AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSTEM & Skills Push: UNESCO’s new STEM institute is urging countries to expand inclusive, accessible science and tech education as a way to tackle climate, health, energy and digital challenges. Press Freedom Spotlight: Samoa’s media group JAWS kicked off World Press Freedom Day with UNESCO’s Pacific representative warning that press freedom has fallen globally and that Samoa’s ranking now sits at 59, with debate over bans, criminal libel and political pressure. Courtroom Delay in Falealili 1: Samoa’s Falealili 1 contempt case was adjourned again because counsel is unavailable, with the hearing now shifted to next week as 53 defendants face contempt after missing last year’s electoral petition witness summons. Rugby Governance Warning: Former Manu Samoa player Daniel Leo says rugby in Samoa could collapse within five years unless Lakapi Samoa reforms move fast and leadership is allowed to change. Regional Security & Drugs: Fiji police officers face charges after a probe into alleged collusion with drug traffickers, while AFP says 17 tonnes of illicit drugs have been seized in the Pacific so far in 2026.
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