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Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All eligible Pohnpei state voters in the CNMI are kindly encourage to participate in this important election. For more information,  contact your island leaders, or the election coordinators: Welson Saimon, Alkantro Sarapio, Arnold Route, Kohne Ramon, and Nick …

While the nation has accomplished much in coping with the challenges of self-government, Figir noted that this achievement was through a process that was “both democratic and peaceful” and that alone “is an achievement of which we should always be proud.” His message also touched on the “unique par…

PNG needs to adapt well to changes, especially those in information technology, so that the country does not fall behind global standards. Research fellow at the National Research Institute, Otto Wangillen, said at the Final Financial Information Forum last Wednesday in Port Moresby, that PNG must …

The Tautua Samoa Party says funds for a pay rise were approved in parliament in July and the money is available, but the National Health Services Board is yet to award the health workers higher wages. A party member, Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi, said he was surprised by the board’s inaction, which he…

The downpour comes as officials in Tokelau ended a state of emergency in the three atolls because of weekend rainfall. But the ongoing crisis is not resolved. Tataua Pefe from Tuvalu’s Red Cross told Pacific Beat Tuvalu that despite the rain, water shortages were expected soon. “We’ve been trying t…

The donation was presented Thursday by Matti Dubee, on behalf of the administration of the Exhibition and Travel Group in Chengdu, China, to Tim Bigelow, chairman of the 3rd Annual Canoe Festival Organizing Committee.   Dubee is the project manager for the Exhibition and Travel Group and is based i…

The cabinet was expected to declare a state of emergency at its meeting on Thursday in response to the outbreak of dengue fever that through Wednesday had seen 30 people confirmed as positive for the flu-like illness. The numbers have skyrocketed from the first three announced last Friday, with mor…

In a message posted on its website, the embassy said U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Papua New Guinea must not travel on the airline until further notice. It said embassy personnel could fly with Airlines PNG only with the approval of the U.S. ambassador to PNG and only for the embassy’s es…

Following concerns by Pacific Island Forum leaders and regional Ministers of Education over the high numbers of school dropouts amongst students with disabilities, the BEdSIE was introduced by the University of the South Pacific in 2005 and has only seen a handful of graduates thus far. Speaking at…

Based in Manila, Mozota is cross-accredited to the FSM when he presented his credentials to Mori in April 2009. He has already visited all the four states in the federation. Mori welcomed Mozota back to FSM and thanked him for his visit. He expressed his appreciation for the France’s assistance on …