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US Begins Talks With Cook Islands On Seabed Mineral Research Amid Geopolitical Shifts
Arise News
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August 6, 2025
The United States has officially commenced discussions with the Cook Islands on supporting research into seabed mineral exploration and development within the Pacific nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the US State Department announced on...
Harvard team explores postwar landscapes, including Saipan
Marianas Variety
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Authors of “Islands After the War” — Hannah Hardenbergh, Emily Kim, Gio Hur, and Carlo Raimondo — pose at the Quotes Gallery of Harvard Graduate School of Design, where their research was first exhibited in March 2025. Photo by James Leppert ON...
Scientists in American Samoa identified fossilized human remains that could be among the oldest in Polynesia.
Samoa News
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August 5, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Deep in the volcanic terrain of American Samoa, researchers have uncovered fragmentary fossilized human remains. These ancient bones may represent some of the earliest human footprints in Polynesia. The discovery site,...
Saipan’s Brian Youn receives degree from Georgia Tech
Marianas Variety
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ATLANTA, Ga. (GIT) — Brian Youn of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, has earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Youn was among 6,660 undergraduate and graduate students to be presented...
Japan offers 3 million vaccine doses at Pacific Islands Summit
Pacific News Service
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Japan will provide Pacific island nations and territories with 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from mid-July through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday. Suga’s announcement came as...
Tinian outreach events announced for Revised Draft EIS
Marianas Variety
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(Office of the Governor) — On behalf of the CNMI Joint Military Training Project Team, we are sharing this public notice regarding the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement or EIS prepared by the U.S. Marine Corps. The EIS supports...
Research Matters: Guam CEDDERS creates pathways for possibility
Pacific Daily News
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For more than 30 years, the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, Guam CEDDERS, has quietly transformed lives across Guam and the region. As one of UOG’s Centers for Excellence,...
Pacific Islands Security In the Era of US-China Competition
Pacific Islands Report
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August 1, 2025
Alex Wu Alex Vu is a Spring 2025 Young Professional at the East-West Center in Washington. Alex is currently a junior at the University of South Florida, studying Econometrics & Political Science. Andrew Taylor Awa Nanami Nishimoto is a Spring...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 25 – July 31, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Daniel Dae Kim invests in sneaker brand 1587
Female First
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6 August 2025 Daniel Dae Kim has bought a stake in footwear brand 1587 because he's a "big fan of sneaker culture". Daniel Dae Kim has invested in a sneaker brand The Lost star has become an equity partner in the company - which celebrates AAPI...
NMTech celebrates successful completion of 2025 ‘Summer Tech’ program
Marianas Variety
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(NMTech) — The Northern Marianas Technical Institute is proud to announce the successful completion of their two summer CNMI PSS and NMTech Dual-Enrollment programs. The 2025 Summer Tech program ran from June 23 to July 25. This hands-on,...
Harvard team studies Saipan’s ruins and memories
Marianas Variety
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Authors of “Islands After the War” — Hannah Hardenbergh, Emily Kim, Gio Hur, and Carlo Raimondo — pose at the Quotes Gallery of Harvard Graduate School of Design, where their research was first exhibited in March 2025. Photo by James Leppert ON...
Federal judge questions merit of Trump permitting commercial fishing in Pacific marine monument
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 6, 2025
MAP COURTESY NOAA President Donald Trump in April decided to allow commercial fishing in parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument area, and his move is being challenged in federal court in Hawaii. Whether a president can...
Guam among priority areas for NOAA's submerged wreckage removal program
The Pacific Island Times
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August 6, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Salvage crews will be mobilized in Guam later this year to retrieve abandoned and derelict vessels left to disintegrate in the waters. Guam is among the eight U.S. jurisdictions prioritized by the National...
4,000-year-old teeth reveal just how long we've been getting high
New Atlas
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August 5, 2025
Traces of a psychoactive compound has been detected in the dental plaque of a Bronze Age woman buried in Thailand some 4,000 years ago, making it the earliest direct chemical evidence of humans chewing betel nut. It remains the world's fourth most...
US Begins Talks With Cook Islands Over Seabed Minerals
Asia Financial
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August 6, 2025
US officials have begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the US State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and...
Tsiamalili to open Pacific ICT Dialogue in Fiji
NBC PNG
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Representatives of ICT from various Pacific Island countries in the meeting. (NBC News) Caretaker Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Peter Tsiamalili Jr., is scheduled to attend the 2nd Pacific Island Ministers Dialogue...
Tsunami hits Russia and Japan after 8.8 megaquake; Waves likely to reach China, US & Pacific island nations
Organiser Weekly
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A devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that hit coastal areas of both Russia and Japan. The quake, the strongest to hit the region since 1952, also prompted...
Northern Mariana Islands’ Tinian embraces digital currency and online gambling regulation
Pasquines
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July 29, 2025
In May 2025, the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands made headlines by passing groundbreaking legislation that allows the local government to issue its own digital currency, called the “Tinian Stable Token.” This bold move aims to...
Abandoned baby was initially mistaken for a doll — then fate intervened, says the man who found him
AOL
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Courtesy The Stewart-Mercurio Family From left: Danny Stewart and Pete Mercurio with baby Kevin in 2000 NEED TO KNOW In 2000, social worker Danny Stewart made headlines when he found an abandoned infant at a New York City subway station Stewart...