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Opening address by the Hon Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mataafa at the Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10).
On the 1st September 2022, JICA officially announced the recipients of this year’s JICA Scholarship Awards. The recipients of the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Leaders Program” Jun Ho Gregory…
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern arrived in Samoa on the 01st August 2022 with a delegation of close to 30 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship. …
The following is the revised travel advice from the Ministry of Health for all travelers entering Samoa as of 01 August 2022.
Ambassador Faalavaau Perina Jacqueline Sila-Tualaulelei paid a courtesy call on Honourable MIYAKE Shingo, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs at his office at MOFA on 13 April 2022.
29th March 2022, Tokyo, Japan – The Honorary Consulate of the Independent State of Samoa in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan was officially opened on Monday, 28 March 2022 at the headquarters…
The Embassy of the Independent State of Samoa in collaboration with the Pacific Island Centre (PIC) in Japan hosted the 2021 Samoa Online Seminar. The aim of the event was…
JICA held a Media Conference on Friday, 17 September 2021 to officially announced the successful Recipients of the 2021 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Leader Program. They are: 1. Ms.…
Unreal experience Ah Tong explains TOKYO (24 JULY) – No competitive regional and international game time and COVID19 travel restriction have been attributed to lack of performance by Pacific athletes…
Team Samoa to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, comprising eight athletes and several officials have arrived safely at the Games Village in the Harumi Waterfront district of Tokyo, ready to…
Japan to Provide approximately 100 thousand Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines to Samoa The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan MOTEGI Toshimitsu announced on 13 July 2021 that the Government of…
The Pacific Island Ambassadors met with members of the Japan-PIC Friendship League on the 22nd April 2021 at the Diet Building in Tokyo. The meeting was to discuss and exchange…
23 March 2021 JOINT PRESS RELEASE EXCHANGE OF NOTES – Procurement of Negative Pressure Isolation Container Units The Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant assistance to the…
Cabinet approved in its meeting on Wednesday 6th January 2021, amendments to the State of Emergency for COVID 19 authorizing the repatriation flights for our citizens overseas, and also amendments…
The Pacific Island Countries Ambassadors Group (PICAG) meeting chaired by H.E Fa’alavaau Perina Jacqueline Sila-Tualaulelei held its fourth meeting of 2020 on the 18th December 2020. The PICAG meet once…
H.E. Faalavaau Perina Jacqueline Sila-Tualaulelei attended an Evening Tea event hosted by the Governor of Tokyo, Koike Yuriko on 11th December 2020 for all female Ambassadors in Japan. The Ambassador…
29 October 2020: The Government of Japan through it’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP) funded the renovation of Safotulafai Primary School buildings that house eight classrooms, a…
Chairs’ Summary of the PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting for PALM9, 20 October 2020Overview The PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting (MIM) for PALM9 was held virtually on 20 October 2020 in order…
16 OCT 2020: Cabinet has approved a schedule of repatriation flights for returning citizens from Europe, Hawaii, the United States etc. The schedule flights are tentatively planned starting from October…
30 September 2020 Japanese student graduates and officials boarded a flight from Tokyo on the evening of the 30th September 2020 bound for Sydney, Australia where they will join the…
In 2021, Japan will host the ninth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM9) in Mie Prefecture’s Shima City, where leaders of Pacific island countries will gather to exchange candid views on issues…
Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa
2 September 2020 the new amendments to the State of Emergency Orders for COVID-19. The orders with the amendments are published below in it’s entirety for public’s information. This Order…
The new Vaisigano Bridge 2020 The Authority would like to thank all who participated in the opening of the new Vaisigano bridge. Let’s have a look back at how it…
In consultation with Cabinet, the Head of State le ao Mamalu ole Malo Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II pursuant to Article 106 of the Constitution signed into the law on 5th…
The project for the construction of Vaisigano Bridge has been officially completed and opened to the public on Tuesday 11th August 2020. This project was constructed with the assistance of…
16 July 2020, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade Conditions of international travel under SOE (16th JULY 2020); The public is advised that Samoa’s borders are still under lockdown and…
This travel advisory and information sheet is to inform you prior to your arrival into Samoa. All passengers entering Samoa from New Zealand will be quarantined for 14 days at…
AMENDED STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS FOR CORONAVIRUS: (COVID-19) 03rd June 2020 GOV. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Pursuant to Article 106 of the Constitution, new amendments to the State of Emergency Orders was…
Press Release: Ministry Foreign Affairs & Trade 20th MAY 2020; The Government in collaboration with the Government of New Zealand and Air New Zealand will begin repatriation flights out of…
AMENDED STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 30th April 2020 GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; The State of Emergency Order has been extended by another four weeks not including new amendments…
State Of Emergency for Samoa extended GOVT PRESS SECRETARIAT: The State of Emergency will be extended for another four weeks. In signing the extension into law this evening His Highness…
AMENDED STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 30th March 2020 GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; “Cabinet is empowered to make Regulations, Rules or Orders for the implementation of the public sector…
21st March 2020 UPDATED TRAVEL ADVISE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-2019) Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 spilling into the Pacific and the Declaration as a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11th March…
UPDATED TRAVEL ADVISORY NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-2019) ⚠️⚠️⚠️IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL COME INTO EFFECT – SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2020, AT 8AM⚠️⚠️⚠️ ⚠️NOTED CHANGES: The number of…
~Alternative method of conducting the event due to the Coronavirus crisis~ With the current novel coronavirus-related extraordinary circumstances and in line with the Japanese Government’s announcement of its Coronavirus Basic…
サモア独立国大使館のジャスティン・リマ参事官と大使館スタッフが2月27日（木曜日）、東京都調布市の第三小学校を訪問しました。参事官は3時限目に全校生徒向けにサモアの紹介を行ないました。また4時限目には5年生生徒と文化交流が行われ、生徒達が「シヴァタウ」を披露したほか、日本の防災対策に関するグループ発表がされ、サモアに有益となり得る提案が出ました。また給食ではサモアの食文化にインスパイアされた特別な給食が生徒や先生方に提供されました。参事官は5年生生徒と共に給食を食べることができました。 Counsellor Justin Lima of the Embassy of the Independent State of Samoa and embassy staff visited Daisan Elementary School in Chofu City, Tokyo on February 27th (Thursday). The Counsellor…
更新 – 新型コロナウイルス（COVID-2019）に関する健康旅行勧告即時発効 4 MARCH 2020; ALL TRAVELLERS ENTERING SAMOA MUST NOTE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: A Special Health Declaration Card is required to be filled out by all travelling passengers…
2020五輪の開催に伴い東京都庁が推奨している「世界ともだちプロジェクト」の一環としてサモア独立国大使館のジャスティン・リマ参事官と大使館スタッフが2月17日（月曜日）に調布市立緑ヶ丘小学校を訪問しました。４時限目に緑ヶ丘小学校の５年生と交流をした他、昼休み時間にはサモアの食文化に基づいた特別な給食が全校生徒と先生方に提供されました。 調布市には昨年秋、アジアで初めて開催されたラグビーワールドカップ2019の開幕戦が行われた東京スタジアムがあります。 As part of the Global friendship project promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in light of the upcoming 2020 Olympics, Counsellor Justin Lima from the Embassy of the…
HE Faalavaau Perina Jacqueline Sila Tualaulelei, Ambassador of The Independent State of Samoa attended the opening ceremony of “The World Orchid Show 2020” held from Feb 14th through the 21st.…
Dear Friends, The Samoa Embassy participated in last year’s Asia Pacific Ladies Friendship Society fundraising activities which included an annual bazaar and golf tournament. All proceeds were shared amongst Asia-Pacific…