HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Guam stands to lose $100 million in federal grants due to Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s lawsuit filed 11 days before the deadline to obligate the funds, according to the Office of the Governor. “His claims are baseless, but his intent is clear: he does not care if his actions cause […]
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Cook Islands govt puts NZ citizenship at risk
RAROTONGA (TVNZ) — For months, the New Zealand and Cook Islands’ governments have been embroiled in a standoff which may have resulted in citizens of the Pacific Island nation losing their Kiwi citizenship status. Documents released to 1News show the Cook Islands’ prime minister Mark Brown has been pushing hard for a separate passport and […]
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Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home
PORT VILA (THE GUARDIAN) — Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil from the islands and the federal government announced a new round of financial assistance. The latest magnitude 6.1 quake shook buildings on the country’s main island at 2.30am on Sunday after it struck 30km west […]
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Teenagers fight U.S militarization of Palau with UN complaint over rights violations
KOROR (BENAR NEWS) —School students in Palau are taking on the United States military with a legal complaint to the United Nations over a “rapid and unprecedented wave of militarization” in their Pacific island nation. They allege that American military activities are destroying ecosystems, disturbing sacred sites, threatening endangered species, and breaking laws that protect […]
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Northern Marianas upbeat on arrivals as Jeju Air resumes Saipan flights
SAIPAN (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—The Marianas Visitors Authority is anticipating visitor arrivals to bounce back starting this month with the reinstatement of suspended flights from South Korea. Jeju Air’s second daily flight resumed on 08 December and the temporary twice-weekly charter flights from Busan are set to begin on 20 December. Visitor arrivals to the Northern […]
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U.S on target in Guam with first Marine redeployment and missile test
HAGATNA (BENAR NEWS)—The U.S is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first Marines from Okinawa and its first interceptor missile test in Guam last week. About 100 Marines from Japan landed on Saturday, the vanguard of about 5,000 due to be relocated to Guam under a security […]