8 Mar 2024

Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 8 March 2024
La'auli Leuatea Schmidt in Parliament this week. 5 March 2024

La'auli Leuatea Schmidt in Parliament this week. 5 March 2024 Photo: Facebook / Parliament of Samoa

Samoa's Government is proposing a change to electoral rules to allow citizens living abroad to vote - but there are concerns it will mean eligible diaspora will outnumber those living in the country.

Meanwhile, the US Congress could soon sign off agreements for three North Pacific nations which have stalled since October, and led to months-long protests in Micronesia.

And Koroi explains why the latest Pacific Economic Update predicts the region faces a lull in the market.