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Submitted by PIR Editor on Mon, 09/12/2016 - 12:21
Chuukese educator, organizer, mentor, and social entrepreneur thoughts on the governor of Guam's recent efforts to deport citizens from the Federated States of Micronesia how have committed crimes in Guam.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 09:18
"The numerous atolls that make up the island nation are now regularly swamped due to sea level rise. But as more people flee for the US, many fear their culture will be lost to a country that has already taken so much from them"
Submitted by PIR Editor on Tue, 09/27/2016 - 14:29
For the first time since the RAMSI intervention, Solomon Islands police and preparing to carry arms. A limited number of officers receive firearms training.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Tue, 09/27/2016 - 15:03
High reported rates of type 2 diabetes in some Pacific Island nations have been called into question after Australian researchers found deficiencies in the methods used to test for the disease - a finding which may have wider global implications.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 10:58
The New York Times looks at the fight over building the Thirty Meter Telescope at the top of Hawai‘i's Mauna Kea, a volcano sacred to Native Hawaiians.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Tue, 10/18/2016 - 13:07
US Navy is building the billion dollar 'Space Fence' radar tracking station on an atoll in the Marshall Islands that scientists warn is vulnerable to sea-level rise in the next few decades.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Fri, 10/21/2016 - 12:37
A legal expert explores the decision by the International Court Of Justice's split decision to dismiss the Marshall Islands’ nuclear nonproliferation litigation for lack of jurisdiction.
Submitted by PIR Editor on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 10:37
The new casino in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas is raising eyebrows due to its reported huge revenue figures, which apparently dwarf established industry leaders in regional gambling mecca Macau. With increased efforts by Chinese authorities to crackdown on capital flight via Macau, Saipan may be the new destination of choice for mega-wealthy Chinese.