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Friend to all, ally to none: Will the new National Security Strategy bring visible power to Micronesia? pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Friend to all, ally to none: Will the new National Security Strategy bring visible power to...

The scenario I will monitor this year is whether the U.S. will visibly flex more military muscle in the Pacific. Despite years of discussion of America’s abandoning the Pacific Pivot, which I have...

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In the CNMI, economic and fiscal sanity may finally be in vogue pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

In the CNMI, economic and fiscal sanity may finally be in vogue

In fiscal 2025, the CNMI’s only industry, tourism, brought in only about 160,000 visitors—roughly 67 percent fewer than in pre-pandemic 2019. The tourism industry needs at least 500,000 annual...

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If Taiwan is the spark, Micronesia is the tinder pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

If Taiwan is the spark, Micronesia is the tinder

Two smart analyses. Two different readings of what’s at stake. Yet both share the same omission: neither spends any time on the places that would feel the first shockwaves—Guam, the freely associated...

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Guam Chamber of Commerce warns linking wage to price measures will cause inflation loop pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Guam Chamber of Commerce warns linking wage to price measures will cause inflation loop

The chamber also urged the government to simplify permitting and compliance requirements, provide targeted tax relief or credits for low- and middle-income workers and encourage sustainable wage...

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Letter to the Editor: Disciplined execution consistent with the One Guam framework Read More pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Letter to the Editor: Disciplined execution consistent with the One Guam framework

As the Port of Guam enters 2026, the focus is on continuity through execution. This will not be a year of reset or redirection. It will be a year centered on delivering commitments already made,...

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$8 power rate hike to greet Guam residents on New Year's Day pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

$8 power rate hike to greet Guam residents on New Year's Day

Beginning Jan. 1, Guam’s residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see an $8 increase in their electricity bill due to a base rate increase, offset by a reduction in the fuel...

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Military ship repair, Coast Guard study open doors to CNMI's economic growth Read Full News pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Military ship repair, Coast Guard study open doors to CNMI's economic growth

Saipan— The Northern Mariana Islands is poised to benefit from new streams of federal contracts and private investment after President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act...

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Palau agrees to host US deportees Read Full News pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Palau agrees to host US deportees

MOU signed; Washington sweetens the deal with new aid packages and a new Palau hospitalBy Mar-Vic CaguranganDespite opposition from congressional leaders and the Council of Chiefs, Palau President...

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'Our ocean is not a commodity:' Guam’s political leaders stand united against deep-sea mining Read More pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

'Our ocean is not a commodity:' Guam’s political leaders stand united against deep-sea mining

Guam’s political leaders have taken a united stand against deep-sea mining, amid the looming expiration of the comment period for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's solicitation of input on a...

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Fishery council gears up to restore commercial fishing in Marianas Trench monument and other marine sanctuaries pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Fishery council gears up to restore commercial fishing in Marianas Trench monument and other marine...

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has initiated a process to restore commercial fishing in waters within the Marianas Trench National Marine Monument and other federally...

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Bill seeks to standardize the official use of 'CHamoru' pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Bill seeks to standardize the official use of 'CHamoru'

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. Shelly V. Calvo has introduced a bill that would adopt the spelling “CHamoru” in Guam laws, government publications and public educational materials. Calvo...

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Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam

By Pacific Island Times News Staff (Joint Region Marianas) --Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3, surface ships from Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike...

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Skål Club of Guam launches safe and responsible tourism initiative pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Skål Club of Guam launches safe and responsible tourism initiative

The Skål Club of Guam has launched a new Safe & Responsible Tourism Initiative, a coordinated effort to raise awareness and help prevent human trafficking across tourism-related sectors.

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Gi Matan Guma’ calls creatives to apply for paid, weeklong artist residency pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Gi Matan Guma’ calls creatives to apply for paid, weeklong artist residency

Led by the organization’s original MALI’E’ cohort, participants will explore ancestral spirituality through tending to sacred sites, movement, chant and material cultural practices from Dec. 29 to...

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Small island, big crossroads: What China’s Pacific playbook really means for Guam Visit Now pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Small island, big crossroads: What China’s Pacific playbook really means for Guam

And while the case studies focus on places like Palau, the Solomon Islands and Kiribati, the implications land straight on our shores. The report calls Guam the “gas station, repair shop and command...

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Small island, big crossroads: What China’s Pacific playbook really means for Guam Read More pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Small island, big crossroads: What China’s Pacific playbook really means for Guam

And while the case studies focus on places like Palau, the Solomon Islands and Kiribati, the implications land straight on our shores. The report calls Guam the “gas station, repair shop and command...

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A poisoned paradise: Report cites dieldrin and chlordane contamination in Tumon Bay Visit Here- pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

A poisoned paradise: Report cites dieldrin and chlordane contamination in Tumon Bay

While GEPA has lifted its “do not drink without treatment” advisory for dieldrin contamination at Guam Waterworks Authority’s production wells in Dededo and Yigo, the presence of dieldrin and...

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Aelōn̄ Kein Ad: It's who we are Read Full News pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Aelōn̄ Kein Ad: It's who we are

 Majuro—The name of a country is never just a collection of words; it is a vessel of memory, belonging and even power. Our country’s name, the Marshall Islands, honors an English sea captain who...

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Policy shift: CNMI governor inclined to revisit China market Read More pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

Policy shift: CNMI governor inclined to revisit China market

“I’m not perpetually stuck in a single leadership style,” Apatang told the Pacific Island Times. “Different situations call for different ways of doing things.”

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How the military housing allowance structure warps Guam's rental market Just Visit pacificislandtimes.com/post/…

How the military housing allowance structure warps Guam's rental market

Resolution 117-38 urges the U.S. Congress and the Department of War to transition Guam from OHA to the basic housing allowance system, which applies in all 50 states.

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