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Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security
- The Polynesian connection: Love, war and trade linked Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before the Europeans’ arrival (Pacific Island Times)
- REFORPAC 2025: largest contingency-response exercise in the Pacific (Marianas Business Journal)
- Guam’s liberation remembered in Washington with calls for recognition (Kuam News)
- Council of Chiefs nixes US request for Palau to admit asylum seekers (Pacific Island Times)
- CNMI governor Arnold Palacios, 69, passes away after medical incident (RNZ)
- Hon. Marie Louise Milne Represents Vanuatu at the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting (VBTC)
- Fiji Assumes Chairmanship of the MSG, “A Moral Compass in the Pacific’s Evolving Architecture” (Island Business)
- PM Marape first head of state to meet re-elected Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba (PNG Bulletin)
- Fiji Navy Pays Tribute to Veterans in 50th Anniversary Celebration (Fiji One News)
- Election public holidays declared (Samoa Observer)
- Cook Islands talks climate security at Pacific Regional and National Security Conference (Cook Islands News)
- Army secretary wants to move more quickly on an agreement for Hawaii live-fire training lands (Associated Press)
People-Centered Development
- Biggest number we’ve had’: Pacific dengue cases highest in a decade (RNZ)
- Guam canoe carvers, navigators make their mark in Northern Ireland (Pacific Daily News)
- Palauans of All Ages push back on proposal to raise Retirement age to 65 (Island Times)
- Public invited to celebrate Amelia Earhart’s 128th birthday on Saipan (Marianas Variety)
- GETTING READY FOR NAHA BIRTHING CENTRE (Tavuli News)
- Game fishers ‘Passport to Fishing’ a success (Samoa News)
- Photo Essay: Westside Students Learn Life And Cultural Lessons Through Aquaculture (Civil Beat)
- Life-saving breast cancer screenings resume after two-year break (Cook Islands News)
- Hōkūleʻa photographer captures daily peaks and troughs of Pacific voyage (HPR)
Climate Change and Disasters, Ocean and Environment
- Pacific youth hail ICJ’s landmark climate ruling as a ‘lifeline’ for Island nations (Pasifika Environews)
- Developing tropical system to bring rain to Guam, the Marianas and Yap (Marianas Business Journal)
- PICRC completes coral reef monitoring in 31 sites across Palau’s main islands (Island Times)
- New ray species found only in Fiji, USP researchers discover ‘Fiji Maskray’ (The Fiji Times)
- ‘I couldn’t watch the forests vanish’: the man restoring Solomon Islands’ vital mangroves (Pasifika Environews)
- Disaster resilience boost from PCRIC deal (Talanoa ‘O Tonga)
- While visitors delight in Kīlauea’s lava fountains, scientists eye effects of gas emissions (HPR)
Resources and Economic Development, Technology and Connectivity
- Regional Workshop Unites Pacific Stakeholders to Strengthen the Link between Agriculture and Tourism through Gastronomy (Pacific Tourism Organization)
- Saipan Chamber of Commerce applauds intent of SB 24-16, advocates for CEDA’s central role (Marianas Variety)
- Safer hospital for Kiribati (Islands Business)
- Solomon Islands at regional discussions on safeguarding Pacific seeds and crops – community-led seed systems ensure food security (Pacific Community)
- Sports tourism injects millions into Fiji (FBC News)
- PNG AND JAPAN CEMENT LONG-TERM FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP IN TOKYO (PNG HAUS BUNG)
- ASEDA: modernizing infrastructure & improving community services (Talanei)
- Feedback wanted for plan to decarbonize Hawaii transportation systems by 2045 (Hawai’i News Now)
- Air Moana s’engage pour un carburant durable (Tahiti Infos)
- Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Release Key Insights from Niue Community Attitude Survey (Pacific Tourism Organization)
Latest Content from the Pacific Islands Report
- Tackling Systemic Inequities in The Solomon Islands Healthcare System: The Race-Health-Governance Nexus (Visions & Voices)
- The Watchdogs of the Blue Pacific: Media Accountability in Regional Security (Visions & Voices)
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