By Pacific Island Times News Staff (Department of State)-- The United States monitored China’s test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the southern Pacific Ocean. At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite. Beijing’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world. We continue to urge China to eng

Super Typhoon Bavi barrelled through the Marianas region Monday morning, with its eye passing over Rota, bringing torrential rains and destructive winds that peaked at 180 mph, causing an islandwide power outage on Saipan and the southern part of Guam.

If power circuits go offline, GPA said it will work on energizing it immediately. If power doesn’t return in a few minutes, it is most likely that the circuit is damaged and GPA will have to wait until the storm passes before it can make repairs.