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Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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Ports fear loss of business as Royal Caribbean boss says: “If you’re sailing out of the Australian market, you will be going to Lelepa”
Cruise Passenger
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August 21, 2025
Royal Caribbean CEO told Cruise Weekly “if you’re sailing out of the Australian market, you will be going to Lelepa.” Royal Caribbean is set to open a private beach club in Lelepa, a small island in Vanuatu, in late 2027. Small Aussie ports how...
Bank introduces new self-service deposit ATMs at Waigani branch
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 20, 2025
BSP customers can now enjoy faster and more seamless deposit transactions with the rollout of BSP’s new Self-Service Deposit ATMs, designed to provide greater convenience and reduce waiting times in branches. The first Deposit ATMs went live...
Estonian banks require surcharges up to €100 on payments to, from high-risk states
ERR
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August 21, 2025
The banks say processing transactions to and from listed states costs more in terms of time and resources, hence a surcharge being applied, in most cases on private and business clients alike. The surcharge requirement have already been put into...
From Seville to Belém: reimagining country platforms for adaptation finance
International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED)
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Five priorities for a next-generation country platform 1. Centre country ownership − politically, institutionally and socially At their core, country platforms must be country-led, not donor-scripted. Platforms in Ghana and Bangladesh demonstrate...
Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty
Common Dreams
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August 19, 2025
A legally binding Global Plastics Treaty was first proposed in March 2022 when 175 nations signed a resolution at the United Nations Environment Assembly committing to draft the treaty. Negotiations have, however, been stalled by disagreements for...
FFA receives US$6m from US under Economic Assistance Agreement
Solomon Star
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August 18, 2025
HONIARA: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) on Friday received the US$60 million payment for 2024, under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) associated with the Treaty on Fisheries with the Government of the United States of...
Sandy Olsen returns to Australia in local VP, Corporate & External Affairs role
Travel Weekly
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August 18, 2025
Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the return of Sandy Olsen to Australia in the role of vice president, Corporate & External Affairs for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific in a move set to rebuild the brand locally after it retired...
2025 Word Demolition Awards shortlist announced
Construction Briefing
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August 22, 2025
D&Ri is proud to announce the shortlist for the 2025 World Demolition Awards, which takes place in Nashville, US, in November. The 2024 World Demolition Award winners on stage in Stockholm. (PHOTO: KHL/D&Ri) This year saw almost 100 entries from...
New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst
Asia Pacific Report
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August 18, 2025
A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree to any exclusive rights in the new security and economic pact with Australia.Senior ministers of both countries, including deputy prime ministers Richard Marles and...
Donations galore for girls in need
Warwick Today
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August 23, 2025
By Kaylene Williams, Allora Days For Girls Allora and District Days for Girls team makes feminine hygiene kits for women and girls internationally and through Good360 in Australia. The team has sent kits to areas such as Papua New Guinea, East...
33-year wait for return to Honiara
The Fiji Times
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August 23, 2025
FOR the first time in 33 years, the Wansolwara Voyage, on board the traditional Fijian double-hulled canoe Uto Ni Yalo, has set sail for Honiara, Solomon Islands. At the official send-off, Apitonga representative and WOWS Kids co-founder, Taholo...
‘Diplomatic knife fight’ over PNG enters new phase with deepening Australia defence deal
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years as an independent nation next month, the country will sign a defence treaty with Australia, binding it closer again to its former colonial overseer. The treaty will allow Papua New Guinea nationals to...
New Australia-Vanuatu deal won't replicate Falepili-style agreement - Pacific expert
RNZ
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August 17, 2025
Senior ministers from Australia and Vanuatu initialled the Nakamal Agreement at the top of Mount Yasur. (ABC News: Lillyrose Welwel) Photo: ABC News / Lillyrose Welwel A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree...
Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows
The Japan News
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August 22, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, welcomes Pacific leaders in Tokyo at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in 2024. By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its...
Vanuatu leads Pacific push for 100 percent renewable energy transition
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 13, 2025
By Sanjeshni Kumar in Apia, Samoa – PASIFIKA ENVIRONEWS/PACNEWS Vanuatu is accelerating its shift towards a low-carbon future, integrating the principles of just transition into national energy and climate strategies, with a strong focus on...
Vanuatu and Australia agree to $500 million security, economic pact
Pacific Media Network
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Vanuatu has finalised a strategic pact with Australia, known as the Nakamal Agreement, which is worth A$500 million (NZ$548.16m) over the next 10 years. Vanuatu's government announced on Wednesday in Tanna that its Council of Ministers has...
Australia to invest $500m into Vanuatu under new pact
Azzet
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August 15, 2025
Australia will invest A$500 million into Vanuatu over the next decade under a new deal between the two countries, as China seeks to expand its influence in the Pacific. The Nakamal Agreement has been initialed by Australian and Ni-Vanuatu cabinet...
Biomedical research centre warns 'mouse house' at risk from plastics plant
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 22, 2025
One of Australia's leading biomedical centres says a proposed plastics recycling plant south of Sydney could endanger the breeding of genetically modified mice used in life-saving research. The Garvan Institute's Australian BioResources (ABR)...
Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice
CNBC
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August 15, 2025
Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) session tasked with issuing the first Advisory Opinion (AO) on States' legal obligations to...