It is great that work has started on the formulation of the first-ever climate change policy for Samoa’s agriculture and fisheries sector. Just last week the country played host to the 31st SPREP Meeting Environment Ministers – where the region’s leading scientists and Environment Ministers expre.
It has been a big week for Samoa’s tourism sector with hundreds of visitors in town for the week-long Teuila Festival, no doubt, pumping in thousands of tala into the local economy. Last month the International Va'a Federation (IVF) World Distance Championship hosted by Samoa, based on estimates .
Advertising targetting the European market takes a large chunk of Samoa Tourism Authority's marketing budget but the destination has the least number of visitors to the country. The details of the marketing budget of the S.T.A. and the regions that it focused on were highlighted in the authority'.
Samoa's population cannot be accurately determined due to gaps in the data collection process which include the non-registration of a large number of people with disabilities.The Registrar General of Births, Death and Marriages, Fiu Faaolatane Ponifasio Vasa revealed the gaps in their data collec.
Samoa's economic recovery continues to be boosted by increasing visitor arrivals and receipts as well as remittances in the 12 months to June 2023.Data released by the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) on Monday this week through its Report on the Macro-Economy for the Financial Year 2022/2023 (Twelve .