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TradeSta Becomes the First Perpetuals Exchange to Launch Equities on Avalanche
[PRESS RELEASE – Ajeltake, Marshall Islands, 25th September 2025] TradeSta, the decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Avalanche, today announced the launch of equities trading on-chain, becoming the first perpetuals platform to bring global...

Union Maritime’s new LNG dual-fueled tankers with WindWings secure SOLAS approval
Written by Nick Blenkey Union Maritime's newbuild tankers achieve regulatory milestone BAR Technologies and Union Maritime report that their proposals covering bridge visibility, navigational lights and radar line of sight for Union Maritime’s two...

Jimmy Buffett's Famous Plane Is Open For Fans - Here's Where To See It
In the process of creating catchy "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll," Jimmy Buffett became a music legend. Adorned in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts, he was the unabashed leader of the Parrotheads, the Mayor of Margaritaville, as well as a sailor's...

Celebrating Achievements and Progress in the Division – August 2025
Halo Olaketa from the SPTO Division of Sustainable Tourism! We are excited to provide you with another monthly issue of key updates from the Pacific on sustainable and responsible tourism developments and successes. In this August issue, we take...

As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. We are living through the most dangerous time in over a half-century when it comes to nuclear...

Atkins Kroll Toyota launches program to support first time buyer
TAMUNING, Guam (Special Advertising Feature) — Atkins Kroll, Inc. Guam, an Inchcape Company, is proud to announce the launch of its First Time Purchase Program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to make vehicle ownership more accessible to the...

PCG-PCGA Maritime Forum honors ‘Guardians of the Sea’ for NMW 2025
THE 102nd Coast Guard Auxiliary Squadron joined the country’s maritime industry in celebration of the National Maritime Week (NMW) last Saturday, Sept. 27. It coincided with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) World Maritime Day held...

Houthis Announce “Sanctions” on Oil Majors and Tankers for U.S. Oil Exports
The Houthi militants in Yemen issued a statement saying that they are sanctioning many of the leading energy companies, the chief executives, and tankers for conducting exports of U.S. oil. The group did not make a specific threat but said its...

Can Lai’s Taiwan Hold on to Its Diplomatic Allies?
During Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency, Taiwan lost ten official diplomatic partners to China, which utilized its economic power to peel away the democracy’s allies. Since President Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024, however, Taiwan has managed to...
Indian health ministry confirms presence of diethylene glycol beyond permissible limits in Coldrif cough syrup
NEW DELHI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- India's federal health ministry has confirmed that samples of Coldrif cough syrup in the southern state of Tamil Nadu contained diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond permissible limits, multiple local media reports said...

This Tiny Island Helps Preserve U.S. Dominance in the Pacific. Its People Pay a Painful Price
Reuters Boys rest on top of a wreck in the shallow waters off Ebeye, Marshall Islands, June 10, 2025. Reuters 12:55 JST, September 25, 2025 EBEYE, Marshall Islands, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Every Friday on this tiny Pacific isle, Korab Lanwe does his...

Nuclear Testing Threats are Returning & Saber Rattling is Getting Louder, warns UN Chief
Armed Conflicts, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations A nuclear test is carried out on an island in French Polynesia in 1971....
Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction
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Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 26 – October 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

How to buy a superyacht – avoid these five mistakes
Ask a true yachtie and they will tell you: when it’s going well, life at sea simply cannot be beaten. It offers freedom, serenity, privacy, natural beauty and, of course, an unrivalled environment for creating memories with friends and family....

The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line
Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero...
UN must adapt to Blue Pacific, not the other way around...
Pacific leaders took the 2050 Strategy to the UN, calling for climate justice, fair finance, and security defined by peace and solidarity. By Renate Rivers Pacific Island leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th session...

Guam at the Pacific Islands Forum: ‘Business as Usual’ Despite External Partner Ban
At this year’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting, the story that seemed to capture headlines was the decision by this year’s host, Solomon Islands, to disinvite all external partners from attendance. The reporting around this decision...

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?
The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...

Guam, CNMI and Micronesia: Collateral damage of federal shutdown
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure In Washington, a government shutdown is often framed as political theater. But on Guam and across Micronesia, it translates into missed meals, delayed medical care and strained trust in U.S. commitments. A mother...