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Military buildup oversight office ends mission on Guam, CNMI amid mixed signals about Marines' relocation

The Guam Program Management Office, which oversaw military infrastructure development in the Marianas, has capped its mission amid the Pentagon’s vague plans about the Marines' relocation from Okinawa to Guam.

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6 hours ago

Feds provide a lifeline to Guam residents, businesses hit by Bavi

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's recovery assistance for Guam property owners and businesses adversely affected by Typhoon Bavi in July is now available, following President Donald J. Trump's major disaster declaration on Oct. 7.

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20 hours ago

Typhoon babies: 16 born at Guam hospital during Champi

Guam Memorial Hospital maintained uninterrupted operations through Typhoon Champi’s closest approach, with 16 babies having been delivered before and during the storm, the hospital said today.

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4 days ago

THE PACIFIC

FSM seeks to revitalize vocational education through WB-funded program

FSM Wesley Simina leads the opening of the FSM Skilled Certification Unit in Pohnpei. /Photo courtesy of the FSM government By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Federated States of Micronesia is piloting a World Bank-funded program aimed at revitalizing the nation’s vocational education to help build a skilled workforce and create job opportunities for young Micronesians. President Wesley Simina led the Oct. 14 opening of the FSM’s Skills Certification Unit at the College M

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1 day ago

Funding gaps threaten Pacific push for cleaner shipping

Pacific island countries face mounting obstacles to modernizing aging shipping fleets as limited financing, inadequate infrastructure and shortages of technical expertise threaten efforts to reduce fuel dependence without making essential transportation more expensive.

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2 days ago

Earthjustice seeks to halt auction of 31M acres of seabed around American Samoa

The Marine Minerals Administration today issued the final leasing notice for a seabed minerals lease sale offshore American Samoa, covering two areas totaling 31.4 million acres, taking the last step before the sale award set for Nov. 19.

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3 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Traditional journalism in the age of fakery

We are poigntantly warned that the world as we knew it is slipping out of existence, but our endurance is a testament to people's preference for responsible reporting.

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A decade on the beat: Reflections on 10 years of Pacific Island Times

By Kambes Kesolei Koror—Ten years ago, the Pacific Island Times was little more than an idea—a quiet ambition born from a love of journalism and a belief that our island communities deserved to have their stories told by people who understood them, lived among them and cared about them. Looking back, it is remarkable to see how that idea has endured and grown. I am deeply grateful to have been part of the journey. The idea began through conversations among journalists and

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5 hours ago

The Peace Corps is coming back

On the sidelines of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror on Sept. 2, Wesley W. Simina, Surangel Whipps Jr. and Hilda Heine, presidents of the FSM, Palau and the Marshall Islands, respectively, along with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau signed a letter of intent to establish a new North Pacific Peace Corps program.

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Oct 13

Guam Gives launches campaign to fill gaps in community assistance

By Ron Rocky Coloma A new Guam charity group aims to help residents facing unexpected hardships and support nonprofits that lack the funding to meet community needs, with its founders pledging to match up to $10,000 in donations at a fundraiser tonight. Dot and Ranger Miller, owners of Biba's Bar in Tumon, established the Guam Gives Foundation to connect donors with individuals, families, and organizations in need of assistance. The foundation will launch its capital campaign

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2 days ago

Guam artist Geraldine Datuin explores migration, identity in ‘Ripened in the Badlands’

For Guam-born Filipino artist Geraldine Datuin, that journey reflects her family's migration from the Philippines to Guam and the ways people preserve their cultural identities while building lives far from their ancestral homeland.

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2 days ago

Community Event: Hard Candy brings high-energy male revue to Guam

Dance, athleticism, showmanship and a little temptation will take center stage at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa on Oct. 16, when Hard Candy: A Well “Lei'd” Male Revue presents two performances featuring professional entertainers from Hawaiʻi and beyond.

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Oct 14