AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSpecialist healthcare push in Savai‘i: Samoa broke ground on a new private specialist hospital at Salelologa, aiming to cut the need to send patients overseas and reduce the estimated $12M tala annual cost of treatment abroad, with the Government providing land and the operator funding construction plus a 100-room patient support hotel. Hospital land deal scrutiny: Questions remain about Pasifika Specialist Healthcare Samoa after company records showed links between shareholders/directors and people connected to government, including a public social media account identifying the Health Minister’s family ties. Electoral independence debate: In Parliament, MP Fiame Naomi Mata’afa urged the Office of the Electoral Commission to be independent and not influenced by political parties ahead of elections. Renewables investment gap: An Asian Development Bank study says Samoa and other Pacific states have commissioned few new renewable plants over the past decade, pointing to the need for stronger planning, bankable contracts, and risk pricing to attract private investors. Regional health and rights: A week of coverage also highlighted Pacific efforts to strengthen responses to violence against women and girls and broader civil society resistance to anti-rights mobilisation.
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