AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMedia Freedom: Samoa’s media restrictions remain under international scrutiny. Lauofo says foreign governments are aware of the bans, while UN reviewers and donors are urging the government to address declining media freedom. World Cup: Fetu Samoa meet the Kiwi Ferns in the women’s semi-final, while Toa Samoa face defending champions Australia on Sunday for a place in the men’s final. Education: Tertiary students face exam and results restrictions because promised government tuition payments remain unpaid, despite Samoa’s education pledges at the UN. Climate and Commonwealth: As Samoa handed the Commonwealth chairmanship to Antigua and Barbuda, it called for climate finance that does not deepen vulnerable nations’ debt. Public Safety: Police are investigating three deaths reported this week, including the drowning of a 44-year-old man, the death of a seven-year-old girl after a reported fall, and the discovery of an unidentified body in the Fuluasou River.
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