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Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 15 – August 21, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 22, 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,...
Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows
The Japan News
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August 22, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, welcomes Pacific leaders in Tokyo at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in 2024. By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its...
Dick Brown: Grave of the fireflies
The Tack - Iowa
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August 23, 2025
Reprinted with permission from The Storm Lake Times Pilot and author. Twelfth story in a series. Where have all the fireflies gone? It was a question at the top of people’s minds in the summer of 1941. When the “Old Timer” column of the Storm Lake...
Taiwan Charts Diplomatic Path in Pacific amid Solomon Islands Controversy
Island Times
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August 22, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is ramping up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific, framing itself as a vital partner to island nations even as China’s influence complicates regional cooperation. The island’s Foreign Minister, Lin Chia-Lung, spoke...
High Peaks Recreation Rangers wrap up their season
Daily Bulldog - Maine
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August 23, 2025
FARMINGTON — The High Peaks Alliance successfully concluded its first season with a dedicated five-person crew of Recreation Rangers. This Recreation Ranger Corps project is a key part of the High Peaks Initiative, a collaborative effort to...
CNMI Young Pacific Leaders to launch training academy
Marianas Variety
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From left, CNMI Young Pacific Leaders founders Genelin A. Camacho - treasurer; Philip A. Santos - president; and Eloise Rose Lopez - secretary. Contributed photo THE members of the CNMI Young Pacific Leaders are organizing a training academy and...
Australian Embassy grant cycle for the islands, and UOG School of Engineering secures funding
Marianas Business Journal
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In precarious times for funding, some unique initiatives can offer special opportunities. The Direct Aid Program is managed globally through overseas Australian missions and is a small grants initiative supporting non-government organizations and...
Activist slams Pacific’s ‘dreadful response’ to Palestine amid growing links with Israel
Asia Pacific Report
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August 22, 2025
By ‘Alakihihifo Vailala of Pacific Media Network As Israel expands its relationships with Pacific Island nations, an activist is criticising the region for its “dreadful response” to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
'Special and worth protecting': Policy coordinator explains importance of coral reef protections
Pacific Daily News
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In addition to generating millions in revenue from tourism, Guam's coral reefs protect the island's people and property from flooding, according to Olivia Bañez, a coral reef policy and communications coordinator with the Guam Coral Reef...
Zambales marine protected area finalist in 2025 Para el Mar Awards
Punto Central Luzon
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August 19, 2025
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) in Zambales, the lone marine protected area in Central Luzon, has been named finalist in the 2025 Para el Mar Awards to be held September...
Securing Strategic Depth: REFORPAC Enables MAAS Installations and Certification Across the Indo-Pacific
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 20, 2025
U.S. Pacific Air Forces are forging new paths in operational readiness and strategic depth across the expansive Indo-Pacific amidst the sweeping scope of exercises Resolute Force Pacific 2025 and Cope Thunder 2025. REFORPAC is part of the...
The Soviet Vibes of Trump’s Assault on Science
Truthdig
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August 18, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now Azerbaijan, hoping to keep cows from starving to death over the...
Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Considering the evolution of land forces in the Pacific
The Daily Blog
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August 20, 2025
The end of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, this year’s largest military exercise in the Pacific, provides an opportunity to reflect on some trends observable in the region’s land forces. US partners and allies like Australia, Japan, South Korea,...
45 Countries Nigerians Can Travel To Without A Visa In 2025
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 21, 2025
The Nigerian passport, ranked 94th globally and 43rd in Africa by the 2025 Henley Passport Index, now gives citizens access to 45 destinations worldwide. While mobility still lags behind European and North American counterparts, Nigerians can...
How shipping's flags of convenience endanger seafarers
Eco-Business
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August 22, 2025
How does a flag of convenience affect the legal responsibilities and oversight of a ship? A ship’s flag state formally assumes jurisdiction, issues certifications and oversees compliance under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...
Will’s Word: Is the Pacific’s response to the war in Gaza weak?
Pacific Media Network
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Here's a genuine question: How much more blood must be spilled before the Pacific finds its voice? Israel's war in Gaza has become an absolute humanitarian catastrophe. Journalists gunned down, families buried under rubble, children starving as...
Masinloc-Oyon Bay named finalist in marine conservation awards
Inquirer
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August 18, 2025
MASINLOC, Zambales — The Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) in this coastal town has been named a finalist in this year’s prestigious Para el Mar Awards, which honor excellence in marine conservation and governance....
Epping’s win over asylum hotel is glorious but I know where they’ll put evicted migrants & it’s bad news for some Brits
The Sun
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August 20, 2025
SHAZAAM! And in one glorious moment, the government’s asylum seeker policies lay in complete ruins. Now, they are in BIG trouble. I say a glorious moment — and it is. For years it has quietly infuriated the ordinary people of England that asylum...
Opera Australia Hires Andrea Battistoni as New Music Director
The Violin Channel
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August 19, 2025
After an extensive international search, Opera Australia (OA) has welcomed Andrea Battistoni as its new music director from 2026. Battistoni has worked regularly with the organization over the past seven years — his conducting credits with the...
The battle for the islands: the last great fight of WW2
Daily Express
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August 20, 2025
ON August 12, 1942, five days after the 19,000-strong 1st Marine Division had landed unopposed on Guadalcanal in the British Solomon Islands, the first American ground offensive of the war, Sergeant Jim McEnery came upon the aftermath of a...