AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoParliament: FAST MP Tuia Fuatogi Letoa keeps his Safata No. 2 seat after the Electoral Court dismissed bribery allegations and ordered the petitioner to pay $2,000. HRPP’s Aliimalemanu Alofa Tu‘uau was appointed Samoa’s sixth woman MP under the constitutional quota, bringing Parliament to 52 members. Government Accountability: Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt apologised over a resurfaced 2007 video showing him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi salute, calling the actions inappropriate and reaffirming his rejection of extremism. Public Services: A patient’s emergency transfer from Savai‘i was delayed when no aircraft arrived as expected; the Prime Minister intervened, and the patient was later flown to Upolu. He has called on Samoa Airways to investigate. Labour Policy: New mobility rules cap annual placements in New Zealand and Australia at 10,000 and require candidates to register through their constituencies. Economy: Samoa recorded a merchandise trade deficit of $132.4 million in August as imports far exceeded exports and re-exports.
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