Pacific Islands Forum chair and secretary general meet UN secretary-general; Pacific Islands Forum chair pushes US and World Bank for Pacific Resilience Facility funding; Trump signs 'deeply dangerous' order to fast-track deep sea mining; ADB: Slower economic growth for Pacific amid tourism challenges, global uncertainties
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security
Pacific leaders face tough test of regional voice in Palau summit
(PMN)
Fault lines beneath the Blue Pacific: Deep-sea mining and the future of Pacific unity
(The Intrerpreter/Analysis)
Pacific warned of investor-state dispute risks linked to deep-sea mining
(Pacific Environews)
Guam shut out as CNMI seabed mining sale advances in ‘race to the bottom,’ governor’s office says (
Marianas Variety
)
Cook Islands pushes to strengthen humanitarian law nationally (
Cook Islands News
)
Fiji election: Registered voters top 723,000, highest since 2014
(RNZ)
US imposes visa bonds of up to $27k for several Pacific countries
(ABC Australia)
ICE detainee dies in CNMI prison
(RNZ)
Marshall Islands: Using fishing playbook for drugs
(Marshall Islands Journal)
‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville decision
(RNZ)
Kiribati considers constitutional change to cement diplomatic recognition of China (
ABC Australia
)
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police (
PACNEWS
)
26kg of suspected cocaine washes up on Cook Islands reef
(PMN/Cook Islands News)
New Caledonia’s President Tukumuli outlines a six-month recovery roadmap
(RNZ)
West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau – PNG foreign minister
(RNZ)
PNG: A kidney transplant, ignored advice and a president’s surprise pick to run a $160 billion Pacific island mine
(Pacific Island Times/OCCRP)
People-Centered Development
CNMI schools struggle to retain teachers amid budget crunch
(RNZ)
Fiji church leaders warn excessive kava use is driving members away
(PMN)
Palau: Pacific Mini Games safeguarding initiative receives 11 abuse cases
(RNZ)
Social media linked to rise in PNG sorcery accusation attacks
(Pacific Beat/Video)
CNMI: Typhoon Sinlaku uncovers a trove of WWII artefacts on Saipan
(Pacific Beat/Video)
Pacific: Filmmakers of the Moana carving out space on big screens
(PMN)
Kiribati turns to resolving rises in obesity and malnutrition
(National Indigenous Times)
White Kids Sued Kamehameha. Native Hawaiians Can’t Get In Either
(Civil Beat)
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Of Methamphetamine In Hawaiʻi (
Civil Beat
)
Tonga: Vava’u women gain skills through sustainable livelihoods program (
Matangi Tonga
)
Pacific universities turn to indigenous languages to keep culture alive
(PMN)
Pacific: ‘We are not in a safe place’: women reveal being abused while producing the food Australians eat
(The Conversation/Investigation)
Climate Change and Disasters, Ocean and Environment
Tongan researcher tracks Pacific quakes as seismic activity rises
(PMN)
Sāmoa’s ocean has a warning and a way forward, survey finds
(PMN)
Vanuatu puts invasive plant mapping to the test
(Pacific Community)
In A Big Hurricane, Don’t Count On Hawaiʻi Shelters To Protect You (
Civil Beat
)
Pacific seabed mining race grows as island leaders push back (
PMN
)
Solomon Islands: Selwyn College move shows climate risk to schools (
Island Sun
)
Solomon Islands: ‘WE NEED FOOD’(
Island Sun
)
Why Palau is scaling back its world-leading marine sanctuary
(SBS News/Video)
Kiribati: A Chinese vessel was intercepted for shark finning in the Pacific
(les Nouvelles Caledoniennes)
Hawai‘i: UH research finds tangled plastic and fishing gear in pilot whales
(Maui Now)
PNG Rolls Out Nationwide Drought Response as El Niño Bites (
PNG Facts
)
Resources and Economic Development, Technology and Connectivity
Tokelau loses nearly two-thirds of revenue after fisheries pact expulsion
(RNZ)
Who controls the Pacific’s communications?
(DevPolicy Blog/Analysis)
Fiji and Tonga seek alternative fuel supply partners
(RNZ)
Naoero defends citizenship program after Peters calls for stronger Pacific economies
(PMN)
A Tuvaluan researcher’s plastic-to-fuel work is now running generators in Funafuti
(Pacific Community)
Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b (
PINA
)
Fiji: Government resolves TST (Tourism Services Tax) dispute, tax to apply only to new bookings (
Fiji One News
)
French Polynesia: The cruise sector now generates 20 billion in revenue for the territory
(TNTV News)
Hawai‘i: ‘It’s going to be a big loss’: Lala devastates Ka‘u coffee farms right before harvest time
(Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
Naoero shifting focus from aid to economic growth, president says
(Pacific Island Times)
Travelers who already booked Fiji holidays could pay more, travel groups warn
(RNZ)
Papua New Guinea: First-ever financial literacy training for RPNGC women and families
(PNG Haus Bung)
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