HAGATNA/SAIPAN, 28 NOVEMBER 2025 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Council is set to decide next month whether or not to recommend the lifting of the fishing ban in the Marianas Trench National Monument and other federally protected marine areas in the Pacific, which President Donald Trump sought to open for commercial […]
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75th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu to feature United States Marines participating in exercise
KOA MOANA Koror, Palau – Detachments of U.S. Marines and sailors from Marine Expeditionary Force will take part in security-cooperation training events with Palau as part of the KOA MOANA exercise. KOA MOANA is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the United States and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific in an effort to promote […]
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USAID to increase presence in Palau, other Pacific island nations
The United States Department of State (DOS) has announced recently that United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will expand its staff presence in Palau and other Pacific island nations. In a press statement on August 17, the DOS said that under the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the US will allocate $36.5 million in new assistance to […]
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5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care center
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A day care center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The victims in the lakeside city of Erie ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years, Chief Guy Santone […]
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Civic Action Team to celebrate 50 years of service to Palau
The United States Embassy in Palau will host the 50th anniversary celebration of the US Civic Action Team’s (CAT) service to Palau through a free performance by the 7th Fleet Naval Band at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center on August 15 at 6:30pm. The band is also scheduled to perform in various public schools such as […]
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Palau president, FAS leaders to meet Trump for security talks
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., along with two other Freely Associated States (FAS) leaders, will meet United States President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on May 21 to discuss safety and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Vice President Raynold Oilouch, during a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, broke the news to the media, saying that […]