BAR Technologies and Union Maritime secure double approval for dual-fuel LNG tanker duo fitted with WAPS

UK-based shipping company Union Maritime (UML) and compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies have received a green light from the Marshall Islands flag for the former company’s dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker duo fitted...

Marshall Islands president says UN is 'gaslighting' Taiwan

Photo: LEONARDO MUNOZ Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has accused the United Nations of 'gaslighting' by excluding Taiwan from high-level engagements under the One-China Policy. In 1971, the UN officially recognized the People's Republic of...

Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu step up push for Taiwan's reinstatement to UN

The Marshall Islands, Palau, and Tuvalu have accelerated their campaign for Taiwan’s readmission to the United Nations, challenging the world organization to reexamine the resolution that handed its seat over to China. At the 80th session of the...

Change of course? US sending mixed signals in the Pacific region

View from the West By James C. Pearce Republicans of old are all a little perplexed about something lately: national defense. It was once a pet issue for the neo-conservative Bush and Reagan administrations. Old-school Republicans (and Democrats)...

Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity

This is an ABC podcast. Pilot Pleasure to have you on board this morning. It should be a pretty smooth ride down. James Nokise It's early Saturday morning and I'm sitting crammed inside an eight-seater plane with the side door open so we can get...

Houthis Impose Sanctions on Major US Oil Companies, Claim Responsibility for Minervagracht Attack

The Houthi-aligned Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has designated 13 entities, 9 individuals, and 2 vessels for sanctions related to US crude oil exports, according to a statement released today. Meanwhile, the Yemen-based...

“Our land is our mind”: The trauma facing indigenous and coastal women

For cyclone survivors in Bangladesh’s coastal villages, their memories of the storms are still fresh. “The tide was three to five times higher compared to other storms. Everything was washed away. I was floating on wood [a raft] in chest-deep...

Houthis Announce “Sanctions” on Oil Majors and Tankers for U.S. Oil Exports

The Houthi militants in Yemen issued a statement saying that they are sanctioning many of the leading energy companies, the chief executives, and tankers for conducting exports of U.S. oil. The group did not make a specific threat but said its...

Jimmy Buffett's Famous Plane Is Open For Fans - Here's Where To See It

In the process of creating catchy "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll," Jimmy Buffett became a music legend. Adorned in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts, he was the unabashed leader of the Parrotheads, the Mayor of Margaritaville, as well as a sailor's...

More diplomatic allies voice support for Taiwan at UN

High-level officials from diplomatic allies Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis on Monday and Saturday spoke out on behalf of Taiwan at the UN General Debate, calling for Taiwan’s “meaningful inclusion” in the organization. The General Debate of...

Climate change, Deep-sea mining, and Taiwan cannot be ignored: Marshall Islands…

Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has told world leaders at the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA80) that urgent global action is needed to confront climate change, rein in deep-sea mining, uphold ocean protections, and defend Taiwan’s...

U.S to establish security ties between Marshall Islands and Guam

The U.S government is seeking to enhance its defence arrangement with the Marshall Islands by pairing it up with the Guam National Guard under the Department of War’s state partnership programme. “These National Guard units will leverage their...

US grants $8.3mn to Air Marshall Islands for refleeting

The United States Department of State announced on September 20 that it will provide, in coordination with Taiwan, US$8.3 million to Air Marshall Islands (CWM, Majuro) to modernise its ageing fleet. The grant forms part of the country's aid...

Russia expects to continue cooperation with Pacific Ocean states — Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS, September 26. /TASS/. Russia expects to continue cooperation with island states of the Pacific Ocean, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov took part in the "Russia - Small Island States of the South Pacific" Meeting...

US to establish security ties between Marshall Islands and Guam

A U.S. delegation held a bilateral meeting with the Marshall Islands leaders in Majuro on Sept. 19, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office of the President of the Marshall Islands The U.S. government is seeking to enhance its defense arrangement with...

St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis speak up for Taiwan at the UN

High-level officials from diplomatic allies Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis spoke out on behalf of Taiwan at the UN General Debate, calling for Taiwan’s “meaningful inclusion” in the organization. The General Debate of the 80th session of...

Bill guarantees $4 million for cancer fund

A bill to ensure that the Guam Cancer Trust Fund, or GCTF, receives a minimum of $4 million for its annual operations was advanced to the voting file Monday at the September legislative session. Bill 1-38 by Sen. Telo Taitague states that the GCTF...

Beyond Fiji: Cruise ships branch out to new Pacific destinations

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From Mānoa to Majuro: Lessons in healthcare and culture

Reading time: 2 minutesJABSOM students with the staff at Majuro Hospital. For University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa medical student Kalpana Balaraman, a summer spent in the Republic of the Marshall Islands offered a transformative lesson in health care...

Growth in the Pacific to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025,...

Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025 and moderate to 3.4 percent in 2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic...