by Jasmine Koria The Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa has issued the Official Warrant of Elections, following the completion of vote counting for all fifty-one electoral constituencies after the country’s snap elections which ran from August 28 to the 29. The Fa’atuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi Party (famously abbreviated …
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SIDS 2014: "Tackling social development concerns among youths"
August 29Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shoc …
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Read moreby Jasmine Koria On the 27th of May 2025, the government of the Independent State of Samoa announced to a stunned public that it had, for the first time in at least four decades, failed to pass a national budget for the new financial year. This comes after months of tense exchanges on the floor …
by Jasmine Koria Photo credit: Samoan National Delegate Mrs. Tupe Feata Roberts This year’s Commonwealth Youth Forum in Apia, Samoa had a uniquely Pasifika atmosphere. From its Moana and environment-themed joint opening ceremony with the People’s and Women’s Forums, to the youth choral rendition of the Commonwealth Music Relay’s “Symphony”, Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) 2024 …
The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
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The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
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Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. Fale Lesa, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New …
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Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. Social development concerns came under the spotlight during the …
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