AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoCybercrime Push: Legal experts from across the Blue Pacific met in Nadi, Fiji, to finalise a regional handbook to strengthen cybercrime laws and defenses, with Samoa among the delegations. Health Crisis: Samoa’s main hospital is rationing key medicines, including metformin, amlodipine and children’s paracetamol, after a shortfall in an urgent Fiji air-freight shipment and a reported backlog of unpaid supplier bills. Development Plan: Samoa launched its new five-year Pathway for the Development of Samoa (FY2026/27–FY2030/31), calling for government, communities and the private sector to deliver “highly resilient” growth and better governance. Fuel Calm: The Ministry of Finance says there is no fuel shortage and reserves remain comfortable, after public concern over an amber alert. Mental Health Milestone: A new Samoa psychotherapy clinic opened, described as a first in the Pacific, offering Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy. Sports & Culture: Tepatasi won back-to-back Marist International 7s titles; and Samoa marked Independence with a 21km Independence Day relay drawing 12 teams.
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