Friday Jun 14 | Federal Emergency Management Agency
President Declares Disaster for the Republic of the Marshall Islands
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall ... (more)
Friday Jun 14 | Samoa News
DOH receives over $100K worth of flu vaccine for Flu Season
This is the final two weeks of the Flu Campaign spearheaded by the Department of Health's Immunization Program and everyone is urged to visit any one of the designated sites to receive their free vaccination shots.
Twins serve as mission companions in Marshall Islands Majuro Mission
Twin brothers from Fiji, Elder Joshua Whippy and Elder Jared Whippy, are serving as missionary companions on the island of Kiribati in the Marshall Islands Majuro Mission.
Hospital pushes senators to OK $13M loan
Pressed for cash: Officials at Guam Memorial Hospital are pushing for a bill proposed by Gov. Eddie Calvo and written by Sen. Dennis Rodriguez, which would allow GMH to borrow $13 million from a bank.
Check Out Sen. Jeff Flake & Sons' Amazing 4-Day Survivalist Adventure on a Deserted Island
Sen. Jeff Flake managed to keep the whole thing hush-hush. But there's video evidence to prove it really happened.
University of Guam hosted training for nursing educators
In late May, the University of Guam hosted a training for nurse educators from institutions from across the Pacific.
Keeping the hospital running: The medical staff work in the Emergency Room of the Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning on Jan.
Nearly four years after sneaking away to a deserted island in the South Pacific, Sen.
BP rig supervisors seek to dismiss manslaughter charges in Deepwater Horizon disaster
Attorneys for the two BP rig supervisors charged with manslaughter in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster say the counts should be dismissed because they don't apply to conduct on a foreign-owned vessel operating outside U.S. territory, and that the men weren't responsible for maintaining or navigating the vessel, which exploded and sank in ... (more)
PATA Micronesia launches comprehensive travel website
TUMON, Guam -The Pacific Asia Travel Association Micronesia Chapter has launched the official Micronesia tourism website at www.micronesiatour.com. PATA Micronesia has launched a fully-featured website that is designed to assist travelers plan a vacation in a region that is renowned for unspoiled landscapes, traditional cultures and the most ... (more)
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Date for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
About Euroseas Ltd. Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 136 years.
Key Note Address By Hon. Vice President, Teima Onorio
Jodtjif Nansen said and I quote "Nothing great and good can be furthered without international cooperation" and might I add through friendship and with respect.
Accountability and Transparency Important For Development
The Team is supported by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Palau is the 10th Forum Island Country to have volunteered to undertake this peer review process.
Local students inducted into Pulaski Tech honor society
Six Faulkner County residents have been inducted into the Beta Zeta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the spring 2013 semester at Pulaski Technical College.
Captain: Concerns were raised about single vessel pulling Shell drill rig
A vessel captain in charge of towing Shell's troubled oil drilling rig, the Kulluk, when it left a Seattle shipyard back in June said Tuesday that the gear was more than strong enough, the crews were qualified and that under the right conditions, a winter transit through the Gulf of Alaska could have been done safely.