Press Releases

SPREP and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation partnership unlocks promise for resilient reefs

A new partnership to protect our Pacific coral reefs was signed at the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum Meeting in Tonga between the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Working together,...

USS Blue Ridge Returns from Summer Patrol

Blue Ridge departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka on June 4. During the patrol, the ship and the Seventh Fleet staff participated in Valiant Shield—a multinational, biennial field training exercise focused on sustaining joint forces in a...

26 May 2023: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese attends the G7 and Quad Summits in Hiroshima; Modi travels to Australia; more financial sanctions against Russia announced; Wong travels to the Philippines; and more. Prime Minister Anthony...

Pacific Islands gather in Funafuti for first-ever Plastic Dialogue

7 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - With the community of nations deadlocked in international negotiations to conclude a global instrument to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024, a first-of-its-kind Plastic Dialogue was convened today in...

Sri Lanka’s Big Five Encountered on Aggressor Safaris

Aggressor Adventures® Seven-night Safaris Deliver Amazing Wild Animal Encounters ANURADHAPURA, SRI LANKA, April 26, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Wilpattu and Minneriya National Parks are home to the largest herds of Asian elephants in the world....

News Release – DOH Offers Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on Maui

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2024 24-013 Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case in Hawai‘i HONOLULU –...

As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to set up warning systems

The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...

As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to setup warning systems

The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...

First J-PRISM 3 Steering Committee Meeting highlights waste management successes in the Pacific

25 June 2024, Apia, Samoa – The management of solid waste has become one of the major concerns for small island countries in the Pacific region. In particular, improper waste management has the potential to pose a significant negative impact on...

Secretary Haaland Leads U.S. Delegation to Antigua and Barbuda to Highlight U.S. Commitment to Small Island Communities

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland this week led the United States delegation to the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing...

President Lai meets Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei

TAIWAN, May 20 - President Lai meets Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei On the afternoon of May 20, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei. In remarks, President Lai noted that the...

For First Time Ever, STCW Basic Training for Cruise Ship, Yacht, and Merchant Vessel Crews Available for e-Learning

The game-changing courses are developed by renowned e-learning company, SQLearn. PIRAEUS, GREECE, February 16, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SQLearn is pleased to announce that STCW Basic Safety training is now offered exclusively through...

Vice President Lai attends baseball equipment donation ceremony 

TAIWAN, November 3 - Vice President Lai attends baseball equipment donation ceremony On the morning of November 3 (Taipei time), Vice President Lai Ching-te attended a ceremony marking the donation of baseball supplies at the Asahi Baseball Field...

Morocco Awarded in Madrid "Best Emerging Sustainable Destination"

MOROCCO, January 19 - Viajar magazine, one of the prestigious Spanish magazines specialized in tourism and travel, has designated Morocco as the "best emerging sustainable destination for the year 2022-2023", on Tuesday in Madrid, during an event...

THE GAME CHANGER: THE NEW MINERAL SUNSCREEN THAT THINKS IT’S A CHEMICAL SUNSCREEN

A new entrant in the growing mineral sunscreen market, EPO9, has announced the launch of their Coral Sure Sunscreen product line. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 4, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new entrant in the growing mineral...

Closing Remarks of Governor Arnold I. Palacios- 2024 Micronesian Islands Forum

As we bring this forum to a close, I thank you, Madame Chair, my fellow Marianas governor, for your leadership and hospitality, and all the leaders of Micronesia for coming together these past few days in the spirit of friendship and...

3.3% GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE PACIFIC REGION IN 2024, 4% IN 2025 — ADB

3.3% GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE PACIFIC REGION IN 2024, 4% IN 2025 — ADB MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 April 2023) — Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to moderate in 2024 before picking up in 2025, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO)...

President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential inauguration

TAIWAN, May 19 - President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential inauguration President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential...

16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests

TAIWAN, May 20 - 16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests 16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests President Lai Ching-te, the First Lady, and Vice President...

Pacific SIDS calls for global solidarity in addressing the plastics crisis, asks for high ambition

Vanuatu, speaking on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), has made a call for the international community to work together in fulfilling its mandate to have an international legally binding instrument on plastic...