AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBG Wealth Backlash: Samoa’s Finance Minister Mulipola Anarosa ‘Ale-Molio’o says the government has not endorsed BG Wealth in any form and has granted no approvals for it to operate as a licensed financial service provider, after ministers were pictured with people promoting the alleged scheme—while the Central Bank’s warning remains in force. Women’s Ministry Transition: Staff at the Ministry of Women and Social Development met for a change-management session as the country prepares to shift into the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs and set up a District Development Authority with a $102M annual budget. Pacific Crime Alarm: New Zealand Customs warns Pacific islands are increasingly used as storage and transit hubs for organised drug trafficking, as Fiji and AFP push a Pacific Transnational Crime Summit amid reports of 17 tonnes of illicit drugs seized since January. Sport—Samoa on the move: Dragons have signed Samoa scrum-half Ere Enari from the Hurricanes, while Samoa’s presence also shows up in the week’s wider rugby and court stories. Heat and Learning: Research highlights heat stress in Pacific classrooms, with Samoa schools lacking cooling systems.
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