‘The Sahara is, and Always Has Been, an Integral Part of Morocco’s Territory’ Micronesia Says

Micronesia expressed, on Wednesday in New York, its full support to Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its Southern Provinces and the Moroccan Autonomy Plan. This position was expressed during a bilateral meeting...

Community Events: Mall-0-Ween at MicroMall; Splash&Dash at Ypao Beach; Ridge to Reef in Cross Island; Share seeds and stories at UOG; Japan fest in Tumon

Halloween costume contest at Micronesia Mall The Micronesia Mall will host its annual Mall-o-ween costume contest on Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Micronesia Mall Center Court, during an afternoon event filled with DJ entertainment,...

The world's smallest capital city with only 3 buildings and no residents

Surrounded by dense jungle and rolling hills on the picturesque island in the Pacific Ocean lies a capital city unlike any other in the world. Ngerulmud stands as the capital of the Micronesian island nation of Palau, but is home to no bustling...

‘We are Micronesia’ declared as Nauru prepares for inaugural Micronesia Festival

Miss Nauru - Charlei Deiye YAREN — Nauru is set to host a celebration of Micronesia through music and pageantry at the inaugural Micronesia Musical Festival and Miss Micronesia Pageant that will run from Oct. 6 to 9, 2025. The major cultural event...

Judges, legal scholars gather in NMI for Pacific Judicial Council conference

GUAM Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert J. Torres welcomed judges, attorneys and legal scholars from across the Pacific region to the Pacific Judicial Council’s midyear conference held Sept. 24-26 at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Saipan. Torres, who...

Saipan International School wraps up 30th anniversary with a big splash

Saipan International School’s 30th anniversary celebration culminated with a boat raffle. SIS photo (SIS) — Saipan International School closed out its 30th anniversary celebration with excitement and cheers as the long-awaited boat raffle finally...

Tindo Solar to make 70 of its Walara solar panels for the East Micronesia Cable project

Solar module manufacturer Tindo Solar has announced an order of 70 of its 430-watt Walara solar panels for the East Micronesia Cable (ESM) project, with these to be used to power data cable landing stations in Nauru and Kiribati. ESM is a 2,250...

Tindo Solar supplies solar PV modules to Micronesia submarine cable project

When completed in late 2025, the infrastructure will deliver high-speed data connectivity to approximately 100,000 people across these Pacific Island nations. Image: East Micronesia Cable System. Tindo’s solar modules will power the cable landing...

Jail coup leaders – former Fijian politician

THE United States’ Missile Defence Agency’s plan to build a 360-degree missile defence system on Guam will take its toll on the island’s shrinking limestone forests and pose danger to endemic plant and animal species listed as “threatened.” In a...

How to watch Sunderland vs Wolves: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, preview, team news

Sunderland welcome Wolves to the Stadium of Light this Saturday in the Premier League, aiming to heap more pressure on under-fire head coach Vítor Pereira. What an opening eight games it has been for Sunderland. While a favourable fixture list has...

Guam to kick off nationwide ‘No Kings’ rally on Saturday

Guam will lead the nation in kicking off the "No Kings" rally with an event at Micronesia Mall intersection on Saturday. According to an event posting online, it will be a peace vigil and visual demonstration, different from the last rally and...

Kiwa “Women’s Work” inception workshop launches in the Marshall Islands

On September 22-23, 2025, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Micronesia and Polynesia joined the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT), Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) and Marshall Islands Conservation Society in Majuro to host the...

Cold cases? Expert says forensic genetic genealogy could help Guam with long-unsolved crimes

Forensic genetic genealogy has transformed how law enforcement solves cold cases and could also help Guam crack open long-unsolved crimes, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said on Thursday at the 3rd Regional Forensic...

Saving ancient knowledge: Steve Thomas chronicles life on a remote south Pacific island

Steve Thomas releases an updated edition of "The Last Navigator," preserving Satawal's cultural legacy of its islanders and ocean navigation. ST. GEORGE, Maine — Its been more than 40 years since Steve Thomas first visited the Pacific island of...

U.S. Passport Strength Ties With Malaysia as It Falls Out of Top 10

The US passport ranks 12th in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, its lowest position ever. The U.S. passport is less powerful in 2025 than it was last year, says an annual passport ranking report. The Henley Passport Index, which tabulates data from...

Lung cancer survivor shares importance of early screening

Saxon Gayo, 60, lung cancer survivor, gives his personal testimony about how his life was saved by early cancer screening on Oct. 17, 2025.Uriah Aguon/Pacific Daily News Saxon Gayo, 60, a lung cancer survivor, shared his story during a...

Equality in practice, from maternity to paternity leave in Kosrae

When Kosrae passed a landmark bill granting 12 weeks of paid maternity leave for female state government employees in 2022, it marked a turning point for workplace gender equality in the Federated States of Micronesia. But for the Utwe Women...

WWII pilot finally returns to Utah home decades after being killed in action

SALT LAKE CITY — A U.S. naval pilot has arrived at his final resting place in Salt Lake City, more than eight decades after he was killed in action during World War II. The emotional internment of the remains of Ensign Howard Holding was held...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025

Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...

Sailors Celebrate the Navy’s 250th Birthday

OCTOBER 13, 2025 – Multinational service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 celebrated the Navy’s 250th Birthday embarked on the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) underway in the Western...