CNMI to lose 50 percent of workforce in 7 years, Senate president tells U.S. official

“In seven years, the CNMI stands to lose 50 percent of its entire employed labour force,” Senate President Edith Deleon Guerrero told U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International

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Bill to fund U.S. Government includes money to counter China in Pacific 

U.S. congressional negotiators released a bill Sunday that would fund key parts of the government through the rest of the fiscal year, which began in October 2023.  Among provisions in the appropriations package are

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Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific 

After a decade searching for new species of bees in forests of the Pacific Islands, all we had to do was look up.  We soon found eight new species of masked bees in the forest canopy: six in Fiji, one in French

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Opinion: What can the Pacific learn from the EU Parliament vote against Norway’s decision to advance deep-sea mining

On February the 7th, the European Union (EU) Parliament voted against Norway’s recent decision to advance deep-sea mining in the Arctic by reaffirming its moratorium position and called for the European Commission and

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Niue facing more power rationing

The Niue government says in recent weeks, power use has surged by up a third and more rationing is possible.  Issues with the generators which left the island without power for a week were fully overcome by last

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Pacific Island economies show resilience amidst challenges

A new report by ANZ Research says there are challenges ahead for six Pacific Island countries in sustaining the momentum of economic growth. In the bank’s latest Pacific Economic Outlook, economists Kishti Sen and Tom

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Australian Defence Force mulls allowing Pacific islanders to serve amid recruitment drive

In a bid to bolster the ranks of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), various recruitment methods are under consideration, with a focus on potentially permitting residents from Pacific nations to join the force. Defence

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Small Island, Big Song

What's next for this globe-spanning project? It is a heartfelt embodying of the unadulterated musical essence of the “small islands” – the people at the frontline of the Climate Crisis - capturing the cultural

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Opinion: Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific

Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics ­– especially in working for women rights. By ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Oceanic writer

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CNMI Customs confiscate $700K ‘ice’ at post office

The Division of Customs and Biosecurity confiscated 4.9 pounds of crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) with a street value of US$700,000 at the post office in Chalan Kanoa on Saturday, the largest drug haul in

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Australia’s vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing: Morrison

Australia has been able to stop an “incursion” by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison

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The Pacific Islands become collateral damage on drug superhighway

(THE INTERPRETER) The illicit drugs trade in the Pacific Islands continues to evolve despite Covid-19 border closures. The seizure of more than 500 kilograms of cocaine in Papua New Guinea in 2020 demonstrated that the

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