- Letter: China offers Palau economic incentives to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan (PACNEWS)
- Northern Mariana Islands governor to discuss policy issues with US officials (Marianas Variety)
- PNG prime minister describes killings in Enga as ‘act of domestic terrorism’ (Islands Business)
- US Coast Guard works with Fiji to combat illegal fishing, drug trade (Fiji Sun)
- Tonga prime minister returns to the House after leave (Matangi Tonga)
- 'Stand-out community leader' Fa'anānā Efeso Collins remembered (RNZ)
- Albert Nicholas appointed Cook Islands deputy prime minister (PACNEWS)
- FSM Education Department secures $3M for scholarship program (Kaselehlie Press)
- Panel discussion reveals inequity in treatment of US territories (Saipan Tribune)
- Initiative unveiled to measure child poverty in Fiji (Fiji Times)
- Solomon Islands seasonal workers in Australia demand improved working conditions (Solomon Star)
- Fiji Immigration and UN Refugee Agency to strengthen asylum framework (Fiji Times)
- Census Bureau releases latest data for American Samoa (Samoa News)
- Study: Children in Samoa at risk for diabetes and high blood pressure (Samoa Observer)
- University of Hawai?i Hilo to train undergraduates to become teachers (Civil Beat)
- Asylum seekers sent to Nauru amid renewed political discord in Australia over border arrivals (Guardian)
Climate Change and Disasters, Ocean and Environment
- Pacific Resilience Facility gains momentum (PACNEWS)
- AOSIS Chair encouraged by work of Pacific SIDS in plastics treaty negotiations (SPREP)
- NASA grant fuels LiDAR survey of Pohnpei (Kaselehlie Press)
- Torrential rains cause damage on Tahiti, neighboring Islands (RNZ)
- Fiji to pilot UN-facilitated Anticipatory Action framework for tropical cyclones (Fiji Times)
- Science says Tuvalu will drown within decades (Devpolicy Blog)
- More Hawai?i ocean area will be covered under new coral reef insurance policy (Civil Beat)
- Guam Power Authority asks FEMA to fund $6.4B underground power project (Guam PDN)
- FSM postmaster general addresses concerns on postal services (Kaselehlie Press)
- Guam launches $11.4M project to expand broadband in southern villages (Islands Business)
- Fiji deputy prime minister refutes claims of temporary suspension of kava exports (Fiji Village)
- Singapore signs air services pact with Samoa (Islands Business)
- Pacific Tourism Organisation champions data-driven tourism growth in Tonga (SPTO)
- SMART multi-purpose undersea cable to connect New Caledonia and Vanuatu (RNZ)
Calling all voices passionate about the Pacific Islands!
Join our inaugural issue of Visions & Voices as we delve into the theme ‘Tides of Change in the Pacific Islands.’ Share your 800 to 1,200-word submission on any topic relevant to the Pacific Islands region by March 31, 2024.
“As we invite submissions to Visions & Voices, we recognize the urgent need to facilitate communication on issues relevant to the Pacific Islands,” said Dr. Mary Hattori, Director of the Pacific Islands Development Program at the East-West Center. “In the vast sea of media, this publication aims to illuminate stories and voices vital to our region.”
The Pacific Islands Report (PIR) is a collaborative project of the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) at the East-West Center and?the Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) at the University of Hawai?i at Mānoa.
This non-exhaustive news roundup is organized with the thematic areas of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and its implementation plan.
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