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Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2023
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our...
Greening the 2023 International Va’a Federation World Distance Championship
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 9, 2023
04 August 2023, Apia Samoa - A partnership between the Government of Samoa, the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association (SOCA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to make the International Va’a Federation World...
HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR)...
Owner: American Government
ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES
ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES Honiara, 12th June 2023: Acting Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Maelanga has welcomed Fisheries Ministers and Officials to the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) at a dinner hosted last night...
Owner: Solomonese Government
Oceania Maritime Security Initiative: U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Ship Rider Patrol Micronesian Waters
An international and interagency operation, OMSI addresses Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in EEZs of the Western and Central Pacific Region. OMSI operations locate fishing vessels of interest within the EEZ utilizing the...
Owner: American Government
Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Announces Interim Appointees to the State Board of Education
HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has named three interim appointees to serve on the State Board of Education (BOE). Warren Haruki, who recently retired from several executive positions, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair....
Owner: American Government
Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Announces Interim Appointees to the State Board of Education
HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has named three interim appointees to serve on the State Board of Education (BOE). Warren Haruki, who recently retired from several executive positions, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair....
Owner: American Government
Cook Islands and Federated States of Micronesia join over 50 countries calling for an end to plastic pollution by 2040
30 May 2023, Paris France – Two Pacific Island countries, the Cook Islands and Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), have joined Ministers from 56 countries to sign a Ministerial Statement calling for an end to global plastic pollution by 2040....
Certiport Announces New Partnership with Island Training Solutions in Micronesia
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, announced today a new partnership with Island Training Solutions in Micronesia....
Owner: Jason Raznick
Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor Announced as Keynote Speaker for A Better Chance Strath Haven’s 50th Anniversary Gala
Celebrating 50 Years of Expanding Opportunity, Empowering Students, and Transforming Communities SWARTHMORE, PA, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A Better Chance (ABC) Strath Haven proudly announces that Ambassador Carmen...
United States Announces $800 Million in International Commitments for Protecting Our Ocean
At the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Panama, the United States highlighted new and recently launched global initiatives totaling more than USD 800 million to protect our ocean and assist developing countries – from supporting the creation of...
Owner: American Government
The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on...
Owner: American Government
Joint Statement on Marking Two Years Since the Military Coup in Myanmar
A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia, Georgia, Ghana, Iceland, Liechtenstein,...
Owner: American Government
Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green accepts $15.8M Federal Dollars
HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has accepted an FY 2023 Compact Impact grant of $15,798,564 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Carmen G. Cantor. The federal funding will...
Owner: American Government
Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green accepts $15.8M Federal Dollars
HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has accepted an FY 2023 Compact Impact grant of $15,798,564 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Carmen G. Cantor. The federal funding will...
Owner: American Government
Federated States of Micronesia Independence Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on the 36th anniversary of your independence on November 3. Since the beginning of our bilateral ties, the FSM and the United...
Owner: American Government
Federated States of Micronesia Independence Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on the 36th anniversary of your independence on November 3. Since the beginning of our bilateral ties, the FSM and the United...
Owner: American Government
Bezos Earth Fund Invests $37.5M USD to Accelerate Pacific-Led Ocean Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...
Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. FALEOMAVAEGA TITIMAEA TAFUA, ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AT THE SECOND ANNUAL INTRA-CLIMATE SERVICES AND RELATED APPLICATIONS (CLIMSA) FORUM
SAMOA, September 26 - Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentelmen, It is my honor to address this Second annual Intra-Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) forum on behalf of the Government of Samoa and would like to...
Owner: Samoan Government