Denarau, Fiji 9 December 2016: The best news coming out of this year’s Western and Central Fisheries Commission annual meeting for the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) is the Commission’s adoption on its last day of meetings today in Fiji of a measure to improve the safety of fisheries observers. [restrict] Other good news […]
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You’re a Thumb-Body
The fourth sign of maturity is: A mature person’s decisions are based on character not feelings. Maturity is a social process that every book I read, every movie I see, every circumstance I encounter, a everyone I meet comes to teach me something about myself. All things work together for good… [restrict] John Eldridge, in […]
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Patrol Boat With Emergency Food Heads To Earthquake Hit Maikira-Ulawa In Solomons
An estimated 4,000 people are impacted by 7.8 magnitude quake; no deaths reported HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, Dec. 12, 2016) – A patrol boat will be dispatched today with emergency food supplies to the earthquake stricken province of Makira-Ulawa to assist communities there. [restrict] That’s according to the Director of the National Disaster Management […]
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UN conference adopts ‘Cancun Declaration,’ ramping up efforts to protect world’s biodiversity
More than 190 countries at a major United Nations conference in Mexico have pledged to step up efforts to integrate biodiversity into the policies of their forests, fisheries, tourism and agriculture sectors. On 3 December, countries adopted the Cancun Declaration, named after the Mexican city where the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties […]
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Former Japanese soldier returns to Guam
Kiichi Kobayashi has always enjoyed Guam’s weather. The Japanese elder has returned to Guam at least six times in the last 50 years because he loves the warmth of the islands. Through a translator, Kobayashi explained that he hails from Nagano prefecture, and it’s very cold there. “Guam’s weather is perfect,” he said, smiling. At […]
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Rape, robbery suspect arrested
A 38-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of rape and robbery after a reported home invasion on Wednesday. A female was asleep at her residence in the Casa De Flores apartments in Agana Heights Wednesday evening when she awoke to a man tugging on her nightgown, according to Guam Police Department spokeswoman Capt. Kim […]