By L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Oct. 15, 2026) — Palau remains on Tier 2 in the U.S. Department of State’s 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, a ranking it has held for much of the past two decades, as the government continues to struggle to prosecute traffickers, protect victims and close gaps in laws governing foreign […]
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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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Micronesian workers complain about meat plant mistreatment
IOWA, 03 OCTOBER 2019 (AP) — The island nation of Micronesia is raising concerns about how some of its citizens working at an Iowa pork processing plant are being treated. Micronesia sent a formal letter to the U.S. State Department Friday asking U.S. officials to investigate possible misconduct at the Seaboard Triumph Foods plant, including […]