AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHIV Preparedness in Samoa: Samoa’s Ministry of Health is ramping up national HIV preparedness after Fiji declared an HIV emergency, with enhanced surveillance, lab readiness, prevention, treatment pathways and community engagement—while stressing it’s a precaution and not claiming Samoa has the same situation. Regional Mobility for Pacific Workers: Australia’s PALM scheme has confirmed 10 eligible countries for legal work placements, including Samoa, with Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, PNG, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Visa-Free Trial Talk: ACT leader David Seymour says he’d support a one-year visa-free trial for Samoa to NZ, but would cancel it if conditions are abused. Pacific Media Leadership: Papua New Guinea journalist Neville Choi takes over as President of PINA, with Solomon Islands’ Lisa Osifelo elected Vice-President. Electricity Disruptions: Another power pole fire in Samatau caused an outage affecting the Alaoa South Feeder and areas including Vailima and Palisi. Sports—Samoa in the spotlight: Samoa’s Golf High Performance Unit is competing at the inaugural Pacific Cup in Tahiti, and Toa Samoa players were named in a past Auckland knife incident report.
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