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Church soon to begin processing clergy abuse victims' compensation claims

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Church soon to begin processing clergy abuse victims' compensation claims

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Chief Federal Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood on Tuesday approved the final revision to the compromise...

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Guam to join Pacific Islands Forum

By Frank Whitman Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero announced that Guam would apply for membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. “The Pacific Islands...

Declaration on US-Pacific islands partnership lists 11 priorities

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Sep 29

Declaration on US-Pacific islands partnership lists 11 priorities

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan President Joe Biden and Pacific leaders have reached an 11-point Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership that will...

Feds vow to leave Pacific marine monument alone

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Feds vow to leave Pacific marine monument alone

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Biden administration has no plans to expand the boundaries of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine...

Despite problems, Whipps optimistic about Palau’s future

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Despite problems, Whipps optimistic about Palau’s future

By Frank Whitman Palau enters its 29th year of independence facing myriad challenges, most of which are also taking their toll on...

East-West Center report suggests need for better fact-checking in Pacific affairs

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East-West Center report suggests need for better fact-checking in Pacific affairs

By Michael Walsh “Asia Matters for America” is a longstanding series of reports that provide “visually easy-to-understand data, graphics,...

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Pampered with attention

Picked apart by China and heavily courted by the United States, the Pacific island region has become the superpowers' battleground for...

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5 days ago

Puerto Rico and the US territories:

The need to resolve constitutional and political issues Saipan—I have just finished reading 1st Circuit Judge Gustavo Gelpi’s book, “The...

Reconnecting the world and facilitating Taiwan’s technical participation

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Sep 8

Reconnecting the world and facilitating Taiwan’s technical participation

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) develops common regulations and standards for civil aviation. Countries around the...

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Sep 13

A struggling state, a changing society

By Terence Wood By the late 1990s, it was clear that early hopes for post-independence Papua New Guinea had been misplaced. The country...

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Sep 11

Graying with grace

Manila – There is a recent scientific finding that gray hair is a sign of rapid hair growth, which runs counter to the common belief that...

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Sep 10

‘Now is the time to act'

Author James Borton tackles threats to Pacific fishery in his new book By Pacific Island Times News Staff James Borton is a foreign...

Operational buildup: Guam is at the center of US military’s Indo-Pacific Strategy amid Beijing's

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Alex Rhowuniong

Aug 8, 2020
6 min

Operational buildup: Guam is at the center of US military’s Indo-Pacific Strategy amid Beijing's

USS Theodore Roosevelt The U.S. military is accelerating its operational tempo in the Indo-Pacific region — with Guam as its showcase— to...

Back to the basics: Covid-19 pushes Pacific islands to take a harder look at sustainability developm

By Louella Losinio

Jul 10, 2020
6 min

Back to the basics: Covid-19 pushes Pacific islands to take a harder look at sustainability developm

Small island developing nations continue to find ways to navigate toward long-term sustainability. Many small islands, whether located in...

Reopening has begun: What happens next is anyone’s guess

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Phillip V. Cruz, Jr.

Jun 10, 2020
6 min

Reopening has begun: What happens next is anyone’s guess

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the global economy into full-stop mode overnight. It definitely won’t restart that way. Guam has cracked...

Pacific Island governments stepping up preparedness against COVID-19

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Mar 3, 2020
8 min

Pacific Island governments stepping up preparedness against COVID-19

Death toll: 3,131 as of March 2. Number of confirmed cases: 92,182. Affected countries and territories: 77. The numbers keep spiraling,...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Nov 4, 2019
9 min

Retracing Agent Orange

After serving the nation, Guam veterans have found themselves in another battlefield where the truth is at stake, with the burden of...

COFA talks: Getting ready for renegotiation

By Alex J. Rhowuniong

Oct 13, 2019
8 min

COFA talks: Getting ready for renegotiation

The economic provisions of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia will expire...

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