AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 minutes agoFAST Divisions: Faleata No. 2 MP Leatinuu Wayne Sooialo says he regrets helping form FAST with Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, citing past disputes over board appointments and electricity promises. Parliament: The Electoral Court dismissed a bribery petition against Safata No. 2 MP Tuia Fuatogi Letoa, ordering the petitioner to pay him $2,000. HRPP’s Aliimalemanu Alofa Tu‘uau was appointed an additional MP, bringing women’s representation to the constitutional minimum of six and Parliament’s membership to 52. Public Accountability: The Prime Minister apologised for a 2007 video showing him using a Nazi salute and saying “Heil Hitler,” calling the words and gesture inappropriate. Savai‘i Services: A patient’s emergency transfer to Apia was delayed when no aircraft arrived at Maota Airport; the Prime Minister intervened, and Samoa Airways was asked to investigate. Labour Policy: New mobility rules cap annual placements in Australia and New Zealand at 10,000, require registration through the government programme and restrict eligibility by age and employment status.
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