A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands Tuesday, sending people out into the streets and knocking out power in parts of the capital city of Honiara.
The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), remains steadfast in committing up to 5,000 workers into the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme by the end of 2022, with further opportunities from New Zealand on the horizon.
144 more Solomon Islanders are getting ready to be deployed to work in the meat industry in various locations in Western Australia, under the longer-term Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS).
The Pacific Island Forum meeting this week takes place with the imperialist powers seeking to drag the island countries into their confrontation with China, as war rages in Europe.
While New Zealand has been critical of the Australian government’s harsh “501” deportations, both countries will continue to operate virtually identical forced repatriation policies.