AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoKids’ Athletics: A World Athletics Kids’ Train-the-Trainer course is underway in the Solomon Islands, bringing teachers and coaches from across the Pacific (including Vanuatu) to build grassroots athletics skills for younger children. Labour Mobility Workshop: Pacific trade union representatives are holding a week-long workshop in Vanuatu on challenges faced by workers under New Zealand seasonal workers and Australia’s PALM schemes, with a focus on support for migrant workers and reintegration. Outer-Island Transport: A call is growing for safer, more regular and reliable transport for TAFEA’s outer islands after recent boat incidents, stressing impacts on health care, education, markets and cultural life. Pacific Climate Inclusion: Fiji will lead the $11.8m Kiwa Pacific CIRCLE project, launching in Labasa with women, youth and people with disabilities driving nature-based climate adaptation across Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and Kiribati. US Visa Bond for Vanuatu: The U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby says Vanuatu’s permanent inclusion in the Visa Bond Programme is meant to enforce immigration rules and reduce overstays, with bonds capped at US$20,000. Vanuatu in US Marriage Fraud Case: U.S. authorities charged 11 people over an alleged network arranging 1,000+ sham marriages to secure green cards, with Vanuatu named among locations involved. Ancient Migration Insights: New research using ancient DNA traces how Pacific migration waves shaped settlement patterns, including early movement reaching Vanuatu about 3,000 years ago.
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