BEIJING (AP) — With Donald Trump’s latest tweets touching on highly sensitive issues, China must decide how to handle an incoming American president who relishes confrontation and whose online statements appear to foreshadow shifts in foreign policy. China awoke Monday to sharp criticism from Trump on Twitter, days after it responded to his telephone conversation […]
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WCPFC opening emphasizes tradition and the need for sustainability
Denarau, Fiji 5 December 2016: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting opened today in Fiji with a traditional Fijian welcome ceremony and a call by the organization’s chairperson to appreciate “the value of incremental progress” in the Commission’s decision making process for fisheries conservation and management. [restrict] “The traditional welcome emphasized the […]
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Philippines vice president quits cabinet, citing plot to ‘steal’ job
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo announced on Sunday she would resign from her cabinet post, citing “major differences” with President Rodrigo Duterte and suspicions that a plot was underway to unseat her from the number two job. Robredo is refusing to step down as vice president but said she decided to quit […]
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Air Force to conduct training at Farallon de Medinilla
ASAN, Guam (Dec. 5, 2016) – The Air Force will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla Dec. 6-8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The general public, especially fishermen, commercial pilots and marine tour operators are advised to stay clear of the areas during the dates and times indicated. [restrict] The general […]
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Papua New Guinea seeks higher tax take for ExxonMobil gas expansion
Papua New Guinea is preparing to negotiate new fiscal terms for a US$10 billion expansion of ExxonMobil’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Pacific nation in a push to boost revenue, PNG Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch said on Sunday. The bid comes amid rising concern among rural landowners that they have yet to see the […]
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New payment plan for attorneys’ fees in tax refund case
The government of Guam agreed to pay off about $740,000 in monthly installments to attorneys who represented taxpayers in a case that resulted in a court-ordered deadline to pay out tax refunds, according to a stipulation filed in federal court Friday. [restrict] Government of Guam’s attorneys, Kathleen V. Fisher and Genevieve P. Rapadas, signed the […]