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Samoa and Japan - Valued Friends connected by the Blue Pacific

Feb 9, 2024 | samoaobserver.ws | Reginald Singh |Enid Westerlund |Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman

Talofa Lava!I will be visiting Samoa for my first tour to Pacific Island countries. I have always looked forward to visiting Samoa, which is blessed with rich and beautiful seas and nature. I was told that the people of Samoa carry on traditional Polynesian customs. This is very similar to us Japanese: achieving economic growth while preserving our traditions. I would like to pay my deep gratitude to the Government of Samoa and the people of Apia for their warm hospitality.
Pacific migration in 2024: seven things to watch out for

Feb 6, 2024 | devpolicy.org | Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman

If you want a reminder just how far Australian Pacific migration policy has come, read the 2006 Pacific Economic Bulletin article by veteran journalist and commentator Graeme Dobell, “Australia confronts its Pacific taboo: labour mobility”.
Samoa’s shifting seasonal work priorities

Nov 16, 2023 | devpolicy.org | Evie Sharman |Charlotte Bedford

In June 2021, hundreds of Samoans gathered outside the EFKS Youth Hall at Mulinu’u, arriving early with documents in hand hoping to register for overseas employment. As the sun rose, people surged forwards and pressed against the building’s walls; in the chaos, multiple people were injured, some seriously, and needed hospital treatment.
U.S. Government Hosts Business Study Tour for Solomon Islands Agribusinesses - Solomon Times Online

Oct 30, 2023 | thenevadapost.com | Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman |Richard Curtain |Sinclair Dinnen

Six Solomon Islands businesses and the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) travelled to the United States this month, for a market linkages and business networking study tour.
Remarks by the Hon. Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa to officially open the KOKO Market Day – Friday 27 October 2023

Oct 29, 2023 | samoaobserver.ws | Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman |Enid Westerlund

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemenGood morning and welcome to the highly anticipated Koko Market Day! It fills us with great joy and excitement to see so many individuals gathered here today, as we celebrate a vital aspect of Samoan heritage – COCOA. Cocoa has a long and rich history in Samoa, tracing its roots back to the 1800s when it was first introduced to our beautiful islands.
Opinion: Pacific Engagement Visa legislation finally through

Oct 18, 2023 | islandsbusiness.com | Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman

After months of uncertainty, yesterday the legislation required to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) passed through the Australian Senate, with the Greens and other crossbenchers providing the numbers the government needed in the face of opposition from the Coalition. On Monday, the Greens revealed what they had been holding out for: not anything in relation to the PEV specifically, but rather fairer treatment for disabled people in Australia’s migration regime.
Pacific Engagement Visa legislation finally through

Oct 18, 2023 | devpolicy.org | Stephen Howes |Evie Sharman

After months of uncertainty, yesterday the legislation required to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) passed through the Australian Senate, with the Greens and other crossbenchers providing the numbers the government needed in the face of opposition from the Coalition. On Monday, the Greens revealed what they had been holding out for: not anything in relation to the PEV specifically, but rather fairer treatment for disabled people in Australia’s migration regime.
Family accompaniment: divided employer views

Mar 2, 2023 | devpolicy.org | Evie Sharman |Stephen Howes

This year, Australia’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme will start to allow long-term PALM workers – those working in Australia between one and four years – to bring their families. So far, few details have been released of how this important reform will work. More than half of long-term Pacific workers have a partner at home, and informal feedback suggests that many would bring their family to Australia given the opportunity to do so.