Some government workers given time off to help prepare for royal visit and Commonwealth leaders’ meeting as excitement on the island builds
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Samoa this week as the Pacific country hosts the Commonwealth heads of government meeting .King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Samoa this week as the Pacific country hosts the Commonwealth heads of government meeting .
Siumu village representative, Tofaeono Kitiona Tofaeono, says they plan to bestow a paramount chief title of Toa’iga o Tumua to the king, and hopes he will accept it. The title, the traditional name for the meeting ground for Siumu’s high chiefs, holds great importance to the village.It will be the first visit by Charles to the Pacific country of about 230,000, where he will attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting .
Inside Samoa, the country is sometimes light-heartedly referred to as the ‘Land of Kings’ as many believe they are descendants of traditional royal families on the small island. Many people have been involved in preparations for the royal visit and the leaders’ meeting – and some government workers have been given time off to help.
In the two months ahead of Chogm, Samoa’s police carried out a gun amnesty aimed at ensuring the safety of visiting leaders. Forty firearms and about 300 unlawful ammunitions were handed in, in exchange for a 100 tala food voucher and an assurance of no prosecution.
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