APIA: THURSDAY 04 APRIL 2013: High level Representatives from 14 Pacific ACP countries are meeting in Apia, Samoa, today and tomorrow with European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs. The discussions centre around EU bilateral development cooperation with the respective island countries in the framework of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) covering the period 2014-2020. [...]

APIA: MONDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2013: Five villages in Samoa will be better equipped to fight the impacts of climate change, with the help of the United States Government. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Coastal Community Adaptation Project (C-CAP), has partnered with experts at the University of the South Pacific to [...]

By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2013: Samoa is on the alert for storm surge winds which is expected to reach the speed of 55 to 70 miles an hour early Monday morning. The alert was emphasized during a press conference this afternoon and the first special weather bulletin was released warning the country [...]

By Lagi Keresoma FRIDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2013: Several families living around the low land areas at of Leone, Vaisigano and Apia will not leave their homes despite warning of flooding as more rains are expected. This is not because they are against the warning but they are wary of people stealing their properties. Two of [...]

By Unumoe Esera APIA: WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013: The Government schools resumed on Monday this week, but there is much repair work to be done to school buildings affected by Cyclone Evan last month. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, Matafeo Falanaipupu Tanielu Aiafi says the cost to rebuild [...]