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(The Nature Conservancy) — In April, partners in the scaling up identification, protection, and local management of coral reefs resistant to future climate stress project gathered in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands or RMI, to continue ongoing efforts to identify heat resilient corals in Mi…

John Walker walks into the District Court of Guam on Sept. 9, 2022 in Hagåtña. Photo by Norman M. Taruc/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A Hansen Helicopters executive was sentenced to over 33 years in federal prison by Guam District Court Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood. T…

People gather near damaged vehicles in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factor…

A view shows the rear of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane following its crash, in Ahmedabad, India, June 12. AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) — More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city…

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 20, 2023. REUTERS KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — George Victor Malek, a former honorary consul of Palau to Monaco, has formally requested the European Union to investigate alleged human rights violations com…

Leani Castro and Vincente Castro shop at Buenas Market in Yona, Guam on June 3, 2025. Photo by Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The proposed reduction of the business privilege tax from 5% to 4%, “presents a reasonable policy response to current economic c…

Director-General of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Tsai Ming-yen, right, and Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kalani Kaneko signed a Letter of Intent on June 4, 2025 to strengthen the security partnership between Taiwan and the Marshall Islands. Photo courtesy of NSB TAIP…

ASAN, Guam (DoN) —  The Department of the Navy (lead agency), including both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps; the U.S. Air Force; the U.S. Army; and the U.S. Coast Guard (referred to as “Action Proponents”), are preparing a supplement to the 2015 Mariana Islands Training and Testing Environ…

The Baker underwater test, one of two Hiroshima-size atomic bombs tested at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads in 1946. Many Japanese and American navy vessels, visible under the mushroom cloud, were sunk by Baker. MAJURO — A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy …

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s caesarean birth rate has risen sharply to 42%, far exceeding the World Health Organization’s recommended limit of 10%. The increase — from 33% in 2020 to 42% in 2021 — places Palau among the countries with the highest cesarean rates globally, raising concerns …