide children in Samoa with access to essential resources for growth, learning, and development from early...
LAUGA A LE AFIOGA I LE PALEMIA MO LE TATALA ALOAI’INA O LE FA’ATONUFOLAU MO LE TAPU’EINA O LE OLAGA AMATA O FANAU TAUMEASINA ISLAND RESORT
Government of Samoa
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February 11, 2025
SAMOA, February 11 - (11 FEPUARI 2025, 9.00AM) Susu lau susuga i le Taitai o le sauniga, Susuga Iese Uele Afifio Minisita o le Kapeneta, Sui o Pa’aga mai Fafo Taitai o ekalesia ma afio’aga, Mamalu o le auvala’aulia, Talofa Lava. O lea ua nofo ilo...
Welcoming Remarks, Hon Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa, Pacific Preparatory Meeting of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD Pre-COP16), September, SPREP, Apia Samoa
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 12, 2024
Director General of SPREP Permanent Secretary, Directors and CEOs Senior Government Officials Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen Talofa lava and warm greetings to you all. It is my honour to welcome you to Samoa for the Pacific...
PRESS RELEASE – The National University of Samoa and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries signed an MOU to Enhance Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors
Government of Samoa
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February 19, 2025
Apia, Samoa – Wednesday 19th February 2024 The National University of Samoa (NUS) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective February 2025, to establish a collaborative framework...
OFISA O LE PALEMIA O SAMOA
Government of Samoa
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February 22, 2025
O OLI MA FOLI: [OFISA O LE SOÓUPU]- Ua toe taumafai mai foʻi Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi i se isi ana taumafaiga e gaepu le polokiki e fa’alavelave ai i faiga fa’avae, e ala i lona vala’au o le Afioga i le Palemia Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa ina ia...
Remarks by the Prime Minister, Honourable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa on the occasion of the 185th Waitangi Day Reception hosted by the New Zealand High Commissioner, H.E Si’alei Van Toor
Government of Samoa
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February 7, 2025
SAMOA, February 7 - (Friday, 7 February 2025 at 6.30 – 9.00pm,Taumeasina Island Resort) Reverend Siaosi Salesulu Lau Afioga, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II and Masiofo Members of the Council of Deputies Ministers of Cabinet, Chief Justice...
PRESS RELEASE – Invitation for Public and Stakeholder Comments on the Moneylenders Bill and Microfinance Bill
Government of Samoa
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February 14, 2025
14 February 2025 The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) is seeking the public’s input on two important draft Legislation, the Samoa Moneylenders Bill and the Samoa Microfinance Bill. These two Bills are critical pieces of legislation designed to ensure...
Press Release – Official Opening of Samoa Agribusiness Incubation Centre and Launch of Agro-Innovate Business Competition Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS)
Government of Samoa
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September 5, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 6th September, 2024 – Today marks a significant milestone in Samoa’s agribusiness sector with the official opening of the Samoa Agribusiness Incubation Centre and the launch of the Pacific Agro-Innovate Business Competition. The...
JAI OPETAIA AND TEAM VISITS CAMPUS OF HOPE
Government of Samoa
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February 14, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE February 14, 2025)-Jai Opetaia is a renowned professional boxer with proud Samoan heritage. He is the reigning Cruiserweight World Champion, holding both the Ring Magazine and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles. On Tuesday...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET- 13th February 2025.
Government of Samoa
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February 13, 2025
The Ministry is aware that a fabricated email dated 11 February 2025 is being circulated on Facebook supposedly from the Honourable Prime Minister and addressed to FAST Party Members. The Prime Minister and her Office have no connection to the...
PRESS RELEASE – EU Delegation Assesses Progress of Nofotane Samoa Social Enterprise (NSSE) Project
Government of Samoa
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February 13, 2025
On February 11 2025, the delegation from the European Union (EU) led by Mr. Dirk Homann (the head of finance and contract), along with Mr. Geshneel Verma (the financial officer) and Mr. Gianluca Vannini (the programme manager), had a meeting with...
Pacific Learners Complete Japan Study Tour on Early Warning Systems to Combat Disaster Risks
UN International Training and Research Center
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November 22, 2024
The Pacific learners began their studies on 11 November 2024 in Hiroshima, with a lecture at Hiroshima University on the effect of climate change in the form of tropical cyclones. They visited the Hiroshima City Torrential Rain Disaster Memorial...
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER- 11th February 2025.
Government of Samoa
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February 11, 2025
[GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT]- The Government of Samoa has requested official information from the Solomon Islands Attorney General’s Office on the circumstances surrounding the stop order preventing Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt from departing Honiara....