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To all Palauan youth, please come to Laly 4 early as we will have an annual PCA Youth Club election at 9 a.m. to choose new youth officers for school year 2011-2012.   Please come and let’s elect our youth officers and celebrate our annual independence day in the CNMI. The Palau Independence Day ce…

While in New York to participate at the High-level Meetings and General Debate of the 66th United Nations General Assembly, Mori administered the oath of office to the two Micronesian diplomats. The FSM Congress confirmed Lippwe and Naich’s appointments at its May session. About 20 of Lippwe and Na…

The tiny Pacific nation —  Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott’s preferred destination for asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat — signed the paperwork necessary to join the convention in June. After waiting 90 days for the U.N. to process the paperwork, the Nauruan government on Mond…

President Johnson Toribiong told the U.N. General Assembly that the failure of some states to acknowledge the clear-cut security implications of climate change is pathetic. Toribiong said an attempt by the Pacific Small Island Developing States earlier this year to get the U.N. to agree to proposal…

The interactive new center is a welcome addition to the island for both locals and tourists providing them with a one-stop location for information and bookings, cultural experiences and shopping. The visitor center features an exhibition space for regular cultural performances and offers a place f…

The Electoral College, made up of 517 members, chose the two candidates backed by France’s ruling UMP in a second round of voting in Noumea. This year, New Caledonia elected for the first time two senators as the 341-member Senate is being enlarged by five members. They replace Simon Loueckhote who…

Such diseases are a “pandemic” in the Pacific, claiming six out of every 10 lives, said Danny Philip, prime minister of the Solomon Islands, in an address to the General Assembly’s annual general debate. Philip said his country had put in place a strategic plan for the next five years to try to ove…

The World Music Days “Harmony for Humanity” is inspired by the life and work of Wall Street Journal reporter and musician Daniel Pearl, who, in 2002, was murdered by terrorists while investigating a story in Pakistan. U.S. Ambassador Peter Prahar commemorated Pearl during his remarks at the event. …

Customs says it has been advised by the Community and Public Sector Union that its members will stage industrial action starting on Tuesday. The action will include one and two-hour stoppages. International airports throughout the country will be affected on Tuesday and Sydney airport will be affec…

As a result, there will be inter-connection to the existing water network, which will result in intermittent service interruption from time to time until the completion of the project. The GTWA management and board kindly ask all concerned to bear with the need for short-term service disruptions fr…