Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has called Samoa’s SAT$4 million citizenship-by-investment threshold “too expensive” and said Cabinet is preparing to amend the law.His comments bring renewed attention to a 2024 warning by the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS), under Governor Maiava Ata...
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By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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29 August 2026, 7:30PM
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt’s claim that Samoa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is planned to reach $5 billion…
Businesses in Samoa say they are preparing to absorb the country’s latest minimum wage increase, but some warn that rising fuel,…
Exactly one year ago, Samoa went to the polls in a snap general election that brought a change in Government.Samoa Observer…
Rising global oil prices are putting pressure on local households and businesses by increasing fuel, transport, and electricity…
The Prime Minister got what he wanted.When La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt came into office, one of his biggest objections was…
There is something deeply disappointing about the Prime Minister and Cabinet standing in the way of a Samoan being recognised…
