Samoa's first female PM finally able to take office taipeitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from taipeitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Wellington lawyer, who practised in Samoa for more than 30 years, has backed the legitimacy of the incoming Government as the country's constitutional crisis drags on.
"The lawbreaking caretaker and his weak and complicit officials have undermined the dignity of this land and all of its people on Monday," Fiame Naomi Mata'afa said.
Political and General News Events from March 15 nationalpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
- This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events - TUESDAY, MARCH 9 ACCRA – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the nation in his first State of the Nation speech after re-election – 1300 GMT. BRUSSELS – The EU’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell debates the political situation in Georgia with European lawmakers – 1530 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the National Integration Summit at the Chancellery in Berlin – 1130 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at a plenary session in Senate – 1500 GMT. ABU DHABI – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. BRUSSELS – United States climate envoy John Kerry and European Union Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans give a statement on Kerry’s visit to Brussels to d