TVET Skills Push: Pacific Polytech says it will graduate 2,000+ trades students across Fiji by December, with 101 receiving Level 3 qualifications in agriculture and trades at its Northern Division cohort ceremony. Teaching Shortage: Education graduates report delays in school postings, leaving some to teach at lower levels or take other work while hundreds of registered teachers still await placement. Climate Reality for Leaders: Tuvalu’s high commissioner urges presidents and PMs to see climate impacts firsthand at pre-COP events hosted with Fiji, saying leaders must witness the “human face” of warming. Digital Connectivity & AI Governance: Telecom Fiji’s Pacific Fibre Conference opens with a focus on fibre for AI-era services, while ministers endorse Pacific AI principles tied to safety, ethics, and cultural values. Cybercrime Warning: IOM warns traffickers target educated Fijians with fake online jobs that funnel victims into online fraud. Engineering Approvals Reform: Fiji Institute of Engineers calls for a “duly qualified person” sign-off system to speed design certification under proposed public health law changes. Police Tech Funding: Fiji Police body-worn camera rollout remains stalled due to funding and missing digital storage and policy readiness. Health Research: A world-first scabies mass drug administration study reports major, sustained reductions in Fiji and Solomon Islands. Payments Upgrade: BSP Cook Islands rolls out faster 4G EFTPoS terminals, with further upgrades planned for Fiji and Vanuatu. Voyaging Safety: Polynesian Voyaging Society adjusts the Moananuiākea Voyage schedule after NOAA El Niño forecasts, adding one year to reduce typhoon and storm risk. Ocean Protection Ambition: Solomon Islands joins the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves push, aiming for a large transboundary marine protected area.