JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Monday said it had made “urgent” requests for an explanation why the United States barred its military chief from traveling to the U.S., as anger simmered in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country over the diplomatic incident. [restrict] Armed forces commander General Gatot Nurmantyo was stopped on Saturday from boarding an […]
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EPA cancels appearance by scientists at climate change conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has canceled plans for three of its scientists to speak on climate change at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday, an official said on Sunday. Tom Borden, program director for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, confirmed that the EPA had on Friday canceled the appearance […]
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Trump voting commission criticized for lack of transparency
President Donald Trump’s advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own — with some of its own members raising concerns about its openness. This past week, two members fired off letters to commission staff complaining about a lack of information about the panel’s agenda and demanding answers about its activities. That comes […]
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U.S Interior transfers $16.8M to Compact Trust Fund for Marshall Islands
WASHINGTON, 18 OCTOBER 2017 (MARIANAS VARIETY)— U.S. Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Doug Domenech has announced the payment of US$16,854,600 to the Compact Trust Fund for the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. [restrict] An additional partial payment of US$9,070,200 was also provided separately to the Marshall Islands for ongoing use of Kwajalein […]
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Huawei’s grip on PNG, Fiji and the Pacific
PORT MORESBY, 19 OCTOBER 2017 (POST COURIER)— Huawei Technologies has a vast presence in 18 provinces, covering almost all of PNG. Huawei PNG director Consumer Business Group, Michael Townsley said the company has been in operation in the Pacific region in the last 13 years with 110 direct employees in the region, not including contractors. […]
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Next Climate-Related Insurance Round Open for Pacific
RAROTONGA, 19 OCTOBER 2017 (PCRIC) —The upcoming insurance season for the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) anticipates a ten-fold increase in premium volume for climate- and seismic-related insurance it provides to Pacific Island Countries. Beginning November 1, 2017, catastrophe risk insurance policies will provide governments coverage against tropical cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis throughout the […]