AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDigital Connectivity: Pacific leaders at UNGA81 backed affordable, cyber-secure digital access, with Samoa’s Deputy PM Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molio’o attending talks on safer digital spaces and protecting Pacific sovereignty and Indigenous knowledge. Public Service Leadership: Fourteen CEOs from Samoa’s ministries and state-owned organisations were sworn in for three-year terms, with the PM urging responsiveness—answer calls, reply to emails, and stay accessible. Environment & Energy for Communities: Samoa CARES awarded 62 community groups $3.12m for coral and mangrove work, solar lighting to cut diesel reliance, and farm projects like hydroponics and poultry. Health & Infrastructure: Samoa and Japan broke ground on major upgrades for the National University of Samoa’s Faculty of Health Science, while a new private specialist hospital is set for Salelologa, Savai‘i. Shipping & Trade Links: MV Fotu o Samoa III arrived after a 40-day voyage from Malaysia, boosting SSC capacity to move passengers, vehicles and cargo across the region. Media & Child Safety: The Ombudsman urged Samoa media to protect children’s privacy in reporting tragic deaths. Fisheries: Pacific delegations pressed fisheries priorities at COFI37 in Rome, calling for stronger support for Pacific-led tuna management.
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