A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands prime minister signalling a long-term departure from seasonal worker schemes.

A round-up of news from around the region, including residents from a coastal community in Samoa still waiting to receive compensation, nearly two years after the sinking of HMNZ Manawanui.

A round-up of news from around the region, including residents from a coastal community in Samoa still waiting to receive compensation, nearly two years after the sinking of HMNZ Manawanui.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Vanuatu recruiting another 100 nurses from Solomon Islands as it tries to address a major shortage of health workers.

A round-up of news from around the region, including bank accounts of three more people in Samoa have been frozen as police investigate a gang-related murder in Vietnam.

President Surangel Whipps Jr is one of the co-chairs for this week's inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo.