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FEATURE | The development of Fiji’s maritime force
The Fiji Times
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July 12, 2025
THE establishment of the Fiji Navy Squadron of the Royal Fiji Military Forces included the incorporation of naval traditional beliefs observed by the Royal Navy and Fijian traditional seafarers during the colonial era. Defender of the sea The term...
A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia
The Guardian
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June 20, 2025
On the sandy shores of Vaiaku, as coconut trees sway gently in the breeze, Tekafa Piliota sits in his small classroom and dreams of becoming a doctor. The 13-year-old, who lives in Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti, knows that would mean leaving his...
New UK ETA rules already causing confusion for British dual nationals
Metro
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April 3, 2025
Not all dual nationals have a British passport (Picture: Getty Images) As of April 2, 2025, Europeans must have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK — but the new rule is already causing confusion. Previously, visitors from the...
Te Maeva Nui demand keeps seamstress busy
Cook Island News
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July 11, 2025
Seamstress Evelyn O. Gonzales busy at work at Are Tui Kakau, owned by Theresa Noovao, preparing traditional Ute and Imene Tuki costumes for this year’s Te Maeva Nui celebrations. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25071007/25071008 With the 2025 Te Maeva Nui...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Fiji Airways becomes a full member of the oneworld airline alliance
Hotel Management
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April 4, 2025
Fiji Airways has become the newest full member of oneworld alliance, with a suite of benefits now available to travellers. The Nadi-based carrier will provide top tier customers a full suite of oneworld benefits as a full member airline, including...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?
Al Jazeera
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June 20, 2025
United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries...
Uto Bulabula Returns: Expanding Healthy Heart Programme for Children in Pacific Region
TP+
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July 9, 2025
Photo: Pasifika Medical Association Following the success of its 2024 launch, the Uto Bulabula – Healthy Hearts initiative is back for a second year, expanding its reach to include children from Tonga. The programme supported life-saving cardiac...
Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...
Uto Bulabula - Healthy Hearts Initiative Returns | A Growing Regional Response To Paediatric Cardiac Care In The Pacific
Scoop
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Photo/Supplied The Uto Bulabula - Healthy Hearts initiative will return for it’s second year to continue delivering life-saving cardiac surgeries to children across the Pacific, including, for the first time, patients from Tonga. Children are...
Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Pacific Media Network
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The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the...
4 Caribbean islands face potential US visa restrictions
Virgin Islands News Online
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WASHINGTON D.C., USA- According to a leaked United States (US) State Department memo, four Caribbean islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia, are being considered for travel restrictions as part of the US'...
An opportunity for climate leadership and stronger ties
The National
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By Melanie Pill The Australian election saw the Albanese Labor government win by a landslide, providing much-needed climate change policy continuity. In fact, the final Senate results reveal that Labor is able to pass legislation with only the...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump
Now Grenada
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June 18, 2025
by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...
A new country in the Pacific — Bougainville
International Politics and Society
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July 8, 2025
A historic moment for Bougainville is within reach — the Pacific archipelago is on the verge of achieving independence from Papua New Guinea. In the 2019 referendum, almost 98 per cent of the population voted in favour of secession. Two years...
US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Asia Financial
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate –…
Pacific News Service
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An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...