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SHIPPING TIMES | Uto ni Yalo sails to Honiara for Pacific Islands Forum meet
The Fiji Times
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August 27, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania, has left Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Upon reaching Temotu, the crew will accompany the Taumako TePuke canoe to Honiara,...
3 Micronesian students awarded prestigious scholarship
Hawaii Public Radio
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August 26, 2025
Three Micronesian students in Hawaiʻi, Guam and Alaska were awarded the A+Jojo Scholarship award. The annual scholarship, funded by the Oʻahu-based nonprofit We Are Oceania, is given to students from three Pacific countries in Micronesia, which...
OPINION Tydingco: Build a Micronesia cruise line, diversify our tourism
Pacific Daily News
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In the current economic climate—where the Guam Legislature has approved a phased reduction of the business privilege tax from 5% to 4% by 2026—strategically expanding the tax base is the answer to providing additional revenues for the government....
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Australian Embassy grant cycle for the islands, and UOG School of Engineering secures funding
Marianas Business Journal
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In precarious times for funding, some unique initiatives can offer special opportunities. The Direct Aid Program is managed globally through overseas Australian missions and is a small grants initiative supporting non-government organizations and...
‘Preserving traditional wisdom’: Dharma Realm Buddhist University hosts presentation on regenerative agriculture
Ukiah Daily Journal - California
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August 20, 2025
Farmer-elders often continue the simple practices and traditions handed down to them by their forefathers – ways of caring for the land that in today’s quest for replicable crop yields and shelf-stable products has placed the emphasis on the...
The World's Least Visited Country is Sinking into the Sea
Explorersweb
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August 27, 2025
The most popular tourist destinations are, unsurprisingly, large, well-known countries. France, Spain, and the United States see hundreds of millions of visitors annually. Nations at the bottom of the list are a little more obscure, but Tuvalu is...
Pakistan establishes diplomatic ties with Federated States of Micronesia
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
Pakistan and the Federated States of Micronesia have formally established diplomatic relations to open up avenues for bilateral cooperation. The Federated States of Micronesia are an island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean that joined...
ICJ ruling puts legal heat on global shipping – Pacific leads the call
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 14, 2025
The recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion has shifted climate justice from a political ambition to a binding legal obligation — raising the stakes for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the global shipping...
USS Pearl Harbor Arrives in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 15, 2025
On August 15, 2025, the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, in support of Pacific Partnership 25. The arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor to Chuuk marks another...
Plastic treaty talks collapse over production limits and chemical controls
Environmental Health News
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August 14, 2025
Negotiations on the world’s first global treaty to curb plastic pollution have hit a dead end, with nearly 100 countries rejecting a draft they say fails to tackle production or toxic chemicals. Karen McVeigh and Emma Bryce report for The...
ICJ ruling puts legal heat on global shipping – Pacific leads…
Pacific News Service
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The recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion has shifted climate justice from a political ambition to a binding legal obligation — raising the stakes for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the global shipping...
Places Not Bases: A4C Regional Planning Teams are Re-shaping Civil Engineering Capabilities in the Indo-Pacific
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 14, 2025
Pacific Air Force Civil Engineers have embraced the concept of “Places not Bases” by establishing regional planning teams in various strategic locations throughout the Indo-Pacific. Under the strategic leadership of the PACAF Command Civil...
PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...
Adelup warns feds are sidelining Guam on seabed mining decisions
The Guam Daily Post
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The Governor's Office is voicing concerns that the federal government is sidelining Guam's input on deep seabed mining decisions in island waters, mirroring complaints from American Samoa as the Trump administration accelerates critical mineral...
Honors College to Host Pulse Discussion on Nuclear Proliferation
University of Arkansas
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Photo Submitted The "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, on July 25, 1946. From the forces that power our planet to the forces that shape human societies, nuclear science reaches far...
How electronic monitoring technology could help solve challenges in the Pacific tuna industry
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 31, 2025
Electronic monitoring systems could help address key challenges in tuna fisheries in the Federated States of Micronesia relating to environmental standards, overcoming shortages of professional onboard observers, enhancing safety at sea, and...
Guam missile defence construction project launches with Granite-Obayashi JV
Construction Briefing
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July 31, 2025
A joint venture between US contractor Granite and Japan’s Obayashi has been awarded a US$158 million design-build contract for the first phase of a missile defence infrastructure programme in Guam, an island and US territory in the Micronesia...
$10.9M CTE Center to rise at MHS, groundbreaking held
Marianas Variety
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Gov. David M. Apatang joins other CNMI officials, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho, Board of Education Chairman Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, BOE member Andrew L. Orsini, Northern Marianas Housing Corporation Chairwoman Merced...
Deep-sea mining meeting closes without resolving whether mining can start in July
Pacific News Service
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As meetings to oversee deep-sea mining on the high seas draw to a close, it remains unclear whether regulators will allow it to commence in the near future. At the 07-31 March meetings in Kingston, Jamaica, of the International Seabed Authority...