APIA: 31 Mar 2009 – Prime Minister of Samoa Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi has told the Samoa business community that the economy is already stimulated by efforts of the Government. “The Government has already invested heavily in stimulating the economy in the past years,” Tuilaepa said. The Prime Minister was speaking at the opening [...]

APIA (10 Feb 2009) – The fear that the recession will soon hit the pockets of Samoans depending on remittances from relatives overseas may just be unfounded, as the dole, or non-workers benefit may just be enough to cover the sums sent for families in Samoa. Samoan financers witnessed with ease, the increase of the [...]

APIA: 16 March 2009.  Samoa is ranked 64th in the 2009 Doing Business Survey by the World Bank. The survey which analyzes several aspects of doing business in 181 countries, ranked Samoa below Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji in the world ratings. Business procedures such as employing workers, obtaining a license are all analyzed by the [...]

APIA: 26 Feb 2008: Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has questioned what Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama meant by being “un-Pacific” in recent comments which the Commodore also said Samoas Prime Ministers strong criticisms were ‘unprofessional’. In a statement released today, Tuilaepa questioned what the Commodore meant by “un-Pacific” particularly in view of the fact that [...]

Samoa will host the Oceania Judo World Cup tournament 14-15 November 2009 in Apia. This is the first time the event will be held outside Australia and will likely attract more than 40 nations from around the world.  The decision made by the Oceania Judo Union was endorsed by the International Judo Federation at the [...]