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Telecom Resilience: The Manatua submarine cable fault has degraded internet services across parts of the Pacific, with Niue and the Cook Islands hit hardest, and a permanent fix now depends on securing a specialist cable repair vessel. Regional Environment & Funding: SPREP’s 5th Executive Board Meeting in Samoa put the spotlight on the “triple planetary crises” (climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution), with Director General Sefanaia Nawadra stressing the region’s fight for survival despite contributing just 0.01% of global emissions. Local Leadership in Regional Bodies: Wallis-et-Futuna is chairing the SPREP Executive Board Troika, aiming to ensure smaller territories’ environmental concerns are properly represented. Climate Diplomacy: Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger climate push ahead of COP31, endorsing Pre-COP31 meetings and priorities including climate finance access and ocean-climate action, with French Polynesia attending at special envoy level. Tourism & Sports Momentum: The Pacific Games Council gave Tahiti 2027 a thumbs-up, saying preparations are on track for facilities readiness by early 2027. Cruise & Travel Signals for the South Pacific: Royal Caribbean plans a bigger Brisbane season for 2027-28, while Carnival clarified onboard currency rules for repositioning sailings of Carnival Luminosa. Shipping Innovation: A new multipurpose cargo vessel, Na Hiro E Pae, has installed wind-assisted propulsion (eSail) to serve Tahiti and the Austral Islands, targeting lower fuel use and emissions. Health Watch: A global diabetes ranking roundup flags Pakistan and other countries with very high prevalence rates—an issue with major long-term economic and workforce implications.

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