EU Seafood Compliance: Fisheries officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu trained in Suva on the EU’s new freezer-vessel food-safety rules (Delegated Regulation EU 2025/1449), aimed at fixing cold-chain failures tied to histamine risk; the changes could affect about 97% of EU-listed Pacific freezer vessels. Gender & Cost Pressures: At the Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting, Solomon Islands’ John Maneniaru said Middle East conflict-driven price rises and transport costs are hitting women and remote communities hardest, with calls to move from policy to action. Subsea Cable Resilience: A new study in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction warns small islands’ internet lifelines are most vulnerable near coastlines, after reviewing 5,000+ subsea cable faults over 40 years. Rice Development Push: Chinese JAAS experts began a two-month mission in Solomon Islands with MALD to support mechanised commercial rice farming and cut reliance on imported rice. Sanitation in Schools: UNICEF WASH reporting highlights ongoing open defecation and unsafe school toilets driving illness, missed classes and barriers for girls during menstruation. Security Reset Talks: Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale heads to Canberra to negotiate a new strategic treaty with Australia and review the country’s China security pact.