The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology

Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Commends the Republic of Marshall Islands’ Bold Step toward Sustainable Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) congratulates the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) on the launch of its High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy and Development Strategy 2025–2030. This marks a significant milestone in shaping a tourism...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

Thinking a little too hard about the Dodgers’ massive payroll

In an article published yesterday, MLB.com Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy wrote that the Dodgers “outspend the Brewers by the GDP of a developing nation.” That line was no doubt intended simply as a humorous remark, but thinking about how...

My voyage to explore how Marshallese sailors find their way at sea without technology

One of the biggest navigation challenges is knowing where you are in the open ocean without tools or devices. This remarkable skill is exemplified by the ancient techniques once used by expert navigators of the Marshall Islands, a chain of...

Trump's rare earth row with China casts a dark shadow over the global economy, says ALEX BRUMMER

There is a sense of deja vu surrounding this week’s gathering of the world’s finance chiefs at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). When the good and the great last assembled here in April, Donald Trump had just unleashed his budgetary mayhem...

LR approves HHI forward accommodation LNG carrier

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new LNG carrier design that relocates the accommodation block to the vessel’s bow and incorporates Mitsui OSK Lines’ (MOL) Wind Challenger...

International Dance Festival aims to diversify tourism markets

Guam will host the first-ever Guam International Dance Festival in Tumon this December, as part of the Guam Visitors Bureau's strategy to diversify tourism markets and showcase the island as a cultural hub. Guam's tourism arrivals numbers although...

Hawaii leaders tout strong ties with Taiwan during Double Ten Day event

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - More than 200 members of the local Taiwanese community joined Hawaii leaders and lawmakers to celebrate Double Ten Day, Taiwan’s National Day, which falls on October 10. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in...

Eight Indians, firms sanctioned by US over $100 million Iranian oil and gas trade links 

Eight Indian nationals and several India-based firms have been sanctioned by the United States for allegedly facilitating Iran’s energy trade, according to official statements. The sanctions, announced on Thursday, are part of a broader crackdown...

Senator Moran commends Senate approval of 2026 defense authorization act

Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshotSen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense,...

Union Maritime’s new LNG dual-fueled tankers with WindWings secure SOLAS approval

Written by Nick Blenkey Union Maritime's newbuild tankers achieve regulatory milestone BAR Technologies and Union Maritime report that their proposals covering bridge visibility, navigational lights and radar line of sight for Union Maritime’s two...

Celebrating Achievements and Progress in the Division – August 2025

Halo Olaketa from the SPTO Division of Sustainable Tourism! We are excited to provide you with another monthly issue of key updates from the Pacific on sustainable and responsible tourism developments and successes. In this August issue, we take...

Technology fix for outer islands

GIFF JOHNSON A major new educational program is expected to connect educators and students on every atoll and island in the country to step-up the use of technology in education. The new program, known as the Rebbelib Project, will roll out...

Small island nations face $476 billion climate risk by 2050, urgent $12 billion annual investment needed, says new report

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) — among the least responsible for climate change — face losses of up to $476 billion by 2050 if adaptation measures are not accelerated, a new report by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has warned....

How will the US government shutdown affect the Pacific?

President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...

How will the US government shutdown affect Pacific?

President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...

Pacific makes powerful impact at World Expo

The Pacific region is making a strong impression at this year's World Expo in Japan. Countries represented include Papua New Guinea, Sāmoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, the Solomon...

Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow 

By Ayurella Horn-Muller. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The rats scurried into the shed. Flinching at the sound of a horde of tiny claws scratching at the ground, Migdalia Mass Llorens...

Purdue University Team Nears Possible Earhart Plane Site

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 07, 2025 Updated: Oct 6, 2025 @ 3:29 PM A satellite image shows the Taraia Object in a lagoon on Nikumaroro Island. Photo from Rick Pettigrew, Archeological Legacy Institute. News Release WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue...