Pacific Voices Highlight Women’s Role in Maritime and Transport The role of women in industries traditionally dominated by men took center stage during this morning’s women in business panel discussion in Port Moresby, where regional representatives gathered to discuss women in maritime and transport across the Pacific. Though the session was brief, the discussion highlighted […]
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Migration is good for the Pacific
By Stephen Howes CANBERRA, 23 MARCH 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —The debate over whether migration is a positive or negative for the Pacific is a long-standing one. Bernard Poirine’s 1995 paper “Should we love or hate MIRAB” set out both sides of the argument, and why he thought both migration and foreign aid were positives for the […]