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Land lease transparency bills vetoed

Guam governor accuses legislature of obstructing hospital project By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has vetoed a pair of bills...

Guam senators repeatedly shun governor's call for special session

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20 hours ago

Guam senators repeatedly shun governor's call for special session

Pay raise bill faces rough sailing at the legislature By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero wouldn't take "no" for an answer. But...

Governor, Chamber see state of Guam's economy from different windows

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2 days ago

Governor, Chamber see state of Guam's economy from different windows

Leon Guerrero endorses pay raises for GovGuam; Business sector nixes Bill 24-37 By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on Sunday...

Are family protection orders helping to prevent domestic and family violence in the Pacific region?

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54 minutes ago

Are family protection orders helping to prevent domestic and family violence in the Pacific region?

By Judy Putt and Lindy Kanan First introduced in high-income countries, restraining or protection orders aim to prevent further domestic...

New challenges require revision of Palau's climate change policy

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1 day ago

New challenges require revision of Palau's climate change policy

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror-- Climate change challenges have escalated over the years thus the urgent need to review and...

Island nations commit to a fossil-free Pacific and 100% renewables

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1 day ago

Island nations commit to a fossil-free Pacific and 100% renewables

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Port Villa -- Pacific Island governments have committed to creating a “fossil fuel-free Pacific” and...

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Mar 12

Heartbreak for Fåhang in Malesso

By Olympia Terral In mid-2021, slowly at first and then in a flood, Fåhang established a breeding colony in the heart of Malesso’...

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Mar 11

All these places had their moments…

I smiled as I read Rita’s email. The February column had her remembering her prom at Panciteria Far East, which was glitz and glamour. It...

Navigating the regional organizations in the Pacific

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Mar 9

Navigating the regional organizations in the Pacific

In today’s Pacific island world, there is no shortage of regional efforts, meetings and organizations. If you have an idea and cannot...

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Mar 11

I am not a robot

Manila – In the world we live in today, checkboxes have become part of our reality. Chances are, if you’re not a human being, you’re...

Serving Mediterranean fare, Anemos restaurant opens in Tumon

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Mar 8

Serving Mediterranean fare, Anemos restaurant opens in Tumon

By Gina Tabonares-Reilly Set out on the front yard of Sand Castle in Tumon, Anemos— which means “wind” in Greek— will offer the island’s...

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Mar 5

Cruising through Bermuda Triangle

Bridgman, MI—When Sharon and I married in 2004, we planned our honeymoon to be on a 13-day Grand Holiday Caribbean Cruise of the Cunard...

Pacific-EU SPIRIT project marks Micronesia milestone

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Oct 27, 2022
2 min

Pacific-EU SPIRIT project marks Micronesia milestone

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Suva— The Federated States of Micronesia is now officially a host to the EU-funded Strengthening...

Partnership with US boosts Pacific Islands Forum's influence as a group

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Oct 17, 2022
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Partnership with US boosts Pacific Islands Forum's influence as a group

American Samoa’s delegate urges island states to adopt a collective approach to dealing with outside powers By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The...

The international impact of the Pacific Islands Forum split

By Oliver Hasenkamp

Apr 14, 2021
5 min

The international impact of the Pacific Islands Forum split

The fracturing of Pacific regionalism after the withdrawal of five Micronesian states from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will not only...

Microrexit: Micronesia is no longer in the house

By Robert A. Underwood

Mar 5, 2021
5 min

Microrexit: Micronesia is no longer in the house

For decades, islanders in the Pacific have been enthralled by concepts of regional unity and regional action. Beginning with the...

The Pacific Islands Forum can survive this crisis too

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Feb 16, 2021
5 min

The Pacific Islands Forum can survive this crisis too

There are many ways to respond to a serious crisis, but hyperbole and panic should not be among them. Some commentators have elevated the...

By Jonathan Pryke

Feb 10, 2021
4 min

What next for Pacific regionalism?

The achievements of the Pacific Islands Forum should not be missed amid the rancor. There is still a chance for repair. It has been a...

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