Pacific Magazine Daily News
Friday: May 09, 2008
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas Gov. Benigno R. Fitial is not ruling out a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the imminent federal takeover of the commonwealth's...
Northern Mariana Islands, United States of America
Northern Marianas businesses are gearing up for talks on how the federalized immigration system will be applied.
United States President George Bush has signed...
Vanuatu
(Oceania Flash)
Over 75 arts specialists from around the Pacific region and beyond today concluded a two-day symposium, which is believed to be the first of...
Pacific Region
(ADB)
High oil prices are already a concern in the Pacific region, but the recent surge in world food prices has yet to be fully felt in the Pacific, according...
Pacific Region
(SPREP)
Environmental impact assessments (EIA) and strategic environment assessments are words that may make the average reader cringe however they are vital...
Northern Mariana Islands, United States of America
United States President George Bush has signed into law Senate Bill 2739, which applies U.S. immigration law to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...
Papua New Guinea
(The National)
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare wants to stop an investigation into his alleged failure to lodge complete tax returns reports...
Northern Mariana Islands, United States of America
(Media Release)
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) and Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Chairwoman Donna M. Christensen (D-VI)...
Tonga
(Dominion Post)
The coronation of Tonga's King George Tupou V in July will cost more than NZ $4 million reports the Dominion Post.
While no official budget...
Taiwan (China)
(Taiwan News Online)Taiwan's botched effort in 2006 to get Papua New Guinea to switch diplomatic recognition from Beijing to Taipei is a "spectacular...
Samoa
(Radio New Zealand International)
A government bill under consideration in Samoa could strip villages of ownership of rivers and streams in their village...
Hawaii
(Honolulu Advertiser)Hawaii tourism officials are spending $3 million to bolster sagging visitor arrivals to the islands, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.The...
Hawaii, Papua New Guinea
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin)A Hawaii-based group of medical volunteers is seeking permission to provide assistance in devastated Myanmar, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin...
Australia, Japan, New Zealand
(Sydney Morning Herald)Australia and New Zealand may still pursue legal action to stop whaling by Japan, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.The...
China (People's Republic), Cook Islands
(Radio New Zealand International)China may pull out of a deal to fund construction of major sports facilities in the Cook Islands, which were to be used for...
Fiji
(Fiji Live)The first meeting of Fiji's reconstituted Great Council of Chiefs may not take place next month as planned, the on-line news service Fiji Live...
Guam
(Pacific Daily News)The first of three candidates have been interviewed to head the troubled Guam Public School System, the Pacific Daily News reports.The Guam...
Thursday: May 08, 2008
Japan, Northern Mariana Islands
Northwest Airlines today announced that it will launch a second daily service from Tokyo to Saipan on July 1, 2008.
The new night flight out of Narita...
Australia, Fiji
(Sydney Morning Herald/Pacific Magazine)
Fiji police are on alert following a death threat against Australian High Commissioner James Batley in Suva reports...
Marshall Islands
The national planner in the Marshall Islands is urging the government to address skyrocketing prices of fuel, electricity and food by helping to “put...
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