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How will the US government shutdown affect the Pacific?
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Record-Breaking Night of Bird Migration Caught on Radar During a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Feathered Flight
BirdCast More than 1.2 billion birds streamed south in one night during their Fall migration in late September—the largest single-night total ever recorded by the American live radar project. Called BirdCast, a collaboration led by the Cornell Lab...
Owner: Geri Weis-Corbley
Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed
Reprinted with Permission from World at Large Two small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a major ecological revival. Island Conservation, a global nonprofit organization with...
Owner: Geri Weis-Corbley
Removing rats helps revive forests, birds & coral in the Marshall Islands
On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats. Rats were once so abundant on Bikar and Jemo...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
Pacific Tourism Organisation Commends the Republic of Marshall Islands’ Bold Step toward Sustainable Tourism
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) congratulates the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) on the launch of its High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy and Development Strategy 2025–2030. This marks a significant milestone in shaping a tourism...
How will the US government shutdown affect Pacific?
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Researchers Set For Expedition Based On ‘Very Strong’ Evidence Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Has Been Located
Getty Image Audio By Carbonatix Researchers believe they have uncovered “very strong” evidence that they have located the long-missing plane of famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Now, they are planning to embark on an expedition to a remote island in...
Owner: Jason Cammerota
MOFA thanks allies for backing Taiwan at UN session
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today thanked 10 of Taiwan's diplomatic allies for supporting the nation's aspirations to participate in the UN during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. High-level officials from Belize, Eswatini,...
Owner: Lin Family
Taiwan thanks allies for UN support
Taiwan yesterday thanked 10 of its diplomatic allies for supporting the nation’s aspirations to participate in the UN during the just-concluded 80th session of the UN General Assembly’s General Debate. Senior officials from Paraguay, the Marshall...
Owner: Lin Family
Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru…
Neutral
Pacific News Service
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“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders agreed. At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Illegal Immigrants And Federal Health Benefits: What To Know
Right-wing
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, Republicans and Democrats offer competing claims about whether people who entered the country unlawfully are benefiting from Medicaid. “The law prohibits undocumented immigrants from getting...
Owner: Ivandjiiski Family
The search for Amelia Earhart continues
Indeterminate
The Star - Indiana
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WEST LAFAYETTE — In about a month, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation will join an Archaeological Legacy Institute expedition to the South Pacific attempting to solve the disappearance of Amelia Earhart during her mission to become...
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 26 – October 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Owner: East-West Center & University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Pacific makes powerful impact at World Expo
Public Broadcaster
Pacific Media Network
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The Pacific region is making a strong impression at this year's World Expo in Japan. Countries represented include Papua New Guinea, Sāmoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, the Solomon...
Owner: New Zealand Government
TMS TACCC 2025 Concludes with Overwhelming Industry Participation: Pioneering Collaboration for a Decarbonised Transport Industry.
The third edition of The Maritime Standard Transportation & Climate Change Conference (TACCC 2025) concluded successfully at the Saadiyat Rotana Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE, bringing together an exceptional gathering of global leaders, policymakers,...
Owner: Trevor Pereira
Major recovery of plants and seabirds on Marshall Islands
A brown noddy chick in the Marshall Islands. Image: Shaun Wolfe By Victoria Heath Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet. Thanks to their remoteness, these two islands – located in the Marshall Islands – may seem inconspicuous, but they have risen in...
Owner: Nigel Clifford
The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?
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Pacific Community (SPC)
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The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...
Owner: Pacific Community
Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the tide
Deep-sea mining equipment. Photo courtesy of Impossible Metals “The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders...
Owner: Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)
Diplomatic allies speak up for Taiwan at U.N. General Debate 2025
Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday thanked 10 of Taiwan's diplomatic allies for supporting the nation's aspirations to participate in the United Nations during the just-concluded 80th Session UN General...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
Seabird populations soar after Marshall Islands restoration success
Native forests are recovering and seabird populations are soaring on Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet on the Republic of the Marshall Islands, thanks to the success of a campaign to remove damaging, invasive rats that came to completion last year. The...
Owner: William Ashley Joseph Harrison