The programme, expected to cost about $US30 million annually, will not cost Marshallese taxpayers and is covered by a trust […]
Marshall Islands launches first universal basic income scheme to stop outward migration Read Post »
Demographics, Indo-Pacific News, Micronesia, Pacific IslandsThe Marshall Islands has introduced the USDM1, a sovereign digital bond issued on the Stellar blockchain, alongside the Lomalo digital
Marshall Islands digital currency debuts this month in limited form Read Post »
Digital economy, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific Islands, TechnologySolomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has sought the help of Manasseh Sogavare, who was one of six new ministers
Solomon Islands’ PM appoints former PM Manasseh Sogavare as deputy Read Post »
Emerging risk, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific IslandsSolomon Islands Foreign Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka says he has been asked to lead a government takeover less than two
Solomon Islands foreign minister quits and moves to topple PM Read Post »
Emerging risk, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific IslandsOnly three of the 14 PICs represented have armed forces — Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga — amplifying the
Tokyo forum boosts Pacific island resilience, collective security Read Post »
Indo-Pacific News, Japan, Maritime security, Pacific IslandsNgaraard State has asked the Palau Supreme Court to immediately halt construction of a U.S.-related Tactical Mobile Over-the-Horizon Radar (TACMOR)
Palau States Challenge U.S.-Linked Radar Projects as Ngaraard Files TACMOR Lawsuit Read Post »
Defense, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific Islands, SurveillanceAustralia is in a precarious position regarding deep-sea mining (DSM) in the Pacific, with strong environmental and geopolitical reasons to
Deep-sea mining: Australia’s dilemma in the Pacific Read Post »
Australia, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific IslandsThe Ministry of Communication and Aviation of Solomon Islands, China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. announced
Solomon Islands: Three Sites of SINBIP On-air in Choiseul Province and Malaita Province Read Post »
Indo-Pacific News, Infrastructure, Pacific Islands, TechnologyChina Harbor Engineering Company and Huawei Boosts Communication in Solomon Islands with Five New Tower Sites
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/19/solomon-islands-secures-100m-china-loan-to-build-huawei-mobile-towers-in-historic-step
