AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPacific Security Crackdown: Vanuatu has launched a 60-day “Zero Tolerance” crackdown, with Port Vila checkpoints, tougher patrols, and a focus on alcohol-related offences and illegal sales to minors—plus a youth rehab and school cadet push. Regional Diplomacy: Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat is in PNG for the Melanesian Oceans Summit, meeting Vanuatu students in Port Moresby as the first parliamentary sitting of the year approaches. Tourism Push: A new World Bank report says the Pacific can lift returns by shifting toward higher-value adventure and cultural tourism after COVID-era collapse. Blue Pacific Connectivity: Energy and transport ministers wrapped up PRETMM6 with the Manubada Call to Action, urging faster delivery on energy access and maritime links. Digital Safety: Australia will embed a cybersecurity adviser in Samoa’s communications ministry, while Samoa’s cyber safety outreach program targets scams and fake pages across the region.
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