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Conference organizers, the PGRSC Board of Directors, back row, from left, Arti Pratap (treasurer), Dr Wolf Forstreuter, Kasaqa Tora (secretary), Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya (vice chair). Front row, from left, Maria Kottermair, Bradley Eichelberger (chair), Salote Viti and Rémi Andreoli. Contributed photo…

Waves from Super Typhoon Ragasa crash onto chairs by the shore in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 23, 2025. REUTERS HONG KONG (Reuters) — Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday, while hea…

MAJURO — The U.S. Department of State has pledged $13 million to the Marshall Islands for the reconstruction of the Nitijela parliament building, which was gutted by fire last month. According to the Office of the Spokesperson for the department, Washington has partnered with Taiwan to assist the M…

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 19, 2023. File photo KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s decision to vote against a United Nations resolution endorsing Palestinian statehood has ignited both government defense and public…

(TNC) — The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia has partnered with the University of Queensland to identify coral reef “refugia” in Palau — areas where local conditions help corals withstand extreme heat and other climate-related stresses. As Palau’s reefs face mounting threats from marine …

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s communications director, Krystal Paco-San Agustin, acknowledged the current uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s new H-1B policy, but added, “This is a new federal policy, and more detailed guidance will emerge in the days and wee…

HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — Guam’s unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in June 2025, a decrease of 0.8% from a year earlier, and 0.7% from December 2024, the lowest ever recorded under the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration, reflecting continued improvement in the labor market and over…

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks during Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China Sept. 18, 2025. REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s defense minister trumpeted Beijing’s efforts to reshape global governance, warning on Thursday against an increasingly divided world “defin…

Tourists use a Tumon crosswalk near the Westin Resort Guam on Sept. 4, 2025. Photo by Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A newly released report on Guam’s 2024 visitor economy by international research firm Tourism Economics shows a 12.5% increase in year-on…