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KOROR (BBC/Pacnews) — The air above Palau’s pristine waters smells of salt and breadfruit, and on calm mornings in Koror, Palau’s commercial center, the whirr of dive boat engines echoes across the bay.

SUVA (Islands Business/Pacnews) — Rising diabetes rates in Fiji have sparked and urgent public health initiatives as experts emphasize the critical link between diet, lifestyle, and insulin resistance.

(Press Release) — Bradley Eichelberger, chairman of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council, said Pacific Island countries are facing increasingly greater challenges that need urgent attention.

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — President Surangel Whipps Jr. has received the United States’ $20 million grant for Palau’s struggling Civil Service Pension Plan, but the funds come with a key condition: Palau must enact pension reform within one year. The update was announced at a  Nov. 19 press co…

(Press Release) — The 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference, to be held Nov. 24-27 at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji is bringing together about 300 scientists, companies, policymakers and regional users, creating a crucial hub for regional growth.

KOROR, Palau (TNC) — The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia, together with local fishing communities and fisheries management agencies, has expanded the use of coastal Fish Aggregating Devices or FADs across Micronesia. Over the past year, more than 10 new FADs were installed in Palau, the…