Palikir, Pohnpei— Getting Covid-19 vaccines is now mandatory for all eligible citizens in the Federated States of Micronesia, President David Panuelo announced Thursday. Government employees who fail to comply with the vaccine mandate within 30 days will be placed on leave without pay. The president ordered the national Covid-19 Task Force to intensify the nationwide vaccination effort. “The FSM still has so much work to do to conquer the pandemic, and so I applaud the Honora

Residents can thank Bella Wings Aviation for the electrifying Liberation Day light show in Tumon this year but a light show that rivaled the traditional fireworks display is just one of the ways Bella Wings plans to make an impact on the community. Its latest venture is sure to raise some eyebrows. More specifically, the newest Bella Wings endeavor will have residents lifting their gaze to find impressive advertising banners made airborne thanks to drones. On July 30, Bella W

The directive contained in the Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum released July 28 requires the wearing of masks by DoD personnel and onsite contractor employees in indoor settings in "areas of substantial or high community transmission," regardless of vaccination status. Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) has not identified Guam as a high transmission area and additionally, according to current Government of Guam public health data, Guam is considered to have

Guam finally reached its target to immunize 80 percent of its adult population, prompting the government to lift most coronavirus-related restrictions — except for the mask mandate — effective Friday, Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio announced Thursday. Although the island achieved herd immunity one week behind the July 21 target date, Tenorio said Operation Liberate Guam was “a great success.” A total of 96,066 eligible adults have received either both doses of the two-dose series--Pf

Col. Tod R. Fingal, 36th Operations Group commander, greets Lt. Col. Charles S. Corcoran, 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, also known as the “5-2-5”, commander, after a 9 hour flight from his home station Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. The Raptors from the 525th EFS, also known as the “5-2-5,” are deployed in support of the Pacific Command’s Theatre Support Package. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Bush)

By Andrea McRae/RNZ Pacific Auckland --The umbrella term Pacific Islander or Polynesian has been criticised as degrading and insensitive. Researcher Seini Taufa, who is a New Zealand-born Tongan, said the names were not indigenous terms and were insulting. Taufa is research lead for Moana Research and Senior Pacific Advisor for the Growing up in New Zealand Longitudinal Study. She has given evidence to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's Pacific inquiry being held in So