Hon Simon Kofe is the Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs in Tuvalu.  He is a lawyer by profession and has previously held positions as an associate in private practice in Fiji, Crown counsel in the Attorney General’s Office of Tuvalu, Assistant Peoples Lawyer of Tuvalu, legal advisor of the Fisheries Department and Senior Magistrate of Tuvalu.

Tuvalu’s Government has signed a large deal with satellite company Kacific to provide increased access to internet and mobile network capabilities.