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One of the joys of cruising is meeting the disparate and intriguing globetrotters who journey, each for their own reason , to the far reaches of the world.

Pohnpeian-Saipanese artist Yvonne C. Neth will have six of her large charcoal works exhibited as part of Maketi Ples, a selling exhibition of Pacific Islands-based fine art, showing at Global Gallery in Sydney, Australia, from Feb.

President Obama and Congress need to address the longstanding problem of the federal government's failure to adequately compensate Guam and other territories for the impact of compact migration.

London - In 1995, Patricia Schultz, an American travel writer, began to work on a book that was less travel guide than it was global compendium.

The Cyber Safety Pasifika program aims to equip police in the various Pacific Island countries with the knowledge and resources to educate their communities, including young people, teachers and parents, in all aspects of cyber safety.

Medical staff work in the emergency room of Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning on Jan.

Police officers from across the Pacific Islands have gathered on the Gold Coast to improve their skills in protecting children from online predators, and fighting cyber crime.

Patricia Schultz, author of the bestselling title 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, talks about life on the road, her new book - and the three locations that are the cream of the globe-trotting crop In 1995, Patricia Schultz, an American travel writer, began to work on a book that was less travel guide than it was global compendium.

Sea cucumbers, lobsters and other fish species are in danger of disappearing from Pacific island fisheries unless they are protected by villagers and local fishermen through measures recommended by a new series of information sheets.

A man who admitted that he raped a 12-year-old girl who has a mental disability will spend four... A man who admitted that he raped a 12-year-old girl who has a mental disability will spend four more years behind bars.

By TAMMY SUMMERS NOAA Contractor Why do we need to conserve turtles when we see so many in the waters surrounding our islands? This question is one of the most commonly asked of the DNLR-DFW Sea Turtle Program staff from within the CNMI community.

Sen. Ben Pangelinan, chairman of the committee on appropriations, introduced a resolution that expresses the Guam Legislature's expenditure priorities of Compact Impact Act funds in Fiscal Year 2012, and it includes $3.2 million worth of repairs and renovations to Untalan Middle School.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -Pacific Resources for Education and Learning is now accepting online applications for the Pacific Teacher Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2012-2013. The application deadline is April 1, 2012.

Tired of waiting for what he called a lack of action from the federal government, Vice Speaker Benjamin Cruz yesterday proposed transferring Guam Department of Corrections inmates to a federal facility if the local government does not get prison cost reimbursement.

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. wants all functions and responsibility of the Medically Indigent Assistance Plan transferred to the central government, which also handles the state Medicaid program.

Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan recognized yesterday 37 local and federal government agencies and private sector partners for developing a comprehensive port evacuation plan, among other things, that exceeds national standards for improving and maintaining maritime safety and security.

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Prior to joining Coast 360, Northey was the executive vice president, head of Commercial Banking for ANZ Guam Inc.

Abu Dhabi, 13 Jan. 2012 - A Pacific Leader's Meeting held today in Abu Dhabi by the International Renewable Energy Agency in advance of its Second Assembly, , issued a public communique confirming the Agency's proposed work activities to accelerate renewable energy deployment in this important region, which is currently heavily dependent on fossil ... (more)