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El Niño is underway: A warming Pacific, a shifting storm belt and a region learning to read every cloud as a warning sign

Barely recovering from Supertyphoons Mawar and Sinlaku, island communities across the Marianas and Micronesia are bracing for extreme weather events supercharged by an El Niño predicted to be one of the strongest on record.

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10 hours ago

Guam Power Authority urged to pause fuel surcharge hike

Vice Speaker Tony Ada is seeking the suspension of the fuel surcharge increase to ease the financial stress on several Guam households amid the island's recovery from Typhoon Bavi, which hit the Marianas region Monday.

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3 days ago

THE PACIFIC

Peace alliance hits China’s missile test, nixes US-led war games in Indo-Pacific

An alliance of peace organizations has called on Pacific Island leaders to oppose missile tests and military exercises in the region, which is increasingly becoming a theater for geopolitical competition among the world’s superpowers.

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7 minutes ago

Papua New Guinea’s economy grows, but jobs gap remains

“Papua New Guinea is at a critical moment. The economy is growing and the resource sector has major opportunities ahead. There is now a small window of opportunity to turn this momentum into better jobs and livelihoods for all Papua New Guineans,” said Han Fraeters, World Bank Division Director for Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

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4 hours ago

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LIFE & ARTS

The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia

More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most important tuna fishery on the planet.

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3 hours ago

The real issue isn’t the tax. It’s Guam’s economy

Over the past 39 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of Guam businesses. Some were family-owned companies employing only a handful of people. Others were among the largest employers on our island. I’ve seen businesses succeed and I’ve seen businesses fail.

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8 hours ago

Bookshelf: Son of foreign worker tells the story the CNMI tried to forget

Kelvin Rodeo grew up in the aisles of a small neighborhood store in Dan Dan, Saipan, surrounded by the hum of different languages, the rhythm of island life and the quiet contradictions of being an American citizen born to Filipino parents on Saipan.

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Jun 13

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Employer: World renowned Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Position location: Honiara, Solomon Islands · Retirement of long-term incumbent has led to a director-level leadership opportunity · Competitive salary range from SDR1 72,523 to SDR 102,385 negotiable based on experience (note: currently equivalent to US$99,066 to US$139,858) (Plus Allowances). · Salary is not taxed in the Solomon Islands for international staff · 3-year, full-time contract position bas

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Jun 10

Peace alliance hits China’s missile test, nixes US-led war games in Indo-Pacific

An alliance of peace organizations has called on Pacific Island leaders to oppose missile tests and military exercises in the region, which is increasingly becoming a theater for geopolitical competition among the world’s superpowers.

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7 minutes ago4 min read

The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia

More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most important tuna fishery on the planet.

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3 hours ago4 min read

Papua New Guinea’s economy grows, but jobs gap remains

“Papua New Guinea is at a critical moment. The economy is growing and the resource sector has major opportunities ahead. There is now a small window of opportunity to turn this momentum into better jobs and livelihoods for all Papua New Guineans,” said Han Fraeters, World Bank Division Director for Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

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4 hours ago2 min read

The real issue isn’t the tax. It’s Guam’s economy

Over the past 39 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of Guam businesses. Some were family-owned companies employing only a handful of people. Others were among the largest employers on our island. I’ve seen businesses succeed and I’ve seen businesses fail.

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8 hours ago3 min read