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5 days ago

FSM tells US and China to calm down

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Seeking to referee between the world's superpowers, the Federated States of Micronesia has called on the United...

Guam eyes direct flight service to Japan's secondary cities

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Aug 4

Guam eyes direct flight service to Japan's secondary cities

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam will explore the possibility of reopening direct flights to Okayama and other secondary cities in...

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Jul 25

FSM reports first Covid death

Infections surge prompts businesses and restaurants to temporarily shut down By Pacific Island Times News Staff With infections rapidly...

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17 hours ago

FSM's Covid death toll rises to 18

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Federated States of Micronesia has reported 18 Covid-related deaths, as the country's cumulative...

The future of the Pacific Islands Forum and Kiribati’s withdrawal

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1 day ago

The future of the Pacific Islands Forum and Kiribati’s withdrawal

Is the black cloud over the Pacific gone, or is it waiting just beyond the horizon? By Gil Rickey Policy Forum The cracks forming in the...

RMI reports first coronavirus death; Marshallese worried over Covid spike

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3 days ago

RMI reports first coronavirus death; Marshallese worried over Covid spike

By Sylvester Kajur Majuro— After two years of being a coronavirus-free country, the Marshall Islands has moved into the “red” category...

There is no such thing as 'pro-abortion'

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2 days ago

There is no such thing as 'pro-abortion'

People who are “pro-life” are “anti-abortion.” But “pro-choice” advocates are not necessarily “pro-abortion” or “anti-life.” Several...

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5 days ago

Stop ‘doing something,’ please

Saipan — I worry whenever a politician and/or elected official says s/he is worried about the people. What usually comes next from that...

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Aug 5

What Leevin could have done

Attorney General Leevin Camacho marshaled enough judicial authority to employ the magic words, “void ab initio,” to deep-six PL 20-134,...

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2 days ago

The unfinished song

Portland, Maine— Back in days gone by when I was growing up in Holly, Michigan, a highlight of each summer was the annual 10-day...

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Jul 10

Zooming out

Manila — In a recent online writing workshop, I struggled to clue in myself as I wasn’t in a good place. I told my colleagues about my...

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Jul 8

Just like that, life can change

Portland, Maine—After graduating from Adelphian Academy, a Seventh Day Adventist secondary school in Holly, MI, I felt on top of the...

ADB OKs $18.9M grant to fund vaccine rollout in four Pacific island nations

by Pacific Island Times News Staff

Apr 26, 2021
1 min

ADB OKs $18.9M grant to fund vaccine rollout in four Pacific island nations

Four Pacific island countries will be recipients of the Asian Development Bank's $18.9 million grants to help them roll out safe and...

No more room for criminals and mentally ill in Tonga prison

By Pacific Island Times News Staff

Mar 22, 2021
3 min

No more room for criminals and mentally ill in Tonga prison

Nuku'alofa -- The current overcrowding of the Hu’atolitoli Prison and its psychiatric facility is a major concern for Tonga Prison...

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