Category: Pacific News

By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines  MANILA (PACNEWS/FFA) — The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) says its technical expertise continues to drive some of the most important proposals before the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22), including the long-delayed South Pacific albacore Management Procedure now sitting at the top of the agenda in […]

HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — A ranking military official said Guam needs to build a new hospital that will serve both the civilian and the military communities, “especially in times of conflict or natural disasters where we need to really have a structure that can address the challenges of mass casualties.” “So, there is an […]

HAGATNA/SAIPAN (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Council is set to decide next month whether or not to recommend the lifting of the fishing ban in the Marianas Trench National Monument and other federally protected marine areas in the Pacific, which President Donald Trump sought to open for commercial harvests. The council’s […]

HAGATNA (THE GUAM DAILY POST) — Guam senators are drawing a hard line on the U.S federal government’s push to explore deep seabed mining in waters near the island, with one lawmaker insisting the White House must first lift longstanding maritime restrictions before the territory will consider granting access to its exclusive economic zone. Senator […]

By Pita Ligaiula MANILA(PACNEWS) — One of the region’s most outspoken tuna advocates says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) faces a credibility crisis if next week’s Manila meeting once again fails to deliver long-promised harvest strategies. In an interview with PACNEWS, Shark Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook said the Commission is running […]

YAREN (THE GUARDIAN) — Nauru may seek to return refugees from the NZYQ cohort to their home countries, the Nauruan president has said, in an interview officially translated into English for the first time, and which the Australian government sought to keep hidden. David Adeang’s interview erroneously claimed those being sent to Nauru were not […]