CNN – “Gigantic” waves swamped parts of a key US military facility in the middle of the Pacific Ocean last weekend, causing damage that will take months to repair, according to a…
Month: January 2024
Ala Moana chemical attack suspect set on $2 million bond
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A $2 million bond has been set for Sebastian Mahkwan, the man accused of pouring a chemical substance on a Maryknoll teacher. “$2 million is very, very high, and…
Guam volunteers conduct annual homeless count
About 300 volunteers went to various parts of the island Friday to conduct an annual Point-In-Time count of people experiencing homelessness. It’s a single-day count of homeless individuals and families in sheltered…
Emotional homecoming: Nassau, Pukapuka communities reconnect after decades apart
Cook Islands News – Ninety descendants of Nassau have returned to Rarotonga after a month in their homeland. Alongside a group of 76 who visited Pukapuka, the Nassau community of Auckland, with…
Yap governor seeks cut in national government’s share of COFA funds
Pacific Island Times – Yap Gov. Charles S. Chieng is seeking the repeal of a public law that raised the national government’s allotment from the Compact of Free Association funds and centralized…
Fiji’s coalition goverment marred by scandal
RNZ Pacific – Explosive allegations of an affair between two cabinet ministers in Fiji are unravelling. Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad is staying tight-lipped on allegations of extramarital affairs between the education…
New Zealand withdraws bill allowing 16-year-olds to vote in local body elections
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government on Friday withdrew a bill that would have allowed sixteen year olds to vote in local government elections if it had passed. New Zealand’s highest…
Former MP for Ulawa Constituency Arrested for the Allegation of Conversion of Shipping Fund
Solomon Times – The Corruption Investigators of the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ulawa Constituency…
Former member for Ulawa Constituency arrested for allegation of conversion of shipping fund.
The Corruption Investigators of the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ulawa Constituency On Thursday 18…
Palau becomes first nation to ratify U.N. high seas treaty.
UNITED NATIONS – The island nation of Palau made history this week when it became the first country to ratify last year’s historic United Nations treaty for the protection of the Earth’s oceans….