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Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining
The Maritime Executive
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[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
CFO Dive
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$12M Peleliu dock upgrade strengthens the US military’s Pacific defense network
The Guam Daily Post
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The U.S. military's $12 million rehabilitation of Palau's Peleliu South Dock represents a key component in strengthening America's distributed defense strategy across the Pacific, as regional tensions prompt officials to reduce reliance on Guam's...
Dawn discipline
Marianas Variety
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Timothy Asaivao IN the quiet, pre-dawn darkness of Saipan, while most of the island sleeps, Timothy L. Asaivao is already moving. The sea is still, reflecting the last stars of the night, as he and five teammates from the Marianas Outrigger Club...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Teams set for Mall Ball 3x3 tournament
The Guam Daily Post
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Micronesia Mall, in partnership with Clutch Guam, announced the final tournament of the Mall Ball ’25: 3x3 Summer Circuit - the Open/Adult Tournament - set for Aug. 29-31 at the Micronesia Mall Center Court. The final leg of the summer circuit...
Federal government inks $400m deal with Nauru to resettle non-citizens
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 30, 2025
The Albanese government will pay Nauru more than $408 million to resettle hundreds of non-citizens caught up in the High Court's NZYQ decision after the home affairs minister signed a deal in an unannounced visit to the Micronesian nation on...
Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study
Mongabay
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August 29, 2025
A new study found that more than half of the world’s straddling stocks will shift across the maritime borders between exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2050. Most of these shifts will be into the high seas, where fisheries...
Triple J to Close Payless SuperFresh & Truckload Retail Store in Saipan
Marianas Variety
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Triple J Saipan, Inc. announced today that its Payless SuperFresh & Truckload retail store in Saipan will close on October 31, 2025. The company will continue to serve the island through its wholesale division operating from its existing location...
FACING UP ON FACEBOOK. Pal Ahluwalia Farewell Turns Sour: USP VC Departs but Allegations of Cronyism, Conflict, and ‘Sole Hustling’ Refuse to Leave. Elizabeth Fong: 'Tukana used Council meetings to market Sole'
Fiji Leaks
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August 28, 2025
Ouch. Nothing like accusing a USP Council member of turning regional higher education governance into a trade expo for his side hustle. The dramatic flourish is vintage Naulivou: “These men showed me what it means to stand firm in truth, even when...
Palestinian statehood: Where countries stand when it comes to recognition
Middle East Eye
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August 28, 2025
Country by country, the world is becoming increasingly receptive to the idea of Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat first declared an independent Palestine on 15 November 1988, including the West...
DXN posts revenue jump of 49% in ‘transformational’ FY25
Australian Reseller News
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August 29, 2025
Data centre specialist DXN’s revenue jumped up 49 per cent, to $16 million, during its 2025 financial year, capping off what it describes as a “transformational year”. This is according to its financial results for the 12 months to 30 June, which...
MATSON TO PARTICIPATE AT JEFFERIES INDUSTRIALS CONFERENCE
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) HONOLULU, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX ) announced today that Joel Wine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present an overview of the Company and respond to questions at the...
Japanese visitors pray for peace, plant trees at Last Command Post
Marianas Variety
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A GROUP from Japan visited the Last Command Post in Marpi on Thursday to pray for peace, plant trees, and use floral art to call for an end to world conflict. The visit and ceremony were organized by Ayumi Kanamori, owner of Greenpiece, a floral...
A new future for New Caledonia?
EJIL: Talk!
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August 29, 2025
New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific, might become a state within France. The French government and six delegations representing pro- and anti- independence factions in New Caledonia have signed the Bougival Accord, a draft...
Matson Promotes Three Executives to New Leadership Roles
The AI Journal
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August 29, 2025
Vic Angoco Appointed Executive Vice President, Operations Jennifer Tungul Appointed SVP, Alaska Rob Olson Appointed VP, Alaska Operations HONOLULU, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Matson has announced that Vic Angoco, senior vice president, Alaska,...
$10.9M CTE Center to rise at MHS, groundbreaking held
Marianas Variety
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Gov. David M. Apatang joins other CNMI officials, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho, Board of Education Chairman Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, BOE member Andrew L. Orsini, Northern Marianas Housing Corporation Chairwoman Merced...
PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...
Letter in support of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program for the CNMI
Marianas Variety
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ON behalf of Micronesian Telecommunication Corporation, dba, IT&E, a proud telecommunications provider serving the people, businesses, and public offices of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for the past 20 years, I am...
Palau and Pacific Islands push for Equity, funding in High-Seas Biodiversity Treaty
Island Times
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August 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS — As the world negotiates the future of life in the oceans beyond national borders, small island developing states are making their voices heard. At the second session of the Preparatory Commission for the Marine Biodiversity of...