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New Cabinet rolls up sleeves, goes to work

    PRESS RELEASE 18 March 2011 Just hours after the swearing-in ceremony at Tiafau this morning, Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi called a meeting of his new Cabinet...

SamoaTel decision pending

“The Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 25th January 2011. The decision to privatize SamoaTel was made years ago. The opening of the tenders where the winning bidder (i.e, Blue Sky) was announced...
Sufiga o le tuaoi: negotiating boundaries – from Beethoven to Tupac, the Pope to the Dalai Lama’
  (Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi, Head of State of Samoa and Chancellor of NUS, Keynote Address, Samoa Conference II, National University of Samoa, Le Papaigalagala Campus, Vaivase, Samoa, 5 July 2011) I have called my address for today, „Sufiga o le tuaoi: Negotiating boundaries – from Beethoven to Tupac, the Pope to the Dalai Lama?. Many...
Performance audit in to EPC, officers suspended
 PRESS RELEASE Cabinet – following its special meeting this afternoon - has directed the Office of the Chief Auditor to carry out an Overall Performance Audit regarding Electric Power Corporation operations. Cabinet advises that to safeguard the independence of the performance audit, top management staff re:Aleni Sofara and Lesaisaea Reupena...



Cabinet News
 Auai Minisita o Faamasinoga i Fono a le Iunivesite o le Pasefika Ua faamaonia e le Kapeneta le auai atu o le Minisita o Faamasinoga ma Mataupu tau Faamasinoga, Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa i fono e lua a Komiti o le Iunivesite o le Pasefika i Saute (USP) e faia i Fiti ma le Atu Kuki. O le fono muamua a le Komiti o Tupe sa faia lea i Suva, Fiti mai le aso 18 – 20 Aperila...
New Cabinet rolls up sleeves, goes to work
    PRESS RELEASE 18 March 2011 Just hours after the swearing-in ceremony at Tiafau this morning,...



Government to bring home Samoan Scholarship Students in Japan.
 PRESS RELEASE 16th March 2011   Following communications between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Samoa’s Embassy in Tokyo, a decision was made this morning by the Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi to take immediate steps to return home Samoan scholarships students studying in Japan.  “Due to increasing concerns and continuing...
HRPP elects Leader, Deputy Leader, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
 PRESS RELEASE 15th March 2011 The Human Right Protection Party (HRPP) during its caucus meeting yesterday (Mon, 14th March) unanimously elected Prime Miniser Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as Party leader and Prime Minister for the 2011 – 2016 parliamentary term. The party also elected Anoama’a West MP Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo as party...



PM responds to NZ Herald article
 In light of an article published by the New Zealand Herald (March 08, 2011) titled ‘Samoan leaders take hit’ and quoting one Dr Steven Ratuva of the University of Auckland claiming the utilization of tsunami funds had an impact on election results. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi was sought for a comment. “It is important...
PRESS RELEASE
 PRESS RELEASE                                                                           24 February 2011   Samoa donates NZ$100,000 to Christchurch earthquake recovery   Prime Minister Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi this afternoon presented a cheque of NZ$100,000...



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SamoaTel decision pending
“The Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 25th January 2011. The decision to privatize SamoaTel was made years ago. The opening...