Tag: Micronesia
Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc
By Bernadette Carreon of Pacific Island Times
Four Micronesian leaders skipped the Pacific Islands Forum's 51st virtual session yesterday, in a continuing protest over the...
‘We’re sorry,’ Pacific Forum chair tells Micronesia over SG post
By Pita Ligaiula of Pacnews in Suva
Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama used his inaugural speech as the new chair of the Pacific Islands Forum...
Surprise apology to Micronesia over Forum leadership election row
RNZ Pacific
Micronesian leaders have received an apology from their colleagues in the Pacific Islands Forum.
In what has been described as a frank and open...
Micronesian leaders to debate leaving Pacific Islands Forum
By RNZ Pacific
Micronesian leaders are to meet today to agree on a united response to the snub of their preferred candidate as Pacific Islands...
Former Cook Islands PM elected new secretary-general of PIF in close...
By RNZ Pacific
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna has been narrowly elected as the new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum after a...
Bid to expel journalist from Yap puts spotlight on Micronesian ‘free’...
By Michael Andrew
Traditional chiefs are trying to expel a US journalist from the Federated States of Micronesia island of Yap.
Last week the Pacific Island...
US looks at defence, foreign policy and impact of Chinese aid...
RNZ Pacific
The US Defense Department is to report to the US Congress by December 1 on a range of security concerns in the northern...
‘We’re dying slowly’, says Palauan leader in response to telehealth talk
By Erwin Encinares in Saipan
Palau President Tommy Remengesau says Pacific people of Micronesian descent are “dying slowly” because of dietary imbalances on the islands...
FSM, Marshall Islands envoys seek details on police-involved shootings
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
Ambassadors to the United States from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands are seeking information about officer-involved...