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Windstar Cruises names Helen Beck as managing director, Global Commercial based in the UK
Travel Weekly
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May 9, 2025
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Pacific Ministers endorse Port Moresby Declaration on Regional Aviation Safety and Security
Pacific News Service
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Ministers responsible for civil aviation and senior aviation officials from 14 Pacific Islands States convened virtually this week to endorse the Port Moresby Declaration formalising their shared commitments to progressing important Pacific...
The D Brief: Budget ‘gimmicks’; Drones down fighter jets; China’s counter-drone efforts; Army’s network experiment; And a bit more.
Defense One
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White House’s ‘trillion-dollar’ defense budget: The Trump administration’s $1.01 trillion defense-spending proposal for fiscal 2026 wouldn’t increase the Defense Department budget, and would lead to an inevitable decrease in defense spending the...
Cook Islands expands international footprint
Cook Island News
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May 5, 2025
In recent weeks, the Government has advanced a series of key bilateral and regional initiatives aimed at enhancing connectivity, boosting trade and labour mobility, and deepening collaboration on climate resilience, development, and regional...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 10, 2025
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of Rongelap, the...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Jan. 10–16, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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January 16, 2025
Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security New Cabinet ministers in Samoa sworn-in to replace those dismissed by Samoa PM (RNZ) Ruling FAST Party ousts Samoa PM and original members (Samoa Observer) Earthquake cannot derail Vanuatu’s...
France and the Philippines should anchor their maritime partnership
East Asia Forum
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March 28, 2025
Listen to this article France and the Philippines, both prominent maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, are well-positioned to foster a security partnership rooted in shared priorities to sustain maritime security. Their common interests,...
Pacific Island Affairs and US Diplomatic Relations
Foreign Policy Research Institute
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January 13, 2025
Under the Biden administration, there have been a number of extraordinary events that have had a significant impact on US diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and Niue. Among other things, the Pacific Partnership Strategy...
Air France Increases Tahiti Service For Christmas & New Year's
Simple Flying
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May 3, 2025
Air France has scheduled additional frequencies between Paris and Tahiti, with the island-serving flights stopping in Los Angeles, the United States. The flights, operated by Airbus A350-900, will go from five weekly to daily during the holiday...
Island hopping in French Polynesia: A tropical LGBTQ+ adventure
The Advocate
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January 7, 2025
Captivated by French Polynesia French Polynesia and The Islands of Tahiti are one and the same – a true tropical paradise Courtesy Grégoire Le Bacon I often get asked, “Where’s a place you’d want to return?” And since visiting in May this year,...
Major UN powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Pacific News Service
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Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of nuclear testing, sources following the talks involving countries including the United States, Britain,...
Swim With Sharks In Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon In French Polynesia
Forbes
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Rangiroa is a laid-back Pacific paradise full of underwater wonders, including a bevy of shark species. One of the largest atolls in the world, the island lies 200 miles northeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. My family of four spent three weeks...
This Ontario spot is the 'world's third-best water destination' and it beat the Amalfi Coast
Narcity
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May 3, 2025
You don't need to go far to discover one of the world's top water destinations. This Ontario spot offers breathtaking views, natural beauty and more, drawing millions of visitors each year. A recent study by GoPro Alternatives revealed the...
51st Pacific Islands Forum Communique
Pacific News Service
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The Fifty-First Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Retreat was held virtually on 06 August 2021, and was attended by the Heads of State, Government, and Territories of Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua...
In its Indo-Pacific strategy, France should engage more with Pacific islanders
The Strategist
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February 11, 2025
France is still expected to unveil a long-awaited update to its Indo-Pacific strategy. This should be an opportunity for it to do more in the region. Its current Indo-Pacific strategy relies on two visions: one is more defence-industry-oriented,...
China Is Still Winning the Battle for 5G—and 6G
Foreign Affairs
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May 1, 2025
When Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei in 1987, the Chinese telecommunications company had a few thousand dollars in the bank and an eye on reverse-engineering advanced foreign technology. By 1994, Huawei was producing switching equipment, the hardware...
For years, I dreamed of overwater bungalows in destinations like the Maldives and Tahiti. Then, I found one just a 6-hour flight away in Belize.
Business Insider
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May 1, 2025
Waking up to ocean waters lapping underneath me, a breeze rustling through a thatched roof, and sea salt coating my skin is my vision of an ideal tropical vacation. I believed the best place to create that experience would be an overwater bungalow...
Minister Arrindell attends 116th EU-OCT Tripartite Meeting in Brussels. Funding available for Orange Economy and Cultural Heritage
EA News
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March 22, 2025
Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell attended the 116th European Union (EU) Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) tripartite meeting in Brussels to discuss a number of programs and funding initiatives that would strengthen OCTs...
This Fish Doesn’t Chase You—But Step on It, and You Could Die
AOL
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The reef stonefish (synanceia verrucosa) is camouflaged at the bottom of a tropical aquarium in its natural habitat among rocks, corals and algae with blurred background© Denis Kabanov/Shutterstock.comImagine you’re walking along the ocean floor...
2025 Long Island party boat rentals, fishing trips, sailing tours and more
Newsday - New York
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May 1, 2025
PADDLE PUB This 35-foot pontoon boat holds up to 26 passengers with 12 paddle stations, where guests sit and help power the vessel via a giant paddle wheel in the rear. The boat, which is helmed by a master captain and party host, allows food and...