None of this is done “reluctantly.” All of this is deliberate. No one - and I mean no one - should feel sorry for anyone driving mass firings and chaos.

👏👏👏 Last Trivia Question for #InternationalYouthDay:

When did the world first honor the vital role of #youngpeople in #democracy?

Hint: the holiday would be considered a "youth" itself! 🌏

#pacificislands #youth #YouthDay #12August #micronesia #marshallislands #kiribati #palau #nauru

Did I stump you? That's because it's a trick question. The answer is ALL of the above! 🤩

#Youth under 24 are 60+% of the pop in #SolomonIslands, #Vanuatu, #Kiribati, #PapuaNewGuinea, and #Samoa!

#YoungPeople also make up roughly 50% of the pop in #MarshallIslands, #Tuvalu, #FSM, and #Nauru

Here's another trivia question 🤓 for you on #InternationalYouthDay:

Which Pacific Island country is the "youngest" - meaning with the highest population?
1) #Solomon Islands 🇸🇧
2) #Vanuatu 🇻🇺
3) #Kiribati 🇰🇮
4) #Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
5) #Samoa 🇼🇸

#PacificIslands #YouthDay #12August

Annnnnddd here's your answer:

If you said #PapuaNewGuinea you're correct! 👏 👏 👏 👏

Roughly 60% of the population is under the age of 25. That's over 7 MILLION #youth working to achieve #SustainableDevelopmentGoals by taking on #ClimateAction #EndGBV and fighting for a better #PNG!

#YouthDay2025

On this #InternationalYouthDay can you guess which of the Pacific Islands countries has the most youth?
1) Fiji
2) Vanuatu
3) Papua New Guinea
4) Nauru

#YouthDay #PacificIslands #PacificIslandsYouth #12August #Samoa #Tonga #Tuvalu #Polynesia

👏👏👏 Last Trivia Question for #InternationalYouthDay:

When did the world first honor the vital role of #youngpeople in #democracy?

Hint: the holiday would be considered a "youth" itself! 🌏

#pacificislands #youth #YouthDay #12August #micronesia #marshallislands #kiribati #palau #nauru

Here's another trivia question 🤓 for you on #InternationalYouthDay:

Which Pacific Island country is the "youngest" - meaning with the highest population?
1) #Solomon Islands 🇸🇧
2) #Vanuatu 🇻🇺
3) #Kiribati 🇰🇮
4) #Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
5) #Samoa 🇼🇸

#PacificIslands #YouthDay #12August

On this #InternationalYouthDay can you guess which of the Pacific Islands countries has the most youth?
1) Fiji
2) Vanuatu
3) Papua New Guinea
4) Nauru

#YouthDay #PacificIslands #PacificIslandsYouth #12August #Samoa #Tonga #Tuvalu #Polynesia

Thank you to the World Bank for allowing me to contribute to its Be Ready report. The report offers investors and policymakers a comprehensive analysis of the country’s regulatory framework, including its efficiency and practical implementation, and this was the first year PNG was included!

🎉 Happy (belated) Constitution Day, Nauru!

"Constitution Day is celebrated each year on 17 May with a national athletics carnival. Importantly, it is a day which commemorates the formation of the Constitution of Nauru – the supreme law of the land."

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Another amazing video from the Tuvalu Government Media: Niutao 🤍
🇹🇻

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Introducing: Vaitupu, Tuvalu's largest atoll.
Population: 1,077

Presented by the Tuvalu Government Media:
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🇹🇻 From Tuvalu Government Media:

This morning, there was a positive atmosphere as Nui made its first official request to Prime Minister Hon. Feleti P. Teo and his delegation, who visited the island today as part of their tour to the outer islands.

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I don’t disagree with you that I don’t fully understand tariffs. It’s not my expertise. But I’m also not wrong.

Tuvalu is also a country of less than 10k people. We’re 340m. It would be virtually impossible for them to “reciprocate” our tariffs.

I’m generally suspicious of efforts like this. They sound well intentioned but the criminals aren’t stopped by laws. Those who want to manipulate elections will just find a way around the laws. Then $$ and efforts go further underground. But I’m curious how this plays out.