WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...
Military officials from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Guam Army National Guard attended. Additionally, participating on behalf of various government of Guam agencies were representatives from the Guam Department of Agriculture, the Guam...
Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu)....
A team representing Australia and the United States concluded the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Kosrae, Sept. 23. The nine-day Kosrae mission stop brought more than 40 participants from Australia and the...
The nine-day Kosrae mission stop brought more than 40 participants from Australia and the United States together to increase humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness in the Indo-Pacific. “The Pacific Partnership team is...
**Events labeled Media Access indicate that an event is open to media. Events labeled Media Availability indicate that an event is open to the media and that a media Q&A is planned.** Gov. Spencer J. Cox’s Schedule Sept. 8 – Sept. 14, 2025 **The...
Las Vegas, Nevada RMPStudio™, proudly announces that The Ambassador: Two Hats. Two Presidents. by Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor (Ret.) PENNSYLVANIA, PA, UNITED STATES, September 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- RMPStudio™, a leader in publishing...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced $43 million in new supplemental funding available to State Opioid Response (SOR) program grantees to expand recovery housing services for young adults, ages...
The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...
A tender is open in Micronesia for the engineering, procurement and construction of hybrid solar minigrid systems at three villages on the Fefen Islands. The closing date for applications is October 27. September 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image:...
Christopher Schlarman, chief lending officer of the Bank of the Federated States of Micronesia; Roberta F. Garachbar, chief executive officer of BFSM; and Dr. Christian Wei, president of EUCON. EUCON photo EUCON International University has...
NINE Papua New Guinean athletes have been named in the 19-member Melanesia squad set to compete at the Oceania Cup in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on Oct 30-31. The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) confirmed that teams from Micronesia and Polynesia have...
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure For decades, young men and women from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have worn U.S. military uniforms at strikingly high rates. Under the Compacts of Free Association, these...
Did you know that the influence of the US dollar stretches far beyond America’s borders. Not only is it the official currency of the United States, it is also one of the world’s strongest and most trusted forms of money. Governments across the...
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific said it awarded a combined $15 billion Pacific Deterrence Initiative multiple award construction contract, MACC, to several companies on Sept. 17, including a $116 million contract award for...
Aklog Birara (Dr) September 2025 One of the books I read in high school that captured my imagination and stimulated my interest in visiting Ecuador again was Charles Darwin’s famous work, On the Origin of Species. published on November 24, 1859....
Hibiscus Festival ready to burst into life As I read the piece titled ‘Hibiscus ready to burst into life’ (FT: 17/09), I reflected on the 1956 Hibiscus Festival, which was the first festival of such magnitude, and Liebling Marlow who was crowned...
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been briefed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders about the need for a shared vision of development for the region. ADB president Masato Kanda outlined in turn outlined to them key changes in how ADB partners with...
Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, former Apostolic Nuncio, has died in Rome at the age of 67, leaving behind a legacy of charity and service in the many countries to which he was sent as a papal representative. By Sarah Pelaji - Tanzania The Catholic...
