AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMeth crackdown in Faleula: A village campaign on Saturday used signs, music and a highway slowdown to warn families and youth about meth, with leaders stressing it’s a village responsibility and calling for a drug-free future. Coral reef funding boost: Resilient Reefs Pasifika’s Samoa Reef Resilience Hub has announced 16 first-round grant recipients, backing 14 community groups plus the Samoa Voyaging Society and National University of Samoa to protect and restore coral and coastal ecosystems. Community fisheries plans: Fifteen villages launched Village Fisheries Management Plans under the Kiwa RESTORE Project, receiving monitoring equipment to support sustainable fisheries, food security and climate resilience. Drug raid at Tafaigata: Police confirmed arrests after a raid at Tafaigata on Friday night, with sources saying up to six suspects were taken in and narcotics were believed seized. Court hears election-related money claim: A witness told the Electoral Court she recorded Lautimuia after he asked voters to turn off phones, describing a $500 gift as potentially meant to entice voters. Boxing leadership appointment: Samoa’s Tavu’i Lemisio named Competition Manager for boxing at the Tahiti 2027 Pacific Games. Sports ties and talent: Six Manu Samoa Sevens players are set for India’s Rugby Premier League starting 16 June. UN disability rights win: Pacific leaders praised Samoa’s Faatino Utumapu’s election to the UN CRPD committee.
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