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Cook Islands PM ‘proceeds with caution’ on deep-sea mining as critics warn over risks
Deadline tied to the regulation of controversial plans to extract seabed minerals looms amid division over the practice
Jon Letman in Hawaii
06, Jul, 2023 @11:49 PM
Pacific leaders celebrate Cop27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
Pacific countries have fought for fund to provide assistance to poor nations hit by climate disasters for three decades
Jon Letman
21, Nov, 2022 @6:18 AM
Record support during Covid and declining funding from China: what new data on Pacific aid reveals
Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map charts thousands of projects and activities from 67 donor entities, including Australia and the US
Jon Letman
30, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms
Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpower
Jon Letman
03, May, 2022 @2:32 AM
The house that can withstand a cyclone: how traditional dwellings are making a comeback in Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, locals are returning to the saeklon haos, made from vines, palm fronds and grasses
Jon Letman
08, Aug, 2021 @8:00 PM
Micronesian scientist becomes first Pacific Islander to reach ocean's deepest point
Nicole Yamase is second-youngest person and third woman to visit Challenger Deep, a place fewer people have visited than have flown to the moon
Jon Letman
03, Apr, 2021 @8:00 PM
Left stranded: US military sonar linked to whale beachings in Pacific, say scientists
Islands surrounded by US military study area, including Guam and Saipan, call for activity that harms the whales to stop
Jon Letman
15, Jan, 2021 @8:00 PM
'It affects everything': Hawaii residents demand transparency over Pearl Harbor munitions storage
US army plans to consolidate storage along the West Loch section of Pearl Harbor, near densely populated neighborhoods
Jon Letman in Hawaii
22, Oct, 2020 @10:00 AM
‘Bombs can’t kill viruses’: Hawaii faces backlash as international war games approach
As coronavirus case numbers soar, the state prepares to host Rimpac, the world’s largest international maritime military exercise
Jon Letman in Hawaii
13, Aug, 2020 @5:00 AM
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