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Pacific Islands focus: health and gender inequities, climate updates, and some hope for marine biodiversity
Introduction by Croakey: In breaking news on Thursday, Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a landmark defence agreement with Australia. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, known as the PukPuk treaty, “will elevate the two...
Owner: Croakey Health Media Ltd
JD Vance - Republicans falsely tie shutdown to Democrats wanting health care for immigrants illegally in the US
As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. "Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire...
Owner: Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Cash and calories: Palau survey details household incomes, spending priorities, diet challenges
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How Palauan households earn, spend and eat: A survey release sheds light on a diet heavy in rice, employment-driven incomes, and challenges with health and inequality, among other themes. Palau’s Office of Planning and Statistics, with technical...
Owner: Pacific Community
Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity
This is an ABC podcast. Pilot Pleasure to have you on board this morning. It should be a pretty smooth ride down. James Nokise It's early Saturday morning and I'm sitting crammed inside an eight-seater plane with the side door open so we can get...
Owner: Australian Government
Can Lai’s Taiwan Hold on to Its Diplomatic Allies?
During Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency, Taiwan lost ten official diplomatic partners to China, which utilized its economic power to peel away the democracy’s allies. Since President Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024, however, Taiwan has managed to...
Owner: James Pach
Honoring the success of recent Public Health Preparedness Exercises photo & caption
Lt. Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. joined the recognition dinner hosted by the American Samoa Department of Health, honoring the success of recent Public Health Preparedness Exercises, alongside partners from the Marshall Islands, Palau, and...
Owner: Annesley Family
Guam, CNMI and Micronesia: Collateral damage of federal shutdown
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure In Washington, a government shutdown is often framed as political theater. But on Guam and across Micronesia, it translates into missed meals, delayed medical care and strained trust in U.S. commitments. A mother...
Owner: Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)
Lawmakers Question Hospital Transition and Budget Hike
Palau’s Senate is questioning the Ministry of Health and Human Services’ proposed reorganization, citing conflicts with national law and a significant budget increase. The plan keeps hospital management within the Ministry, despite RPPL 11-16...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Dive into Palau’s underwater wonderland
It was a journey full of firsts, as are most trips to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau. Before my first swim with jellyfish and my first leap from a paddleboard into an underwater cave, my passport had been stamped with its first entry visa that...
Owner: Future PLC
OPINION | A health and development challenge for the Pacific
Diabetes The first article in this series reported on the latest trends in development assistance for health and the second focused on the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and especially in low- and middle-income countries. This...
Owner: Kirit Patel
Palau affirms Digital Residency data secure amid cyber extortion attempt
By: Laurel Marewibuel NGERULMUD, Palau — “No new or recent digital residency data files have been compromised,” Palau’s Digital Residency Office Director and Chief Information Security Officer J.H. Anson said Thursday, as the government warned of...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Palau Red Cross Strengthens Community Resilience Through Disaster Preparedness
KOROR, Palau – The Palau Red Cross Society continues to strengthen disaster preparedness and response across the nation’s 16 states, building more resilient communities through local training and capacity building in Koror, Palau, Sept. 23, 2025....
Owner: American Government
Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 26 – October 2, 2025
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Owner: East-West Center & University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Tracing the impacts of colonialism on Palau
The Micronesian island state of Palau has a creation story: a giant clam was heavily pregnant in an empty Pacific Ocean. In a sudden strong current, the clam gave birth. Out came fish, crustaceans, sea turtles and a whole race of people. From then...
Owner: Morry Schwartz
Free Medical Services and Sustainable Health PartnershipsBrought to Palau by Pacific Partnership
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — “This is a humanitarian mission built around disaster response and health,” said Cmdr. Krystal Chunaco, director of medical operations for Pacific Partnership 2025. “We know our time here is short, so the goal is...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Palau hosts inception workshop for Kiwa Initiative’s Women’s Work project
Koror, Palau – September 16–17, 2025: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) are proud to announce the Inception Workshop for the Kiwa Initiative-supported project, “Women’s Work: Restoring Biodiverse Shallow Coastal...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
PAWS 25th anniversary Palauan Dog Show
The Palau Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is hosting an “Olechotel a Bilis era Belau” (Palauan Dog Show) to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. The event will take place on Sunday, November 9th, at the Mindszenty High School Gymnasium from 2PM – 5PM....
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Pacific Partnership Medical Personnel Participate in Medical Training with Palau Locals
KOROR, Palau – Medical personnel from the Belau National Hospital partnered with the U.S. Army’s Oceania Engagement Team, and Pacific Partnership 2025 to conduct a trauma training and air evacuation exercise in Koror, Palau, Sept. 23. The training...
Owner: American Government
Pacific news in brief for 3 October
Bougainville commemorated the 24th Anniversary of the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) on 30 August 2025. The BPA is a historic accord signed between the people of Bougainville and the Papua New Guinea government 2001. Photo: Autonomous...
Owner: New Zealand Government
USS John L. Canley Arrives in Palau During Pacific Partnership 2025
KOROR, Palau (Sept. 22, 2025) The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), arrives in Koror, Palau in support of Pacific Partnership 2025, Sept. 22, 2025. Now, in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series...
Owner: Navy League of the United States