Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt’s claim that Samoa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is planned to reach $5 billion by the end of the year is not supported by the latest figures released by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS).Laaulialemalietoa told parliament on Thursday that Samoa...
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By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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27 June 2026, 10:20PM
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