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Local activists mirror US anti-Trump rallies
The Guam Daily Post
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In what they claimed was a call to action by community members, local activist group Prutehi Guåhan echoed communities across the nation in the so-called No Kings movement - reportedly a direct response against the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary...
COFA in Micronesia: Insights From Former Economic Advisor
Borgen Magazine
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June 14, 2025
CAPE CORAL, Florida — In the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), subsistence farming and fishing have long protected many households from hunger. Yet, while abject poverty is uncommon, daily hardships have steadily increased in recent years. For...
‘Reimaanlok’ puts Indigenous voices at the heart of ocean conservation
China Dialogue
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June 13, 2025
The Republic of the Marshall Islands was once used by the United States as a convenient place to explode nuclear bombs, with little regard for local interests. But these days, the expectations of the islands’ Indigenous residents is the standard...
As immigration fears reverberate, Hawaiʻi's COFA communities work to stay informed
Hawaii Public Radio
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June 13, 2025
Immigration raids are intensifying across the country — and so are protests opposing them. About 700 Marines are arriving in Los Angeles, where the National Guard has already been deployed. Mayors and governors across the country are bracing for...
Black pepper as potential crop for Guam?
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam is looking to introduce black pepper cultivation to local farmers as a potential specialty export crop, drawing inspiration from successful operations in neighboring Micronesian islands. UOG and the Guam Department of...
Guam celebrates Micronesian culture
The Pacific Island Times
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June 6, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The 37th Annual Guam Micronesia Island Fair brings together Micronesia’s diverse cultures during a weekend packed with island food, music, traditional dance, artisan crafts, and thrilling sporting events. The...
Defining security in the Micronesian way: The purpose of PCIS
The Guam Daily Post
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On May 27 and 28, the Pacific Center for Island Security held an on-line conference on Security and Insecurity in Micronesia. The two day event featured six speakers who provided differing perspectives on the geostrategic maelstrom that we in...
Soaking up island fair’s wet, wonderful weekend
The Guam Daily Post
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Splish! Splash! Bash! The Guam Visitors Bureau hosted a spectacle to remember at Governor Joseph Flores Memorial Park from noon to night on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Cultural pride pierced through the downpour and glimmered under...
Exhibit in Spain honors a former UOG anthropologist's Micronesian research
The Guam Daily Post
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A new exhibit in Spain is paying tribute to the pioneering work of Teresa del Valle, a Basque anthropologist who conducted groundbreaking fieldwork in Guam during her tenure as a University of Guam faculty member from 1968 to 1972. Del Valle, who...
What it’s like visiting Palau in Micronesia
The New Zealand Herald
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June 7, 2025
You’d be forgiven for wondering where exactly Palau is on the map. In the western Pacific Ocean region of Micronesia, Palau’s 340 islands are located 1500km to the east of the Philippines and about 2000km north of Papua New Guinea. With a...
National Museum of Prehistory brings Taiwanese indigenous culture to Guam
Pacific Daily News
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The National Museum of Prehistory from Taiwan is inviting the public to its series of cultural exchange programs in Guam, starting this week. This program, titled “The Island is Our Canoe, the Sea is Our Pathway,” will bring Taiwanese indigenous...
Why the West can never come to term with immigration
London Daily Digital
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June 5, 2025
For the last few years, the one thing we have consistently heard from western leaders is that they are going to stop the flood of immigrants pouring into the West. While they do not say that these migrants are non-whites coming from Asia and...
37th Guam Micronesia Island Fair returning this weekend with cultural celebration at Ypao Beach
The Guam Daily Post
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The 37th annual Guam Micronesia Island Fair will showcase the region's cultural diversity this weekend with traditional performances, international headliners and Guam's first-ever beach flag competition at Gov. Joseph Flores Memorial Park. The...
Guam Micronesia Island Fair to bring out cultural pride, new beach flags race this weekend
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s longest-running regional cultural fair returns on June 7 and 8 with live music, dance performances, cuisine, arts and crafts, games and a new beach flags race to help boost post-pandemic tourism, according to event host Guam Visitors...
China ‘here to stay’ in Micronesia, will keep using foreign aid to sway nations: Expert
Island Times
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June 3, 2025
HAGATNA (GUAM PACIFIC DAILY NEWS)—The Chinese government’s efforts to sway Pacific and Micronesian nations using foreign aid have grown, and the rising superpower “will not back down” in the face of competition with the U.S and other nations,...
Yap Brings its Authentic Pacific Island Culture to World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 1, 2025
Yap Visitors Bureau, Yap, FSM): World Expo 2025 visitors have a rare opportunity to experience authentic Pacific Island culture as Yap, one of the Federated States of Micronesia’s four states, showcases its rich heritage through the remainder of...
Yap brings authentic Pacific Island culture to World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Marianas Variety
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YAP, FSM (YVB) — World Expo 2025 visitors have a rare opportunity to experience authentic Pacific Island culture as Yap, one of the Federated States of Micronesia's four states, showcases its rich heritage through the remainder of May. The island...
The Federated States of Micronesia: Pioneers in Sustainable Tourism and Regional Cooperation
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 29, 2025
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a nation of breathtaking natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, spread across 607 islands in the western Pacific. While tourism remains a relatively small sector in FSM, the country has made...
Meet the LGBTQ+ players & reality TV icons competing on 'Survivor 50'
Out Magazine
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May 28, 2025
The cast of 'Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans' is here! Survivor, the long-running CBS reality competition series, has announced the official cast for the show's milestone 50th season, dubbed Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans. Even though...
China, Micronesia vow to deepen comprehensive strategic partnership
CGTN
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R), also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin S. Robert of Federated States of Micronesia in Xiamen, southeast China's...