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Guam requests $600M from defense department to fund hospital project

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero asked the Department of Defense to fund Guam’s hospital project—estimated to cost $600 million— which she said will s

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Hegseth warns China: Any attack on Guam and CNMI will be met with 'appropriate response'

Pete Hegseth/Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Any attack on Guam and the Northern Marianas would be met with...

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Hegseth: US remains invested in Indo-Pacific amid China's threats

“It's a vision in which our allies and partners are at the forefront of deterring aggression,” he said, adding that the Indo-Pacific “is mor

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THE PACIFIC

DOD's $2B investment plans for FSM announced at Hegseth's bilateral meeting with Micronesian president

The Pentagon plans to invest $2 billion in the Federated States of Micronesia to build more projects that would enable U.S. forces to operat

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American Samoa delegate backs proposal to keep ocean monitors

As a coastal territory, American Samoa relies on scientific ocean data as predictive tools for its economic policy decisions and weather res

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Micronesian leader says he trusts Japan's nuclear wastewater disposal process

Micronesian President Wesley W. Simina has expressed confidence in Japan’s treatment of radioactive water being dumped from the disabled Fuk

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Do I have to defend USAID?

It pains me to defend the international development industry. Granted, we develop unrealistic expectations, then declare failure when the i

By Gabriel McCoard

Mar 9

‘A wake-up call:’ When sweeping federal cuts hit Guam

Federal spending had been the life vest for Guam’s economy until Trump came back to the Oval Office to puncture it.

Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Mar 9

Begging for attention

The leaders of U.S. territories should not need to beg for what has been approved, allocated and is owed to them.

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Mar 9

Dawn Lees Reyes brings ‘Rooted’ to life at the Guam Museum

Dawn Lees Reyes stands in the middle of the Guam Museum’s exhibit hall, eyes sweeping over her pieces. The room hums with quiet admiration a

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Break in the clouds

We all experience disappointments. There are small ones, which are hardly worth remembering.

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Mar 9

Guam artist josh anthony enters a new era with singles ‘matcha’ and ‘badmouth’

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Mar 8

Yap attack on PIT correspondent rejected by its legislature

Pacific Island Times Yap-based correspondent Joyce McClure won't be kicked off the island as "persona non grata" as demanded as by a...

By Bruce Lloyd

May 1, 20192 min read

YCHS Lessons and Carols event dates back to 1918

[The author is one of two winners of the first Pacific Island Times Journalism competition at Yap Catholic High School. Five members of...

By Nicholas Untun, YCHS Class of 2019

Mar 31, 20192 min read

Yap: Japanese donation comes with music from ambassador

Colonia, Yap-- It started off as a typical ceremony to hand over a check for a grant from the Japanese government, but it ended with the...

By Joyce McClure

Mar 2, 20194 min read

Yap students get set to swim with the sharks

Colonia, Yap-- Most Yapese believe that sharks are dangerous to humans and should be killed due to the plethora of popular horror movies...

By Joyce McClure

Feb 16, 20193 min read

Yap museum receives donation of historical artifacts

They'll temporarily be displayed at the Guam FSM Consulate office while new museum building is finished Art Mergist, a former Peace Corps...

Pacific Island Times Staff

Jan 30, 20191 min read

US military getting ready for future Pacific events

Colonia-- A small group of “ocean warriors” made up of U.S. Marines and Sailors is winding up eight jam-packed days in Yap on Friday,...

By Joyce McClure

Dec 14, 20183 min read

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Guam requests $600M from defense department to fund hospital project

Hegseth warns China: Any attack on Guam and CNMI will be met with 'appropriate response'

Hegseth: US remains invested in Indo-Pacific amid China's threats

THE PACIFIC

DOD's $2B investment plans for FSM announced at Hegseth's bilateral meeting with Micronesian president

American Samoa delegate backs proposal to keep ocean monitors

Micronesian leader says he trusts Japan's nuclear wastewater disposal process

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Do I have to defend USAID?

‘A wake-up call:’ When sweeping federal cuts hit Guam

Begging for attention

Dawn Lees Reyes brings ‘Rooted’ to life at the Guam Museum

Break in the clouds

Guam artist josh anthony enters a new era with singles ‘matcha’ and ‘badmouth’

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Yap attack on PIT correspondent rejected by its legislature

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US military getting ready for future Pacific events

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