AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCustoms & AI: The Oceania Customs Organisation conference in Fiji heard how artificial intelligence and digital tools are helping customs agencies speed up trade, improve enforcement, and raise revenue. Skills for growth: Pacific Polytech’s 73 graduates in Labasa were told their trades are vital as Fiji faces workforce gaps from overseas migration. Waste policy shock in Vuda: Fiji’s Environment Department rejected The Next Generation Holdings’ Vuda waste-to-energy and port EIA, citing unresolved risks around imported waste, hazardous ash, public health, and social/cultural impacts—prompting renewed calls for better-scaled alternatives. Ocean resilience & youth action: Research in Ra shows traditional knowledge and community governance strengthening coastal fisheries resilience; meanwhile, the Veivueti Kids Ocean Conference expanded to 14 schools nationwide. Regional tech & governance: New Zealand reaffirmed support for Fiji’s public enterprise development and social cohesion; Fiji’s Suva City Council urged clearer coordination in public health law amendments. Drug crackdown: Fiji Police reported destroying nearly 47,400 marijuana plants in Cakaudrove operations.
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