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Pacific News Minute: Calls for change following Vanuatu boating tragedies (opens the original)
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There are calls for change in the maritime system of a Pacific Island nation, following the deaths of dozens of people in recent boating tragedies. The people and leaders of Vanuatu came together this week for a national day of mourning. They paid respects to the more than 40 people who lost their lives in major boating tragedies in recent weeks. The ferry Matui sank in the waters between Espiritu and Ambae islands in Vanuatu on Sept. 11. Vanuatu is located about 1,000 miles east of northern Aus
Pacific News Minute: Kiribati could change how it recognizes Taiwan again (opens the original)
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Kiribati could be close to amending its constitution to stop future governments from switching diplomatic recognition back to Taiwan. The Pacific nation is located about halfway between Hawaiʻi and Australia. It has switched diplomatic ties between China and Taiwan three times. The most recent was in 2019 when it left Taipei and reestablished diplomatic ties with Beijing. Australia's ABC News reports the bill does not mention Taiwan or China, but it seems aimed at making it much harder for futur
Pacific News Minute: Earthjustice sues to ban deep-sea mining in American Samoa (opens the original)
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A legal environmental team is working with a group in Hawaiʻi to sue the U.S. government over an issue in the Pacific Islands. They want to stop the Trump administration's plan to auction off sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. Earthjustice is asking a judge to order the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service to stop actions it says violate the Endangered Species Act. It filed the lawsuit against th
Pacific News Minute: South Pacific countries deal with drought conditions from El Niño (opens the original)
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As Hawaiʻi continues to clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala, several countries in the South Pacific are dealing with drought as a result of the climate pattern of El Niño. El Niño is a global climate phenomenon that is created by changes in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. In Papua New Guinea, itʻs been the reason schools in several areas have been shortening class times. PNG's National Broadcasting Corporation reports that revised schedules have been a
Pacific News Minute: U.S. to return Peace Corps to Solomon Islands after 26 years (opens the original)
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The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State recently met with the Solomon Islands Prime Minister to discuss deepening ties. They also signed a letter of intent to return the Peace Corps to the islands after an absence of more than 25 years. The Solomon Islands lie about 1,200 miles northeast of Australia. The country is viewed by analysts as having the closest ties to China among Pacific nations. Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Matthew Wale signed a security pact with Beijing in 2022. That led to c
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