Tonga unprepared for deportee crisis, lacks legislation says ministry leader

Tonga is unprepared for the increasing number of deportees arriving from the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, says Reverend Semisi Kava, Chaplain for the Tonga Prison Service, warning that the lack of

Read More

Pacific children left behind and vulnerable due to regional labour mobility schemes

Pacific Islands children are being left behind by their parents, who are taking up opportunities presented by regional labour mobility schemes, increasing concerns about child abuse.  This was a key issue brought up at

Read More

Commercial kava pilot off to a flying start

When the Australian government gave the green light for a two-year commercial kava pilot program in December last year, “the excitement was palpable,” Australia's Minister for International Development and Pacific,

Read More

Yachtie calls on Aust, NZ to set up Blue Lanes

The skipper of a yacht that has just been cleared under Fiji’s ‘Blue Lane’ program says Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific island nations should follow Fiji’s lead and create an easy pathway for yachts to

Read More

JuiceIT-2025-Suva