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If it’s safe, dump it in Tokyo. We in the Pacific don’t want Japan’s nuclear wastewater
Pacific News Service
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By Joey Tau and Talei Luscia Mangioni Earlier this month, the Japanese government announced plans to discharge 1m tonnes of radioactive wastewater accruing since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 into the Pacific Ocean. To Pacific...
Betel nut shortage in Palau sparks price hikes, export ban calls
Island Times
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July 29, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — A shortage of betel nuts (areca palm nuts), one of Palau’s most sought-after commodities after fuel, is driving up prices and stirring public frustration as supply falls short of growing demand....
PACIFIC ENGAGEMENT VISA DEEPENS CONNECTION WITHIN OUR REGION
PNG Haus Bung
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July 29, 2025
As of Monday 28th July 2025, Pacific Island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific Island and Timorese...
Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
US military chaplaincy marks 250 years of providing spiritual support to service members
Religion News Service
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July 28, 2025
(RNS) — In 1775, a year before there was a United States and six weeks after the Continental Army was formed, George Washington made a declaration that has shaped the military ever since. “We need chaplains,” he reportedly remarked, prompting...
UOG professor turns island's plastic waste into construction lumber
The Guam Daily Post
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A University of Guam engineering professor is turning the island’s plastic waste problem into a potential construction solution, creating lumber from recycled materials that preliminary tests show is “four times stronger than concrete.” Ernesto...
Australia opens second Pacific Engagement Visa ballot, adds Samoa and Kiribati
Pacific News Service
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From Monday, Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific island and Timorese nationals to live,...
Guam team wins regional startup competition with maritime connectivity solution
The Guam Daily Post
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A Guam-based team took first place in the recently concluded Start-up Micronesia 2025 competition, showcasing an innovative maritime connectivity service that could strengthen inter-island connections across the region. OceanLink, developed by...
Israel’s little-known allies in the South Pacific
The Times of Israel
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July 27, 2025
Every time UN members vote on anything Israel and Palestine-related, South Pacific islanders wake up to an endless stream of derogatory comments on social media. That’s the price Oceania pays for being the one and only region in the Global South...
Good News For Inmates In New York Prisons
93.7 WBLK - New York
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July 27, 2025
There is good news for prisoners in New York State. As of 2024, there were 33,677 incarcerated individuals in all of the state run prisons in New York, according to the Departyment of Corrections and Community Supervision. That is a decrease of...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
CFO Dive
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Realize Future-Ready Record-to-Report Processes with BlackLine
CFO Dive
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OEK calls on President to prevent Palauans from being sent to…
Pacific News Service
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Palau’s national legislature has called on President Surangel Whipps Jr to take urgent action to ensure Palauan citizens deported from the United States are returned directly to Palau, not to offshore detention centres such as the U.S naval base...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
'Led with integrity and heart': Tributes pour in for the late CNMI Governor Palacios, Apatang sworn in as new governor
Pacific Daily News
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Tributes poured in from around Micronesia after news broke that Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Arnold I. Palacios died while on medical evacuation to Guam late Wednesday night. Palacios, who would have turned 70 on Aug. 22, has...
Lexus Guam hosts elegant evening of style, innovation, and community
Marianas Variety
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TAMUNING, Guam (Special Advertising Feature) — Atkins Kroll, Inc. Guam, an Inchcape Company, Lexus Guam, a division of Atkins Kroll and the island’s premier destination for luxury mobility, hosted an exclusive evening of elegance and innovation at...
Air NZ, Qantas lag some rival airlines for on-time arrivals, Honolulu is best Oceania airport, Solomon Airlines pushes Auckland-Vanuatu route
The New Zealand Herald
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July 15, 2025
Data from Cirium showed Thai AirAsia had 87.71% on-time arrivals. Japan’s ANA and Philippine Airlines rounded out the region’s top three. Qantas, Singapore and Air New Zealand ranged from 78.96% to 78.61%. Kate Boyer, Air New Zealand airports...
ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change
Carbon Brief
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July 25, 2025
The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark “advisory opinion” stating that nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse-gas emissions. Recognising the “urgent and existential threat” facing the world, the International Court...
NZ PM Ardern cautious over China’s tour through ‘contested’ Pacific
Pacific News Service
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged China to be transparent as it sends a high-level delegation through the “contested” Pacific. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is leading a tour through the region from Thursday, beginning with...
Kapetalwa: A Cruiser’s Journey Through the Blue Frontier
Cruising World
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July 16, 2025
Sailing canoes ply the lagoon waters off Lamotrek Island. These vessels sail hundreds of miles in open ocean between islands. Behan Gifford Come to our canoe house, and we’ll have kapetalwa. We’re being invited, but in Micronesia, kapetalwa can...