AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDigital Infrastructure: Samoa’s Last Mile Connectivity Project has brought internet to four primary schools in Savai‘i and to Tuasivi Hospital, the Ministry of Justice and Police, extending access to more than 1,000 students and 30 teachers. Agriculture: The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture urged palolo harvesters to check village and landowner rules and secure any required approvals before gathering the seasonal delicacy. Economic Outlook: The Samoa Bureau of Statistics withdrew its experimental GDP expenditure report for review; its production estimates put the economy’s contraction at 1.6% for the year to June 2026, compared with 8.1% in the withdrawn report. Energy: Greenology Samoa and the Market Development Facility are piloting flexible financing so households, churches and small businesses can install solar without paying the full cost upfront. Labour Mobility: Reforms cap annual worker mobilisation at 10,000, split between Australia’s PALM scheme and New Zealand’s RSE scheme, and require new and replacement-worker requests to go through the government’s LEEP division.
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