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SUVA (Pacific News Service) — A leading academic in the Pacific says New Zealand needs to take a more proactive approach when it comes to drug trafficking in countries like Fiji. University of South Pacific lecturer Dr. Annie Crookes spoke with Pacific Mornings about methamphetamine usage in Fiji a…

Uifa’atali Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a training, mentoring, and business matchmaking opportunity for Pacific women entrepreneurs from neighboring Pacific Islands countries. The World Intellectua…

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2024. TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over political scandals and r…

This aerial view shows the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. MAJURO (RNZ Pacifi…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, July 22, 2024. MANILA (Reuters) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South Chi…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr.’s nominating petition for re-election was filed Monday, Aug. 5, at the Palau Election Commission. Whipps was off-island, and his petition was filed by his family and supporters on his behalf. “In signing the peti…

Guam Fire and Police Department units responded to the scene after an SUV crashed into Guam AutoSpot in Hagåtña on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Bintenson Simina HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam Police Department said Bintenson Simina, 21, was confined to the Department of Corrections on offense…

Tommy Remengesau KOROR (Pacnews/Island Times) — Former Palau President Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr. is again running for his island nation’s highest elective office. With family members, friends and other supporters, Remengesau filed his candidacy at the Palau Election Commission after over 5,000 ind…

Carmen Cantor WASHINGTON, D.C. (DOI-OIA) — The Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor on Wednesday, Aug. 7 announced $20 million in direct economic assistance from the United States government to Palau for health and education sectors…

Guam’s Department of Revenue and Taxation issued a notice regarding social media accounts claiming they can issue or renew driver’s licenses, a service only provided by DRT. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Department of Revenue and Taxation is urging the community to report social media a…