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HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — With fishing communities on Guam already watching federal officials eye their waters for potential deep-sea mineral extraction, a regional fishery council is heading to three villages to ask a different but connected question: are the federal rules that govern where …

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — The Palau Supreme Court on has denied Ngaraard State Government’s request to temporarily halt U.S. military construction at a defense site in Ngaraard, ruling that the state is unlikely to succeed in its lawsuit and therefore does not meet the high legal standard requ…

HAGÅTÑA (Guam Department of Labor) — The number of H-2B workers on Guam has surpassed the 6,000 mark which has not been seen in over three decades, reflecting the unprecedented demand for labor driven largely by the military buildup and major construction projects.

MAJURO — The persistent and apparently worsening hard drug problem in the Marshall Islands is a major concern of President Hilda Heine, who this week said she is not satisfied with the level of action to stop the spread of illegal drugs in the country.

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Gasoline prices in Palau have surged nearly 60 cents per gallon in just one week, pushing prices close to $7 and forcing residents to rethink daily travel and household budgets.  

SUVA (Fiji Times/Pacnews) — Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system, Assistant Minister for Health Penioni Ravunawa warned in Parliament Wednesday.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. is taking his campaign against deep-sea mining to a global stage, and his message for the Marianas is personal.

BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered civil servants to conserve energy amid an energy squeeze brought on by the conflict ​in the Middle East, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, ‌with measures including suspending overseas trips and using stairs instead of …

HANOI (Reuters) — Vietnam’s trade ministry has called on local businesses to encourage their employees to work ​from home as part of efforts to save ‌on fuel amid supply disruptions and price surges triggered by the Iran war.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Office of the Guam Governor) — High-ranking officers of a full-service boutique airline that sold out charter flights to Guam in 2025 and 2026 sat down with Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero in Taipei to discuss continuing charter service, with an eye toward a possible transition to regula…