Micronesia Lifestyle Times
SEE OTHER BRANDS

Your culture and lifestyle news reporter from Micronesia

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Local activists mirror US anti-Trump rallies

Local activists mirror US anti-Trump rallies

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

COFA in Micronesia: Insights From Former Economic Advisor

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

‘Reimaanlok’ puts Indigenous voices at the heart of ocean conservation

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

As immigration fears reverberate, Hawaiʻi's COFA communities work to stay informed

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?

Black pepper as potential crop for Guam?

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

Guam celebrates Micronesian culture

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

Defining security in the Micronesian way: The purpose of PCIS

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

Soaking up island fair’s wet, wonderful weekend

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

Exhibit in Spain honors a former UOG anthropologist's Micronesian research

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

What it’s like visiting Palau in Micronesia

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

National Museum of Prehistory brings Taiwanese indigenous culture to Guam

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

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

37th Guam Micronesia Island Fair returning this weekend with cultural celebration at Ypao Beach

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

Guam Micronesia Island Fair to bring out cultural pride, new beach flags race this weekend

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

China ‘here to stay’ in Micronesia, will keep using foreign aid to sway nations: Expert

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

Yap Brings its Authentic Pacific Island Culture to World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan

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

Yap brings authentic Pacific Island culture to World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan

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

The Federated States of Micronesia: Pioneers in Sustainable Tourism and Regional Cooperation

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'

Meet the LGBTQ+ players & reality TV icons competing on 'Survivor 50'

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

China, Micronesia vow to deepen comprehensive strategic partnership

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...

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms of Service