Renew insurance or face bankruptcy case dismissal SAIPAN (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—The U.S Bankruptcy Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has issued an ultimatum to Imperial Pacific International, warning that its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case could be dismissed or converted to Chapter 7 unless the company immediately addresses critical operational failures. Judge Robert J. Faris ordered […]
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Shrinking federal assistance leaves Guam on its own
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — In 2020, Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero came under fire for saying her administration was “milking” concessions from the federal government in exchange for hosting the Covid-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. “The best decision I ever made is allowing the USS Theodore Roosevelt to go to our hotels,” the governor said […]
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Prominent Samoan fashion designer shot and killed at protest in Utah
UTAH (NZ HERALD) —A prominent Samoan fashion designer who was shot at a protest against U.S President Donald Trump in Utah’s capital has died. Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed Arthur “Afa” Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was fatally shot at the Salt Lake City “No Kings” protest, after a 24-year-old man brandished an AR-15-style semi-automatic […]
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Transnational crime expert on emerging Pacific meth trends
By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent AUCKLAND (TVNZ ONE NEWS)—A transnational crime expert is warning of alarming methamphetamine trends emerging across the Pacific. Associate Professor Jose Sousa-Santos from Canterbury University’s Pacific Regional Security Hub said a recent 4.8kg meth bust in Fiji showed how non-traditional criminal syndicates were now able to operate in the region. Several […]
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Don’t think small, think at scale
Don’t think small, think at scale Palau President challenges global investors to scale up Ocean finance NICE (TPL NEWS)—As the epicentre of global Ocean messaging celebrates World Ocean Day in Monaco and heads to Nice, France for the opening sessions of the 3rd UN Oceans Conference, Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr has delivered a straight-talking […]
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Ocean protection lagging, and the Pacific holds the key to progress
NICE (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) —The world is falling dangerously behind in its race to protect the ocean. A new peer-reviewed study released by Dynamic Planet and National Geographic Pristine Seas offers a blunt assessment: to meet the global target of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, the world must establish 85 new coastal […]