PRESS RELEASE
Date: March 15, 2026
FEILOĀ’IGA A LE KAPENETA MA TA’ITA’IFONO MA FA’ATONU FOU O KOMITI FA’ATONU A FA’ALAPOTOPOTOGA A LE MĀLŌ
“Ia lalaga fa’atasi la outou fa’atonu folauina o Komiti Fa’atonu, i le finagalo ma le fa’atōfāla’iga a le Mālō mo le lelei o auaunaga o lo’o fa’atinoina e Fa’alapotopotoga uma a le tatou Mālō, mo le manuia lautele o tatou tagatānu’u” o se vaega lea o le saunoaga fa’alaei’au a le afioga i le Palemia, Susuga i le La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polātaivao Fosi Schmidt i le latou feiloā’iga ma nisi o Ta’ita’ifono ma Fa’atonu ua filifilia e le Kapeneta mo nisi o Fa’alapotopotoga a le Mālō.
O lenei feiloā’iga na tomua ai aso fono masani a le Kapeneta i le taeao o le Aso Lulu, 25 Mati 2026 i Matagialalua.
Ua fa’amamafaina fo’i i le tanoa malele a le Palemia le tāua o le feso’otā’iga i le va o Ta’ita’ifono ma Komiti Fa’atonu ma Minisitā ta’itasi e Fa’auluulu i ai Fa’alapotopotoga, ma o lo’o fa’amoemoe e fa’atautaia ni feiloā’iga fa’aleKuata a le Kapeneta ma Ta’ita’ifono o Komiti Fa’atonu e soa ai le pule i ni matā’upu ogaoga aemaise ia nofoilo saofaiga a Fa’atonu i vaega o lo’o aga’i i ai le atina’eina o le atunu’u.
Saunoa le Palemia, ua fa’ase’e ‘ese mai Minisitā o ni Ta’ita’ifono i nei Komiti Fa’atonu, ae ua lalafo le fa’atuatuaga atoa i Ta’ita’ifono ma Komiti Fa’atonu, latou te fa’atinoina galuega mo lea itu tāua o le Mālō. O lea e mo’omia ai lava le galulue fa’atasi, ma nofo femalamalamaa’i le Mālō ma Komiti Fa’atonu, ma ia ‘aua ne’i i ai se matega auā o le va’a o Samoa e fau fa’atasi.
Sa ia tima’i foi i le Matagaluega o Fa’alapotopotoga Tuma’oti a le Mālō ina ia mautinoa o lo’o mautū alafua e limata’ita’iina ai galuega a Komiti Fa’atonu, i ona so’otaga i taunu’uga o galuega a Fa’alapotopotoga ta’itasi aemaise vaega aoao tetele o le atina’eina o le tamāo’āiga o le atunu’u.
E feagai le Matāgaluega ma le fa’atautaia o a’oa’oga fa’amasani mo Sui Fou o Komiti a’o le’i amatalia o latou tofiga i Fa’alapotopotoga ua tofia ai.
E 35 isi avanoa Fa’atonu o lo’o tau fa’amae’a ai le galuega a le Komiti Tuto’atasi o lo’o latou iloiloina ia avanoa [Independent Selection Committee] ma le fa’amoemoe e fa’amautūina nei tofiga a’o le’i mae’a le masina o Aperila 2026.
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CABINET MEETS WITH NEWLY APPOINTED CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC BODIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Honourable Prime Minister and Ministers of Cabinet held a meeting to officially welcome the newly appointed Directors and Chairpersons to Public Bodies Boards of Directors following their appointments in February this year.
The Prime Minister Honourable La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polāta’ivao Fosi Schmidt emphasized the critical role of these new appointments in advancing the government’s development agenda and achieving respective Public Bodies mandates. He underscored the importance of close collaboration between the Directors and Responsible Ministers and other key stakeholders to ensure successful realization of the government’s strategic initiatives that will drive the country’s future developments.
The removal of Cabinet Ministers from chairing boards places significant trust to the Chairperson and the Board that their decisions are not only in the best interest of the Public Body but should also aligned with the development priorities of the country hence the accountability and transparency of key players in the Public Bodies space is paramount.
The Honourable Prime Minister also encouraged the Chief Executive Officer and the Ministry for Public Enterprises to ensure robust frameworks are in place and enforced for effective performance of Boards and Public Bodies. The Ministry is responsible to provide an Induction program for the newly appointed directors before they commence with their directorship roles.
Following the completion of this round of recruitment and selection, there are 35 director vacancies that is currently under the recruitment and selection process of Independent Selection Committee [I.S.C.]. It is expected that I.S.C. will complete this process in April this year.
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