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Micronesian canoe has maiden voyage on the Foyle

Micronesian canoe has maiden voyage on the Foyle

ShareSave Dr Melissa Taitano came to Londonderry with three other boat builders A canoe built using traditional Micronesian techniques has made its maiden voyage up the River Foyle. The 8ft (2.34m) canoe was made from a tree felled at the Brook...

Bridging the Pacific’s Digital Divide: Why the West Must Act Together

Bridging the Pacific’s Digital Divide: Why the West Must Act Together

The Pacific is no longer an afterthought in global strategic competition. Stretching across a vast ocean, the region’s scattered island nations are navigating a digital transition that will shape their economic development, national security, and...

Micronesian Island Forum or Second Island Chain Alliance?

Micronesian Island Forum or Second Island Chain Alliance?

These Islands By Robert Underwood Pacific island nations and territories like to discuss the Blue Continent and give dramatic visions about a Pacific future based on island wisdom, traditions and connections. Despite the diversity of island forms,...

Sailing Canoe Brings Living Culture to Molokai

The Mo’okiha O Pi’ilani at Kaunakakai Wharf. Photo by Todd Yamashita By Léo Azambuja In less than five hours, the 62-foot, 5-inch Hawaiian double-hulled sailing canoe Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani sailed from Ma‘alaea Harbor on Maui to Molokai’s Kaunakakai...

Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...

Micronesia Conservation Trust Signs Landmark MOU with TNC and Micronesian Leaders at 27th Micronesian Islands Forum

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment (MAFE) Minister Steven Victor signs MOU at the 27th Micronesian Islands Forum (Photo: Chewy… You must be logged in and subscribed to view this content.

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats

The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean. Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island nations share a common challenge: how to protect their people...

Australia's climate visa: A model for sinking islands?

Australia's climate visa: A model for sinking islands?

In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as being extremely...

MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) About Matson Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX ) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous...

Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the...

Africa’s Addiction to Aid

Africa’s Addiction to Aid

by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over the past...

OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism

OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism

The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a devastating blow to the tourism industry in Micronesia, decimating visitor arrivals and crippling economies that rely heavily on this sector. Now, as the global travel industry regains momentum, Micronesia must...

Keeping the Sea Clean: Japanese Efforts to Recover Oil from Wartime Wreck in Chuuk, Micronesia

Keeping the Sea Clean: Japanese Efforts to Recover Oil from Wartime Wreck in Chuuk, Micronesia

Japanese vessels sunk more than eight decades ago in Micronesia continue to pose an environmental threat in the waters off of Chuuk. Japanese and other specialists are working to capture and remove the polluting oil. Pristine Waters with a...

The escalating risk environment requires more than empty words

The escalating risk environment requires more than empty words

The security environment in our region is changing and the risk to Guam is increasing. U.S. presence, once seen as a deterrent, now makes Guam a target. As the environment changes and the risk to Guam escalates, more candor is required about the...

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership from the islands tomorrow...

More than 78,000 in FSM to benefit from US$17.9m climate-health programme

More than 78,000 in FSM to benefit from US$17.9m climate-health programme

With a land mass of only about 702 sq km but spread in more than 2,600,000 sq km area of water, FSM consists of four states - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. The total number of islands is more than 600. Photo: Whereig.com The Federated States of...

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week

Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center in Majuro on Monday. Photo by Giff Johnson MAJURO — The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials...

Air Marshall Islands And Nauru Airlines Collaborate To Support Regional Connectivity And Long-term Aviation Sustainability

Air Marshall Islands And Nauru Airlines Collaborate To Support Regional Connectivity And Long-term Aviation Sustainability

Air Marshall Islands Inc (AMI) and Nauru Airlines (NAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening ties between the carriers, to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service quality, and strengthen technical...

The Federated States of Micronesia is tackling rising climate-related diseases with a major health resilience programme backed by the Green Climate Fund and SPC.

The Federated States of Micronesia is tackling rising climate-related diseases with a major health resilience programme backed by the Green Climate Fund and SPC.

Shiprwreck in Chuuk Lagoon As sea levels rise and storms intensify, communities across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are facing a surge in climate-sensitive diseases. From dengue fever to diarrhoea, illnesses once considered seasonal...

Revised U.S. military environmental plan draws concerns from Mariana residents

Revised U.S. military environmental plan draws concerns from Mariana residents

The U.S. military is planning a major expansion on the island of Tinian. It's one of 14 islands in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. At recent public meetings, officials presented a revised environmental plan,...

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