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A MONTH after the Government of Nauru announced a ground breaking strategic partnership with UAE company Global Mission Support Services or GMSS to take over the management and delivery of the country’s health services, the results have already been transformational. Minister for Public Health Mave…

HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times) — An anti-drug trafficking initiative led by the United States Postal Inspection Service on Guam has netted more than 780 lbs of controlled substances, leading to 29 arrests and seizure of more than $550,000 in suspected proceeds from narcotics trafficking over the pa…

President Donald Trump says he’ll probably visit to China, “in the not too distant future.” His comments came during a meeting on Tuesday, July 22, with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., whose country is a key U.S. ally in the Pacific. AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he…

Members of the Bangladesh Air Force investigate the site after an air force training aircraft crashed into a building belonging to the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 22, 2025. REUTERS DHAKA (Reuters) — At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorch…

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. has introduced a draft agreement with the United States that would allow Palau, at its discretion, to accept third-country nationals currently in the U.S. who are seeking protection but cannot be sent back to their home countries. T…

The first-ever U.S. military flight carrying 18 Marshall Islanders deported from the United States by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived in Majuro on June 10 this year. Marshall Islands Office of National Security photo via Giff Johnson MAJURO — United States immigration and depor…

SUVA (Pacific Media Network/Pacnews) — Fiji’s escalating drug crisis is now a national emergency, said the Minister for Police, Maj. Gen. Iowane Naivalurua, as the country looks beyond its borders for help. Speaking in the Fijian Parliament, Naivalurua said illicit drug trafficking, including narco…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — A new bill introduced by Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. seeks to create a government-backed digital payment system in Palau, aiming to reduce reliance on expensive credit card networks and make everyday payments faster and cheaper.  Senate Bil…

Brian Phelps (Government of the Republic of Nauru) — Following legislation passed by Nauru’s parliament last month to establish an authority to regulate virtual assets including cryptocurrency, the government has appointed highly respected Australian banking and financial markets executive Brian Ph…

Participants of the Guam Visitors Bureau’s Malaysian familiarization tour at the Karera show at the SandCastle Guam. Photo courtesy of GVB HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — As Guam’s tourism economy slowly recovers, the Guam Visitors Bureau is looking at pursuing tourist markets outside of Japa…