CANBERRA, 22 MAY 2019 (THE GUARDIAN) — Pacific leaders have congratulated Scott Morrison on his surprise election victory but have urged him to do more to fight the climate crisis, which poses an existential threat to the region. “Australia has been lagging behind,” said Tuilaepa Sailele, the prime minister of Samoa, about Australia’s action on […]
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Washington state governor signs dental health bill for FAS citizens
POHNPEI, 23 MAY 2019 (FSMIS) — The Governor of the state of Washington, Jay Inslee has signed into law a State Senate Bill that creates a dental care programme for residents of the Compact of Free Association states of the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau. Specifically, the Washington State Senate Bill 5274 […]
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U.S assures FSM, Marshall Islands and Palau it will defend them against outside threats
WASHINGTON, 23 MAY 2019 (FSMIS/PACNEWS) — The United States has assured leaders of its Freely Associated States (FAS) in the three north Pacific that it stands ready to defend them against outside threats such as North Korea. The assurance was made by the Acting Secretary for Defence, Patrick Shanahan while hosting the three leaders – […]
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ANZ launches cashless taxi payments in Fiji
SUVA, 23 MAY 2019 (ANZ) — In a first for Fiji, ANZ today announced a partnership with Ever Ready Taxis to install ANZ EFTPOS terminals in their fleet of taxis across Suva. Customers will soon be able to use their local and international debit and credit cards to pay their taxi fare in any Ever […]
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Reviving traditions: Passing on ancient navigation knowledge
Out of concern that the ancient Pacific knowledge on seafaring is now sailing on its way to oblivion, a descendant of a Micronesian grandmaster navigator is trying to revive the traditional wayfinding skills by passing on centuries-old navigational knowledge to the younger generation. Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur made it clear in his speech during the […]
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Japan, Palau exchange notes on 400-million yen Japanese grant aid
Front row: Palau Ambassador to Japan Francis Matsutaro (left) and Japan Ambassador to Palau Toshiyuki Yamada (right) during the exchanging of notes for the two Japanese grant aid worth 400-million yen. Behind them are Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. (left) and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right). (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy) Palau and […]