{"id":54941,"date":"2025-12-19T00:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=54941"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:10:07","slug":"former-civil-societies-ceo-to-head-the-new-ministry-of-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=54941","title":{"rendered":"Former Civil Societies CEO to Head the new Ministry of Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Apia, Samoa \u2013 19 December 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Fuimaono Vaitolo Ofoia has been appointed by Cabinet as the Chief Executive Officer for the new Ministry of Revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Fuimaono has been an advocate for civil societies and led the Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations (SUNGO) as Chief Executive Officer. 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