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Micronesian utility seeking bids for 79 kW of solar minigrids, battery storage
pv-magazine
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Yap State Public Service Corp. is seeking bids to supply solar minigrids with battery energy storage systems (BESS), totaling 79 kW, for Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia. Applications are open until Jan. 28, 2025. October 14, 2024...
UPDATED: DPHSS moves to Feb. 1 the last day for thousands to claim EBT cards at Micronesia Mall for one-time benefit of $177 per child
Pacific Daily News
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Thousands of individuals who have not collected their 2024 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, EBT, cards have now until Feb. 1 to claim them at Micronesia Mall, while others who already had it have yet to spend the amount. Initially, the...
DPHSS: Thousands have only until Saturday to claim 2024 summer EBT cards at Micronesia Mall, one-time benefit is $177 per child
Pacific Daily News
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Thousands of individuals who have not collected their 2024 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, EBT, cards have only until this Saturday, Jan. 25, to claim them at Micronesia Mall, while others who already had it have yet to spend the amount. The...
Tourism In Parts Of Micronesia Continues To Struggle Post Covid
Scoop
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Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist The tourism industry in parts of Micronesia has yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam and Palau are either close to half of what the 2019 visitor numbers...
Tourism in parts of Micronesia continue to struggle post Covid
RNZ
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January 22, 2025
Photo: 123RF The tourism industry in parts of Micronesia has yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam and Palau are either close to half of what the 2019 visitor numbers were, or significantly fewer. It...
U.S provides seed fund to establish Micronesian Islands Forum Secretariat in Palau
Island Times
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January 21, 2025
KOROR (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The U.S Department of the Interior has announced a grant from the Technical Assistance Programme to fund the establishment of the Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) Secretariat office in Palau. Carmen Cantor, assistant...
D.C. Memo: Trump’s takeover of D.C. continues
MinnPost - Minnesota
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August 22, 2025
D.C. Memo | A recap of a week’s worth of Washington political news, journalism, and opinion, delivered with an eye toward what matters for Minnesota. WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital continued to be roiled by President Donald Trump’s escalating...
Hyatt Centric to make Osaka debut in 2031
Hotel Management Network
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August 22, 2025
Hyatt Hotels has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has reached a management agreement with Kanden Realty & Development to bring the first Hyatt Centric hotel to the Japanese city of Osaka. Slated to open in 2031, the upcoming hotel will form part...
The 2025 Guide To Hawai‘i’s Shipping, Air And Transportation
Hawaii Business
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January 14, 2025
Photo Credit: Matson Shipping companies are start of operations at the new Kapalama Container Terminal beginning in the fall, slow revenue growth, probable rate hikes, and more sustainable shipping practices. Although the numbers fluctuate...
Micronesian President calls for global solidarity at UN General Assembly
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 27, 2024
By Pita Ligaiula President of the Federated States of Micronesia(FSM), Wesley Simina took the global stage at the UN, urging immediate, bold action on climate change, ocean protection, and sustainable development. Simina’s speech highlighted...
The world will end in 25 years, humanity will die and towns will become slaughterhouses: Oxford scientists' nightmare prediction, their proof it's inevitable and why billionaires in their bunkers should tremble
Daily Mail
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August 22, 2025
In a game of Russian roulette with a standard Colt revolver, the chances of instant death are one-in-six. Terrifyingly, that's the same as the odds of humanity being wiped out within 75 years – everyone dead in a cataclysmic and total breakdown of...
Micronesia calls for urgent action on climate crisis at Summit of the Future
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 23, 2024
By Pita Ligaiula President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Wesley Simina, made a powerful statement at the Summit of the Future, insisting that “the time for action is now.” His remarks came as the global community grapples with...
Micronesia Mall crowns champions in Mall Ball 3x3 tournament
The Guam Daily Post
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The Micronesia Mall center court transformed into a basketball battleground over two action-packed weekends as the highly anticipated Mall Ball 3x3 Tournaments concluded with new champions crowned in both high school and middle school divisions....
Climate and Food (In)Security in Micronesia: Do Traditional Food Crops Hold Answers?
Pacific Islands Report
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January 13, 2025
Climate-food-health Nexus in the Pacific “All we have to do is throw it into the cooker and it is ready.” This is the common refrain from most women on the island of Pohnpei when asked why they prefer rice to any other starch. In a country that is...
BOEM Calls for Input for Offshore Wind Energy Leasing in Guam
The Maritime Executive
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In the final weeks of the Biden administration, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is still pushing forward with its development efforts for offshore wind energy. BOEM on Monday, January 6, will release a Call for...
Natural Selection Surf Lands in Micronesia
Shop Eat Surf
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January 8, 2025
As surfers disembark and catch a first glimpse at the pristine waters somewhere in Micronesia, the first-ever Natural Selection Surf event is set to make its global debut this February. Mother Nature, the lead character in all Natural Selection...
Construction of new Public Health lab in Mangilao could start by March
Pacific Daily News
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Construction of a new lab for the Department of Public Health and Social Services could get off the ground as soon as March 2025, according to a presentation made to the Mangilao Municipal Planning Council on Wednesday night. Current plans are to...
Deep-Sea Mining 101: Everything You Need to Know
EcoWatch
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January 1, 2025
Quick Key Facts What Is ‘Deep-Sea Mining’? Deep-sea mining is the process of retrieving mineral deposits from the ocean floor using destructive methods such as dredging, drilling and hydraulic pumps. These methods disrupt and harm marine life and...
Tourism industry reelects 4 GVB board members
Pacific Daily News
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There will be no change among the four elected members of the Guam Visitors Bureau’s board of directors. All four incumbents were reelected to a new two-year term during the GVB annual general membership meeting Tuesday at RIHGA Royal Laguna Guam...
Salisbury’s Lt. Cmdr. Garrigues to head Navy construction in Australia after Stanford graduation
Salisbury Post - North Carolina
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January 5, 2025
Published 12:10 am Sunday, January 5, 2025 SALISBURY — Graduating Salisbury High School, to fighting in the Second Battle of Fallujah as a Marine, to graduating from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and the University of North Carolina at...