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COFA Citizens Encouraged to Stay in Touch with FEMA
FEMA
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June 5, 2024
HONOLULU – Although the deadline has passed for COFA citizens who were affected by the Maui wildfires to apply for federal disaster assistance, FEMA is available to help applicants with their disaster-related needs. Federal benefits were extended...
The Delivery People Now Offers Hi-Tech Online Services
EIN Presswire
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April 7, 2022
Serving the markets of Los Angeles, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, Micronesia and more HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Delivery People (TDP), a leading freight forwarding and delivery company has recently...
State Auditor announces audit of the City of Joplin
The Office of Missouri State Auditor
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May 15, 2024
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Yap Hosting the Pacific’s Premier Dive Photography Events
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 29, 2024
(May 25, 2024: Yap Visitors Bureau, Yap, FSM): In about 90 days Yap will play host to two (2) of the Pacific’s premier dive photography events, MantaFest and BlackwaterFest. Both events are organized by the island’s leading hotel and diving...
COFA Citizens Have Until May 31 to Apply for FEMA Assistance
FEMA
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May 29, 2024
HONOLULU – The deadline is fast approaching for COFA citizens who were affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The 60-day application period ends Friday, May 31. Among those eligible to apply for FEMA’s...
Office of the Governor – News Release – Hawaiʻi Announces Readiness to Host 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
Governor of State of Hawaii
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May 29, 2024
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA HAWAI‘I ANNOUNCES READINESS TO HOST 13TH FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS & CULTURE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2024 HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and festival organizers...
Does your tongue look like this?
College of Naturopathic Medicine
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May 28, 2024
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The FSM continues commitment to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 16, 2023
Ratified in 1978, the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia states that “We affirm our common wish to live together in peace and harmony, to preserve the heritage of the past, and to protect the promise of the future. To become the...
Discover Nan Madol: The Ruined Coral City
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 16, 2023
Visiting Nan Madol is one of the highlights of traveling to Pohnpei, the capital “island” of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Nan Madol is located off the South-East coast of Pohnpei and is a series of more than 100 islets that were...
Bridge to Busan Declaration open for signing at Plastics Treaty talks
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 30, 2024
29 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Today at INC4 over two dozen countries have signed on to the Bridge to Busan Declaration. Launched at the Plastics Treaty negotiations, it invigorates the call for sustainable production levels of primary plastic...
Magnifying Pacific issues in a global declaration on waste
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 22, 2024
16 May 2024 - Pacific voices were given the lens to magnify their concerns when it comes to waste management on the global stage. Over a two-day period, Pacific Islands have undergone consultations for their input into the Pre-Zero Draft...
Ottawa one step closer to a plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 7, 2024
01 May 2023, Ottawa Canada - Pacific delegates are leaving Ottawa Canada exhausted but reasonably satisfied with an advanced draft text of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. They...
Early Action Rainfall Watch could reduce impacts of rainfall extremes in Pohnpei
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 29, 2023
27 March 2023, Federated States of Micronesia - Last week, the Weather Service Office Pohnpei underwent training on development of an Early Action Rainfall Watch (EAR Watch), a bulletin providing early warning of rainfall extremes for the disaster...
COFA Citizens Have Less Than Two Weeks to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance
FEMA
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May 21, 2024
HONOLULU – COFA citizens who were affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires and high winds on Maui have less than two weeks to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for their related losses. The application period for COFA citizens ends Friday, May 31....
FSM advocates for a dedicated multilateral fund for plastics to ensure the effective compliance and implementation of the future treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 28, 2024
The Pacific is disproportionately affected by the global plastic pollution, contributing less than 1.3 percent but our ocean is inundated with bulk of the world’s transboundary washed away plastics which has serious negative environmental, health,...
3rd Singapore-Pacific High-Level Visit, 20 to 22 May 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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May 19, 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will host the 3rd Singapore-Pacific High-Level Visit from 20 to 22 May 2024. The High-Level Visit is a platform for Singapore and Pacific Ministers to foster closer ties and exchange views in...
Global Leaders Advance 30% Ocean Protection at Our Ocean Conference Greece
EIN Presswire
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April 16, 2024
World leaders convened at the Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece to share progress toward the goal of 30% full protection of the world’s ocean before 2030. ATHENS, GREECE, April 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- World leaders convened at the...
Call for Applications: Sea and Human Security Training – Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
UN International Training and Research Center
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May 14, 2024
The programme is open to motivated government officials and others from the private sector and civil society organizations, who are: eager to learn and apply new knowledge to enhance sea and human security keen to succeed and make a positive...
Blue Prosperity Leaders Forum Drives Ocean Action Beyond Commitments to Implementation
EIN Presswire
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April 16, 2024
The Blue Prosperity Leaders Forum met ahead of the Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece, to discuss pathways for advancing sustainable ocean management. ATHENS, GREECE, April 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Blue Prosperity Leaders Forum...
Tourism practitioners from Island destinations deliberate on critical challenges and opportunities for a better type of tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 13, 2024
The second convening of the Communities of Practice for Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism and Climate Data was held 23rd – 25th April in Honolulu, Hawaii. Organised by the Local2030 Islands Network and funded by the National Oceanic and...