USP to Serve as Regional Hub for the Newly Launched King’s Commonwealth Fellowships Programme

The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme (KCFP) was launched on 24 October 2024 in the presence of His Majesty, King Charles III in Samoa on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The

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‘Not sitting on our laurels’, says Pacific Ocean Commissioner Manoni

Pacific Ocean Commissioner Filimon Manoni asserts that Pacific Island countries and territories have not been “sitting on our laurels” when stewarding the health and protection of the region's vast ocean and marine

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Opinion: Samoa rolls out a red-carpet welcome fit for a king

‘Leave your suits at home.’ That’s the travel advisory message from Samoa’s prime minister ahead of her tiny Pacific nation hosting one of the world’s most prestigious meeting of world leaders next month, in

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All CHOGM leaders indicate participation: Samoa PM

The leaders of 56 member countries in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have indicated their attendance at October’s conference including three monarchs.  Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa

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Samoa to host next CHOGM forum in 2024

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has ended in Rwanda with Samoa confirmed as the next host of the meeting.  Samoa’s hosting of the 2024 event will be the first time a Pacific member country will

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Foreign ministers discuss health, gender violence in Rwanda

Commonwealth foreign ministers have met in-person for the first time in almost three years in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Saturday. They considered multifaceted issues

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