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The man was picked up at the Wewak Airport last Friday, following a tip-off. Provincial Police Commander Senior Inspector Vincent Pokas told NBC News while it is normal for gun-owners to be carrying ammunitions, the amount discovered was too much and highly suspicious. Security in the province has …

The 6.4 magnitude quake is the latest in a series of recent massive earthquakes to be recorded in the region, which is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire. No tsunami warning has been issued. The epicenter of Monday’s quake was located 73 km north of Hihifo in Tonga, 254 km of the Samoan capital…

Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui, managing director of RockET Systems, the company that manages the service, will travel to Kenya in late September to collect the prize and a development grant of close to $8,000. According to Fakaotimanava-Lui, “This award recognizes our team for their hard work and the cre…

Accompanying Hosey was FSM Department of Health Services non-communicable disease coordinator Kipier Lippwe. The presentation was part of the U.S. Embassy/COM-FSM Forum Lecture Series, which provides U.S. government professionals as guest speakers for COM-FSM students, faculty, staff, and intereste…

Senator Fagolimul introduced the nominee and the principal witnesses for their participation and asked for any opening remarks. Parren thanked the committee for the opportunity they have availed to him and other witnesses to testify in his nomination from the governor and is willing to answer any q…

Ban also urged the Solomon Islands to lead the way in advancing women’s rights in the region. During a press conference at the offices of prime minister and cabinet in the Solomon’s capital Honiara, the U.N. secretary general called on the international community to do more to fight climate change,…

The presentation was part of the U.S. Embassy/COM-FSM Forum Lecture Series, which provides U.S. government professionals as guest speakers for COM-FSM students, faculty, staff, and interested community members. Since his arrival in July, Carlson has assisted the Pohnpei State Department of Land and…

Tuvalu has released its second report on the Millennium Development Goals. It showed the country’s on track to achieve several of the MDGs, such as universal primary education and reduced child and maternal mortality. But the minister of finance and economic development, Lotoala Metia, said Tuvalu …

The festival, which runs from Sept. 29-Oct. 2, on Thursday named Lañinbwil’s Gift as a finalist for “best feature narrative,” according to Kel Muna, the program director for the Guam festival. The film’s finalist nomination in Guam follows it winning the “Best International Feature Film” award at t…

Despite this significant step forward, there was a distinct lack of information about men who had sex with men or MSM and transgender, or TG, people in Fiji, a report tabled at the congress on AIDS said. The report from Amithi Fiji —a project that focuses on Fijian of Indian descent transgender and…