Employers say contract workers abandoning contracts; Using Palau as stepping stone to getting U.S. visas

Several employers in Palau complain that many foreign workers have abandoned their contracts in Palau after getting visas to the United States from the U.S. Embassy in Palau. They claim that obtaining U.S. visas from

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IAEA Task Force issues new report on regulatory aspects of Fukushima water discharge

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force assessing the safety of Japan’s planned discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has issued its latest report. The report

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WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. “Last

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Guam to compete with other states for Compact impact funds

The distribution of migrants from the freely associated states has shifted since 2003, with more than half of the total number now spread out across the mainland U.S., the Department of the Interior said in a bid to

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PIF secretariat rues being left out of regional dialogue

The Pacific’s premier regional body, the Pacific Islands Forum, is concerned that it is being left on the sidelines of a regional dialogue between India and Pacific island countries in Papua New Guinea later this

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Moana Pasifika denied upset by last-second Blues penalty try

Moana Pasifka were denied their biggest scalp in Super Rugby Pacific after the Blues scored a late penalty try to win 31-30 in a dramatic finish at Eden Park. Following nine straight losses, Moana Pasifika were pipped

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Fijiana Drua claim back-to-back Super W titles after defeating Reds

The Fijiana Drua have claimed back-to-back Super W titles with a 38-30 win over the Queensland Reds in Townsville. The Reds had claimed their previous match-up a fortnight ago with a second-half blitz. However, the Drua

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Death of a newspaper

The closure of New Caledonia’s only daily newspaper Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes highlights the commercial and political challenges facing media across the Pacific. The death of a newspaper strikes hard — and not

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Drua tame the Hurricanes at home

It was another Super Rugby Pacific thriller this weekend as the Fijian Drua tamed the Wellington Hurricanes at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, winning 27 – 24. Driven by the loud cheers of their home crowd, the Drua

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