SUVA, 04 JUNE 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) — Pacific aviation systems are increasingly vulnerable to hybrid threats that combine cyber intrusion, disinformation and strategic coercion, according to Dr Fetriani, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Speaking with Islands Business about aviation security in Fiji and across the region, Fetriani said Pacific countries should […]
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Concern over organised crime networks in Pacific after Vietnam killing
AUCKLAND, 01 JUNE 2026 (TVNZ)—New Zealand is among the countries facing growing concern a gang-related killing spanning multiple nations signals an escalation of organised crime networks across the Pacific. Last week, two men living in Samoa were arrested in Vietnam following the killing of Australian gang “Coconut Cartel” leader Lamalu Lorenzo Tovia outside a Ho […]
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Pacific leaders train in solar technology as fuel costs rise
SUVA, 01 JUNE 2026 (FIJI SUN)—A deepening global fuel crisis is pushing Pacific communities towards energy independence, with leaders from Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu training in solar technology to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. With fuel and electricity costs rising across the Pacific, 15 community representatives gathered in Wailoaloa, Nadi, last week to learn […]
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Radiation survivors advocate bats for CNMI ‘s inclusion in reparation bill
SAIPAN, 28 MAY 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors has endorsed the Northern Mariana Islands’ inclusion in a fresh proposal to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act programme. The CNMI-based Matua Council for Native Chamorro Advancement thanked PARS for including the Northern Mariana Islands in its long fight for justice, […]
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U.S removes negative travel advisory for New Caledonia
NOUMEA/WASHINGTON, 25 MAY 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) — The United States’ State Department has officially lowered its travel advisory for New Caledonia. As of 21 May the advisory was reduced from Level Three (“Reconsider Travel”) to Level Two (“Exercise Increased Caution”). The decision comes more than a year after deadly civil unrest swept the archipelago in […]
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Population loss strains Micronesia, Marshall Islands economies
PONPHEI/MAJURO, 25 MAY 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The populations of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Marshall Islands have dropped sharply over the past decade as thousands of residents leave for better jobs, education and health care abroad, creating labor shortages and raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of essential services across […]