PONPHEI, 29 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS) — The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has backed the United Nations Secretary-General’s call for urgent methane cuts and called for a binding global agreement to rapidly reduce emissions, saying the world is moving “rapidly in the wrong direction.” FSM Secretary of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management Florian Yatilman […]
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Global media leaders told journalism must change and the Pacific has a key role to play
BONN, 29 JUNE 2026 (PMN)—-Journalism is at a turning point and Pacific media could be part of the answer. That was one of the strongest messages to emerge from last week’s Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany, where more than 1500 editors, journalists, researchers and policymakers from over 100 countries gathered to tackle some of […]
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Naoero’s east Micronesia cable goes live, ending reliance on satellite internet
YAREN, 26 JUNE 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS)—Naoero has entered a new phase in its telecommunications development. The East Micronesia Cable (EMC) connection between Naoero and Guam officially went live on 24 June, the Naoero Fibre Cable Division of Cenpac Corporation said. The launch marks a major milestone for the country’s communications infrastructure, as customers on the […]
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
By Pita Ligaiula CANBERRA, 26 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS)–Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent feature of the region’s future, while stressing that Pacific countries retain the right to determine their own paths. Speaking in an interview in Canberra, […]
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Board approves Guam’s first permit to operate weed-growing facility 12 years since cannabis legalisation
HAGATNA, 25 JUNE 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Cannabis Control Board Thursday approved the first permit to operate a cannabis facility on Guam, wrapping up another requirement in a drawn-out process to build the commercial market 12 years after voters approved the legalisation of medical marijuana. Deep Green Guam’s application received a unanimous vote […]
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Samoa Minister threatens to revoke Samoa Observer business license
APIA, 25 JUNE 2026 (SAMOA OBSERVER) —Samoa Minister of Revenue and Member of Parliament for Vaimauga No. 1, Pauga Talalelei Pauga, threatened to revoke the Samoa Observer’s business licence during Parliament on Wednesday. Pauga made the threat while speaking on business licences in his budget address, saying the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for issuing […]