The Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt said that of the $10 million compensation for the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, only $2 million was supposed to go to Safata, while $8 million was to be distributed to government ministries, but his government changed the plan.

"So when we came in and took over, we changed the whole plan and decided to payout the whole $10 million Safata," he said.

La'aulialemalietoa said Si'umu is included as one of the constituencies that will receive the $10 million.

He announced that the government will start the drug tests for all public servants. 

"If a public servant is not tested, then that person cannot continue to work as a public servant," the Prime Minister said.

La'aulialemalietoa said the plan for the new aeroplanes is currently on hold as negotiations with the New Zealand High Commissioner and the Australian Government is pending.

He said the Central Bank has advised the government about financial regulations for getting money from Samoans in other countries.

"It's safe to clear all these issues before we go ahead with the plan, but to my understanding, New Zealand has no business at all if we get money from Samoans there," the Prime Minister said.

"That's the free will of a Savaii elderly person who wants to contribute from New Zealand to register her name as a shareholder."

The cabinet has officially approved a long-overdue development project. He said Saint Paul School in Tafaigata will be demolished. The school is currently operating inside buildings that were formerly used as prison facilities at Tafaigata.

He said the cabinet has approved the construction of a completely new school building. Plans are already being prepared, and demolition of the old prison buildings will take place to allow for a fresh start and a more positive learning environment.

He also mentioned another project in Savai’i. A new college for Le Alataua i Sisifo has been requested because many students from Le Alataua i Sisifo and Falelima currently travel to Asau College. The land has already been secured; no buildings have yet been constructed.

He said the cabinet has now decided that both Saint Paul School in Tafaigata and the new Le Alataua i Sisifo College project will be prepared and progressed together.