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Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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September 5, 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,...
New World Bank US$30 million project will expand internet access for Marshall Islands
Pacific News Service
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The World Bank’s Board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited and costly, that will secure faster, more reliable, and more affordable internet...
Metacon announces AiP for ammonia cracking tech use in maritime propulsion
Ship Technology
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March 12, 2025
Metacon, through its stake in Pherousa, has obtained two initial approvals in principle (AiP) for its ammonia cracking technology from maritime classification societies, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV. The AiPs confirm the...
Metacon, Pherousa: Ammonia cracking tech greenlit by DNV, ABS
Offshore Energy
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March 11, 2025
Metacon, a Swedish manufacturer of energy systems, has, through its shareholding in Norwegian technology transfer company Pherousa, received two initial approvals in principle (AiP) for its ammonia cracking technology for use onboard ships....
Disguised Barrels: Iraq's entanglement in Iran’s oil evasion
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News US sanctions announced in September against Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed al-Samarrai have once again drawn Iraq into the debate over Iranian sanctions evasion. Washington accused al-Samarrai’s network of passing off Iranian crude...
Palau media struggles to be financially stable- State of the Media: Pacific Research says
Island Times
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March 7, 2025
Palau’s media organizations still struggle to find ways to financially stable and although the Constitution guarantees media freedom, accessing information is still a challenge. This is according to the The State of the Media: Pacific research...
Unprecedented pressure and resilience in Pacific media sector, new research reveals
Pacific News Service
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Despite progress in the Pacific’s media sector, new research reveals it remains fragile due to digital disruption and continued loss of advertising revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of the Media: Pacific research study involved...
These countries are sinking into the sea. What happens when they disappear forever?
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
America Needs to Strengthen Its Presence in the Indo-Pacific
AOL
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Australian army M1A2 Abrams tanks from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are seen on the deck of USAV (U.S Army Vessel) Paulus Hook on July 19, 2025 in Townsville, Australia. Over 30,000 military personnel from 19 nations are participating in Exercise...
Expedition Launches to Chart the Most Unexplored Seafloor in US Waters
Deeper Blue
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September 2, 2025
The Ocean Exploration Trust has announced the launch of an expedition aboard its exploration vessel Nautilus to map some of the least-explored areas in US waters. The vessel is set for a 22-day mission to acquire high-resolution bathymetry around...
UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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February 11, 2025
From the Arkansas Times: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s are preparing for the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health, a policy change that would upend grant-funded research at...
UPDATE: UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
Arkansas Times
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February 10, 2025
This story has been updated to include additional information from Arkansas Children’s President Marcy Doderer The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s are preparing for the Trump administration’s cuts to the...
Refugees in Kansas and Missouri could lose SNAP benefits any day — and health care cuts are next
KRPS - Kansas
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September 3, 2025
For refugees, asylees and other immigrants who have sought safety in the United States, government food assistance could go away any day. Health care benefits will soon follow. After President Donald Trump's signature legislation passed in July...
6PAC+ prepares IMO submissions, demands just transition
Pacific News Service
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“We want to ensure the International Maritime Organisation is in alignment with principles of international environmental law and advances a just and equitable transition in the decarbonisation of international shipping.” That’s the message from...
US sanctions network for transporting Iranian oil as nuclear talks remain stalled
The Times of Israel
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September 2, 2025
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. The sanctions are the latest to come from the US as the administration of President Donald Trump aims to...
JMU completes delivery of new future-fit 159,097 dwt Suezmax tanker
Offshore Energy
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September 2, 2025
Yokohama-based shipbuilding company Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) recently handed over an environmentally friendly 159,097 dwt Suezmax tanker to its owner. Courtesy of JMU According to JMU, the tanker—christened Advantage Smart—was...
UAMS's diabetes education program shows promising results among Marshallese communities
KFSM - Arkansas
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UAMS introduced a family-centered Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program, designed to align with the Marshallese community’s cultural values. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Medical experts are tackling a health crisis in the Marshallese...
Big Tech Stands to Profit From a US Takeover of Greenland
Jacobin
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President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime...
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
The Lever
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January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the Arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime...
Punching above its weight, Pacific pushes for ship polluters to pay
Pacific News Service
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By Robert Iroga in London Punching above our weight has been the statement echoed in London this week to describe the tiny Pacific’s bold push against some of the global heavyweights to have polluters (ship) pay-up for their pollution. This...