Labour Crunch in Fiji: A new National Skills Gap Assessment Survey says employers can’t fill 95 job categories despite workforce growth, blaming fragmented training and weak coordination between the Ministry of Employment and education providers. Fuel Shock Planning: Pacific Islands Forum leaders have invoked the Biketawa Declaration to coordinate a regional response to looming fuel supply risks tied to Middle East instability. Women, Climate, and Safety: Pacific coverage links violence against women to climate-linked disaster pressures, with damaged roads, overwhelmed clinics, and downed phones leaving survivors with fewer options. Solomons Policy Reversal: In Honiara, Prime Minister Matthew Wale reinstated a ban on dolphin exports after a brief lift under the previous administration. Infrastructure Push: Work continues on Honiara and Munda air traffic control towers, while MID intensifies road relief across 20 routes after heavy rain. Regional Security & Drugs: A Pacific Security College report calls for a Forum-led summit to tackle the meth crisis, warning it’s driving HIV and broader instability.