SUVA, 30 JANUARY 2020 (PACNEWS) — The Fiji Island Baseball & Softball Association (FIBSA) has made a huge impact on the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball world rankings following its performance at the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan. The first team ever at a world stage performance has Fiji ranked 72nd […]
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Rising sea levels swallow up two Indonesian islands
JAKARTA, 29 JANUARY 2020 (REUTERS) — Two uninhabited islands in South Sumatra have vanished, and four are on the brink, thanks to rising sea levels. The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says Betet Island and Gundul Island are now completely submerged because of climate change and are sitting one and three metres below sea […]
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Opposition MP calls on Government to ban travels to and from China
ALOFI, 30 JANUARY 2020 (BCN NEWS) — Niue Opposition MP Terry Coe is calling on government to ban travel of government employees to China and to put a hold on any Chinese workers expected to arrive to work on government projects. Terry Coe told BCN News that he is calling on the travel bans because […]
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President Panuelo Meets with Blue Prosperity Coalition & Partners to Further Advance Marine Spatial Planning, Scientific Expeditions, & Ocean Conservation in the FSM
In an effort to further advance the protection of Federated States of Micronesia’s ocean-space by 30%, The Honorable President of FSM David W. Panuelo met with Blue Prosperity Coalition (BPC), National Geographic Society, Waitt Institute, University of California at San Diego, and Micronesia Conservation Trust on January 22nd. The primary outcomes of the meeting were […]
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President Panuelo and Vice President George Welcome Rear Admiral John V. Menoni, Commander of Joint Region Marianas & U.S. Defense Representative to the FSM & Palau
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On January 14th 2020 His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Honorable Yosiwo P. George, Vice President of the FSM, welcomed Rear Admiral John V. Menoni, Commander of Joint Region Marianas, to the Palikir Capitol Complex. Rear Admiral Menoni was visiting the FSM to attend the […]
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Cook Islands submarine fibreoptic cable going live in May
Residents of Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are looking forward to faster cheaper internet this year with the Manatua One Polynesia fibreoptic cable scheduled to come online in May. In a statement the Cook Islands government said the cable was finally brought ashore in Rutaki village on Rarotonga this week after earlier attempts […]