Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process

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$USD30 million for Kiribati education

TWENTY-seven individuals who absconded from seasonal work programmes in Australia and New Zealand have been temporarily banned from returning abroad. The Vanuatu Police Force said the absconders have caused various problems while overseas, leading...

Kiribati official calls for U.S visa exemption after CNMI travel ‘misunderstanding’

A last-minute visa mix-up nearly prevented Kiribati from joining the 65th Board of Directors Meeting of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures (APIL) general assembly, according to a senior government official. Speaking to RNZ Pacific on...

Pope invited to visit Fiji by President during meet at the Apostolic Palace

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has has met with Pope Leo XIV a and has invited him to visit Fiji and, by extension, the Pacific region. Ratu Naiqama met with the Pope and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, at the...

Purdue, Archaeological Legacy Institute Postpone Amelia Earhart Expedition To 2026

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 30, 2025 Updated: Oct 29, 2025 @ 3:26 PM Amelia Earhart on the nose of her Lockheed Electra, March 12, 1937. Photo from Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, George Palmer Putnam Collection of...

Kiribati official calls for US visa exemption after CNMI travel 'misunderstanding'

Birimaka Tekanene, right, said his delegation mistakenly believed they did not need a US visa to enter the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Photo: Supplied A last-minute visa mix-up nearly prevented Kiribati from joining the 65th Board of...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...

Pacific Tourism Leaders Launch Regional Roadmap and Country Pathways for Sustainable and Circular Tourism

On 21st October 2025, Pacific leaders, policymakers, and tourism professionals gathered at the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit (PSTLS 2025) in Tonga to celebrate a major milestone in the region’s sustainable tourism journey — the...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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China, Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership

China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China has signed a landmark Framework Agreement on Enhanced Economic...

ICJ opinion strengthens Pacific push for climate justice

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $USD30 million grant to deliver high-quality primary and secondary education for students in Kiribati. The Equitable Access to Quality Education Project will finance the construction of modern,...

Canada warns travelers of rising dengue cases in Philippines

October 30, 2025 | 11:47am MANILA, Philippines — The Government of Canada has advised its citizens traveling to the Philippines to exercise a “high degree of caution” following rising cases of dengue fever. In a health notice issued on October 27,...

Latter-day Saints celebrate 50 years of faith and growth in Kiribati

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Monitoring chemicals helps to track global progress

A new Global Environment Facility program is supporting the expansion of work to monitor the distribution of long-lasting chemicals and mercury: toxic substances that present major risks to human and environmental health. The Global Chemicals...

WHO supports access to safer and affordable surgery framework

With climate change increasing surgical site infections and disrupting healthcare systems, the World Health Organization is supporting a regional framework to improve access to safe and affordable surgery in the Western Pacific. This was...

Expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane postponed

An expedition to investigate the disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane in the South Pacific in 1937 has been postponed until next year. Richard Pettigrew, the Oregon archaeologist leading the latest venture to solve the mystery of the legendary...

Good Samaritan Sister elected to key Benedictine role

Sr Meg Kahler SGS with Abbot Primate Jeremias Schroeder OSB (Sisters of the Good Samaritan/BEAO Meeting participants) Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler was elected president of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania during its biennial...

The Purdue-led search for Amelia Earhart's plane has been delayed

Archaeologists suspected they found clues about missing pilot Amelia Earhart after 2020 satellite imagery identified what is now known as the Taraia Object, a "visual anomaly" that is believed to be the remains of her airplane, Electra. Last July,...

Ngāti Pāoa Treaty Settlement Bill passes final reading in Parliament

After 14 years of negotiations, Ngāti Pāoa’s Treaty settlement has passed its third and final reading in Parliament, a moment iwi leaders described as both emotional and long overdue. The settlement includes $23.5 million in financial redress, 12...

List of Island Countries in the World

Island Countries: Our planet is home to many unique and fascinating countries, and among them, island nations hold a special place. An island country is a nation that is surrounded by water and does not share land borders with any other country....