02 February 2019, Apia samoa. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi raised his concerns about Members of Parliament misusing information being discussed within Parliamentary Committees for ‘politicking’. Tuilaepa’s concern is that this may deter Chief Executive Officers of Government Ministries from presenting complete information to Parliamentarians. Tuilaepa raised this during his weekly programme with the media […]
More Funds for the Tanumalala Prison Project
26 January 2019, Apia Samoa. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi defended the building of the Tanumalala Prison following criticism from Member of Parliament of Salega Sasa’e, Olo Fiti Va’ai during his parliamentary address on the supplementary budget. In Parliamemt Olo Fiti Vaai told the Minister of Finance, Sili Epa Tuioti that the only mistake presented […]
Nothing is Impossible – PM Addresses Convention on Climate Change
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here in Poland for the third time in our 24-year journey under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Our quest for solutions to address the most pressing and existential issue of our lifetime – Climate Change – has never been more urgent. The […]
PM on Climate Finance: Some Remain Vague, Disinterested and Uncommitted
“Conference of Parties [COP24] of the UNFCCC, 10 December 2018, Katowice, POLAND Mr. Moderator, Distinguished Panelists The Paris Agreement was lauded as a remarkable feat of shared responsibility. It entered into force in record time because it was to our collective benefit to do so. Implementing the Paris Agreement reduces the risk of costly climate disasters […]
Climate Finance Important to ACP Group
Representative of the EU Presidency Honourable Ministers Heads of International and Regional Organisations Ladies and Gentlemen It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this ACP/EU Ministerial working lunch ably supported by our partner – The European Union. For ACP Member States, the adverse impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly evident and […]