United recognized as one of the world’s greenest companies GUAM, Jan. 15, 2018 — United Airlines ranked number one among global carriers in Newsweek’s 2017 Global 500 Green Rankings , one of the most recognized environmental performance assessments of the world’s largest publicly traded companies. United placed 59 th among 500 U.S. brands and 100 […]
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PNCC repairs Submarine Fiber cut and restores services to Peleliu and Angaur
January 15, 2018- On Friday evening, January 12, thanks to cooperation and assistance from the Ministry of State, the U.S. Embassy, and the U.S. Navy, PNCC crews completed the repair of an undersea cut to the fiber optic cable serving Peleliu and Angaur, enabling the restoration of communications to both islands. [restrict] On Tuesday afternoon, […]
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Fear and tears for 38 minutes as Hawaiians thought they were under attack
HONOLULU, 15 JANUARY 2018 (HAWAII NEWS NOW) — People huddled in their bathtubs. They ran into businesses or rushed into basements. They got into storm drains. For nearly 40 minutes on Saturday (13 Jan), Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents thought they were under ballistic missile attack — and they did everything they could to try to […]
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97 convicted of murder in PNG
PORT MORESBY, 15 JANUARY 2018 (THE NATIONAL) — Ninety-seven have been convicted of murder and detained in the biggest trial in Papua New Guinea in recent years. They will appear again for a sentence hearing in the Madang National Court at a later date. [restrict] All 97 were on Friday found guilty of killing seven […]
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American Samoan Governor says feds are confused on how to handle issues for Am Samoa
PAGO PAGO, 15 JANUARY 2018 (SAMOA NEWS) — American Samoa Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga says now is the time to vigorously address the issue of the territory’s political status and our political relationship with the United States, “because the federal government is confused on how to handle issues” pertaining to American Samoa, as “we are […]
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Samoan PM addresses concerns about China, debt and aid
APIA, 15 JANUARY 2018 (SAMOA OBSERVER) — In light of criticisms of China’s aid to the Pacific from Australia, Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has risen to the defense to China’s aid programme. In the following interview with the government-owned Savali Newspaper, released by the Principal Communications Officer – Press and Communications Division, Funefea’i […]