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Continental marks 40 years: Ceremony celebrates start of Guam service

guampdn.com     5 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

By William B. Martin Jr. • Pacific Daily News • May 17, 2008 Cookies and balloons awaited Continental Micronesia passengers departing from Gate 10 of the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport yesterday morning, courtesy of Continental Micronesia. The airline yesterday commemorated its 40 years...

Marshalls Accepts IMO Conventions

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The Marshall Islands government has acceded to five International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions, reported the Marine Global Net. IMO Secretary General Efhtimios Mitropoulos expressed satisfaction with Marshall Islands’ action and the hope that many other IMO members will quickly follow...

Career in Govt stormy at start and end

newzealandnews.net     16 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

5:00AM Saturday May 17, 2008 By Audrey Young Within a year of Mary Anne Thompson's entry into the public service, she was close to a political storm - an even bigger one than the one unfolding over whether she falsified her PhD. The 36-year-old was one of three authors of the Ka Awatea report on...

Taiwan Airline Suspends Palau Flights

pacificislands.cc     21 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Financially troubled Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) abruptly suspended all flights to Palau on Wednesday threatening the economy of the tourism-dependent nation. The airline filed bankruptcy in on Monday and sent flights on Tuesday to fly stranded passengers...

Sea and tell

news.com.au     23 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Graham Fricke discovers gentle pleasures above and below the water in Palau | May 17, 2008 WHERE to go to celebrate a February birthday by snorkelling in the tropics? My wife and I opt for Palau in Micronesia, a few hundred kilometres north of Darwin (but accessible only from Australia via Cairns...

Gym partially reopened

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Inspectors assigned to the Guam Public School System's Health and Safety Task Force wrapped up their re-inspection of Benavente Middle’s School's Gymnasium this morning in Dededo. The gym was shutdown by the Task Force several weeks ago due to electrical and sewage problems. After several repairs...

'Island Fellow' Assigned To Marshall Islands

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The Office of Insular Affairs announced the roster of the sixth Island Fellows Program today in The team is comprised of eight MBA candidates from the Columbia School of Business, the , the Kellogg School of Management at , the McDonough School of Business at They will begin their 10-week program...

Ruling parties agree on bill criminalizing possession of child porn

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To access full stories on Kyodo News English website, it is necessary to subscribe. Please contact Kyodo's International Department in Tokyo via e-mail at kokusai@kyodones.jp or call 03-6252-8301. If you are outside Japan, please contact Kyodo News International in New York at kni@kyodonews.com...

Marshall Islands accedes to five UN treaties on marine pollution and safety

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The Marshall Islands, one of the world’s major shipping nations, has acceded to five important International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions that aim to discourage environmental pollution and promote safety on the high seas, the United Nations agency announced today.

Hawaii expatriates in Washington state love paddling

honoluluadvertiser.com     yesterday    Send to a friend

SEATTLE — Lake Washington's stony, gray shore is 2,700 miles from the warm, sandy beaches of Hawaii, but it feels a lot farther in winter, on a gloomy afternoon of unrelenting rain. No blue skies or palm trees, here. No gentle trade winds. No sunshine sparkling on ocean swells.